To produce competent accounting staff with comprehensive and a wide range of technical knowledge, skills and attitudes which will enable them to work in any sector of the economy.
Transfer of the ATD course to the Uganda Business and Technical Examinations Board
As announced in the ICPAU Profile of January 2024:
- The assessment and conduct of ATD examinations has been taken over by UBTEB with effect from 1 January 2024.
- The continuing students of the ATD course will continue being examined by ICPAU up to the November 2025 examinations diet. Every student should strive to complete the course within this 2-year period.
- Consequently, ICPAU is no longer registering new students for the ATD course.
- The ATD course will remain an accredited course by ICPAU in accordance with the Uganda Accountancy Qualifications Framework. As such, the holders of the diploma will be exempted from level I papers of the CPA(U) course for those wishing to pursue the course after obtaining the ATD diploma.
Career opportunities
Accounting Technician, Accounts Assistant