Botswana Accountancy College
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The Botswana Accountancy College, also known as BAC or bac, is a business school
located in the city of Gaborone
, Botswana
. Initially funded and established through a joint venture between The Ministry of Finance and Development Planning and Debswana
, the college caters for both the accountancy and IT tertiary needs for the country. BAC has two main campuses; the main campus being located in Gaborone, and the secondary one in Francistown
. The college has collaborations with both The University of Derby
and The University of Sunderland
.
Fairground Office Park of south-east Gaborone.
BAC opened its second campus in Francistown, locates in the city centre at Barclays Plaza, in 2007 with 45 AAT students.
With Strategic Partners including:
Course Managers:
Business school
A business school is a university-level institution that confers degrees in Business Administration. It teaches topics such as accounting, administration, economics, entrepreneurship, finance, information systems, marketing, organizational behavior, public relations, strategy, human resource...
located in the city of Gaborone
Gaborone
' is the capital and largest city of Botswana with a population of 191,776 based on a 2006 survey, about 10% of the total population of Botswana....
, Botswana
Botswana
Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana , is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa. The citizens are referred to as "Batswana" . Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana adopted its new name after becoming independent within the Commonwealth on 30 September 1966...
. Initially funded and established through a joint venture between The Ministry of Finance and Development Planning and Debswana
Debswana
Debswana Diamond Company Ltd, or simply Debswana, is a giant mining company located in Botswana, and is the world's leading producer of diamonds by value. Debswana is a joint venture between the government of Botswana and the South African diamond company De Beers; each party owns 50 percent of...
, the college caters for both the accountancy and IT tertiary needs for the country. BAC has two main campuses; the main campus being located in Gaborone, and the secondary one in Francistown
Francistown
Francistown or Nyangabgwe is the second largest city in Botswana, with a population of about 85,363, and often described as the "Capital of the North". It is located in eastern Botswana, about north-northeast from the capital, Gaborone...
. The college has collaborations with both The University of Derby
University of Derby
The University of Derby is a university in the city of Derby, England. The main site is on Kedleston Road, Allestree in the north-west of Derby close to the A38 opposite Markeaton Park...
and The University of Sunderland
University of Sunderland
The University of Sunderland is located in Sunderland, north east England. The university has more than 17,500 students, including 7,000-plus international students from some 70 countries....
.
History
The Botswana Accountancy College was established in 1996 as joint venture between the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning (MFDP), The Debswana Diamond Company and the Botswana Institute of Accountants (BIA), enrolling 349 ACCA, CIMA, AAT and NCC diploma students. The objectives of the college were to reduce the reliance on expatriate accountants and in the long term to be a self funding project. BAC is a company limited by guarantee with three sponsors as the shareholders. The MFDP and Debswana funded BAC until 2007. The Gaborone Campus is located in theFairground Office Park of south-east Gaborone.
BAC opened its second campus in Francistown, locates in the city centre at Barclays Plaza, in 2007 with 45 AAT students.
Programs
The Botswana Accountancy College offers a veriety of Accounting, Business, Insurance, taxation and Computing course, including:- CIMAChartered Institute of Management AccountantsThe Chartered Institute of Management Accountants is a United Kingdom-based professional body offering training and qualification in management accountancy and related subjects, focused on accounting for business; together with ongoing support for members.CIMA is one of a number of professional...
- ACCAChartered Certified AccountantChartered Certified Accountant was historically seen as a British qualified accountant designation awarded by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants . However, although ACCA is UK based, it is a global body for professional accountants with 147,000 qualified members and 424,000...
- AATAssociation of Accounting TechniciansThe Association of Accounting Technicians, or AAT, is an accountancy organisation with over 120,000 members worldwide. The AAT is a technician level qualification which entitles those who have completed the exams and obtained relevant supervised work experience to call themselves associate...
- CIA
- MScMSC- Computers:* Mario Strikers Charged* Microsoft Common Console Document, file for the Microsoft Management Console* Microelectronics Support Centre* Microsoft Corporation* MIDI Show Control* Message Sequence Chart...
in Strategic Management (In collaboration with the University of DerbyUniversity of DerbyThe University of Derby is a university in the city of Derby, England. The main site is on Kedleston Road, Allestree in the north-west of Derby close to the A38 opposite Markeaton Park...
) - MBA Strategic Management (In collaboration with the University of DerbyUniversity of DerbyThe University of Derby is a university in the city of Derby, England. The main site is on Kedleston Road, Allestree in the north-west of Derby close to the A38 opposite Markeaton Park...
) - BScBSCBSC is a three-letter abbreviation that may refer to:Science and technology* Bachelor of Science , an undergraduate degree* Base Station Controller, part of a mobile phone network; see: Base Station subsystem...
Hon Applied Business Computing (In collaboration with the University of SunderlandUniversity of SunderlandThe University of Sunderland is located in Sunderland, north east England. The university has more than 17,500 students, including 7,000-plus international students from some 70 countries....
) - BScBSCBSC is a three-letter abbreviation that may refer to:Science and technology* Bachelor of Science , an undergraduate degree* Base Station Controller, part of a mobile phone network; see: Base Station subsystem...
Hon Systems Engineering (In collaboration with the University of SunderlandUniversity of SunderlandThe University of Sunderland is located in Sunderland, north east England. The university has more than 17,500 students, including 7,000-plus international students from some 70 countries....
) - Business Process Outputing (BPO)
- BA (hons) Accounting and Finance
Stakeholders
There are a number of stakeholders in BAC, the most notable including:- Ministry of Finance
- Ministry of Education
- DebswanaDebswanaDebswana Diamond Company Ltd, or simply Debswana, is a giant mining company located in Botswana, and is the world's leading producer of diamonds by value. Debswana is a joint venture between the government of Botswana and the South African diamond company De Beers; each party owns 50 percent of...
- Botswana Institute of Accountants (BIA)
- Tertiary Education Council (TEC)
With Strategic Partners including:
- The University of DerbyUniversity of DerbyThe University of Derby is a university in the city of Derby, England. The main site is on Kedleston Road, Allestree in the north-west of Derby close to the A38 opposite Markeaton Park...
- The University of SunderlandUniversity of SunderlandThe University of Sunderland is located in Sunderland, north east England. The university has more than 17,500 students, including 7,000-plus international students from some 70 countries....
- The Botswana Unified Revenue Service (BURS)
- The Insurance Institute of South Africa (IISA) among others
Alumini
- Michael Lesolle FCCA ACPA - Executive Director
- David Cropper FCMA - Director of Academic Affairs
- Mpho Gabonewe BCom, ACCA, MBA - Finance and Administration Manager
- Galamoyo Male MSc, BSc - Director of Computing Programmes
- Tebogo Mophuting MSc - Marketing & Corporate Development Manager
- Prinah Setlogelo BSc, MScHR - Human Resource manager
- William Sekgatsa BA - College Registrar
- Benjamin Yeboah BSc Hons - FrancistownFrancistownFrancistown or Nyangabgwe is the second largest city in Botswana, with a population of about 85,363, and often described as the "Capital of the North". It is located in eastern Botswana, about north-northeast from the capital, Gaborone...
Centre Manager
Course Managers:
- Goodwill Nkala BA (Hons), MBA - Course Manager in Computing and Information Systems
- Oscar Chomba MBA, AIISA - Insurance Programmes Director
- Ayton Namwaza-Banda Bcom, Msc, ACCA - AAT Course Manager
- Elliot Luka MBA, FCCA, ACPA, ACFE - CIMA Course Manager
- Moses Mwalyambwile FCCA - ACCA Course Manager
- Brian Chiyangwa MBA, ACCA, ICB - CIA Course Manager
- Cecilia Ramabu BCom, ACCA, MBA - Course Manager BURS Taxation Coarse
- Nametso Laletsang ACMA, ACPA, BSc - Course Manager BA (Hons) Business Enterprise Degree program
- Aubrey Mbewe ACCA - Programme Leader - BA(Hons) Accounting and Finance
External links
- Botswana Accountancy College Official Website
- Botswana Accountancy College at the University of Derby