{"id":4539,"date":"2025-10-26T22:58:42","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T22:58:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lis-demos.co.za\/irba2025\/?page_id=4539"},"modified":"2026-07-05T23:54:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T21:54:41","slug":"education-and-transformation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lis-demos.co.za\/irba2025\/guidance-for-ras\/education-and-transformation\/","title":{"rendered":"Education and Transformation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4539\" class=\"elementor elementor-4539\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-15cf599 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-content-middle elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"15cf599\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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In this regard the IRBA accredits and annually monitors professional bodies to ensure high-quality of programmes. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lis-demos.co.za\/irba2025\/accreditation\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->\n\n                \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card \">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-1-c5e8564\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-4acbc286a9d2f112c514\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-4acbc286a9d2f112c514\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-4acbc286a9d2f112c514\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">Audit Development Program <\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div 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Development Programme (ADP) is a minimum of 18 months\u2019 work experience period undertaken by a qualified professional accountant (currently SAICA\u2019s CAs) in the area of audit and assurance.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lis-demos.co.za\/irba-learning\/what-is-the-adp\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->\n\n                \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card \">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-2-c5e8564\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-bc76c5d6a9d2f112c514\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-bc76c5d6a9d2f112c514\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-bc76c5d6a9d2f112c514\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">Continuing Professional Development<\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Normal Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-down-arrow1\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Active Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-up-arrow\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                            \n                                                    <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div id=\"Collapse-bc76c5d6a9d2f112c514\" class=\" collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"primaryHeading-2-c5e8564\" data-parent=\"#accordion-6a9d2f112c514\">\n\n                        <div 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