Hi,if you want to obtain the ACIA Professional qualification or have inquiries about The Chartered Institute of Administration(CIA),  their exams,exemptions and study centres,kindly ask here and get all answers!

Thank u for this opportunity

1.As a graduate of Business Education, at which stage will l start from?
2.How can l register?
3. What are the areas one can major in?
4. How long will take me to be chartered?
5. Where do you have ur centres apart from the Head office at Badagry?
6. When is your lecture days and time?

Thank you.

As a holder of m.sc in industrial sociology/personnel mgt, can i be offered executive membership? If yes, advise on the process to take. If on the contrary, advise on the exemption option.

Pls, where will you advise me to start from. I have OND and B.Sc in Accounting.
(2) what is the relevance of this qalification to Accounting field?
(3) how much is the exemption fee,registration fee,annual subscription and other costs?

MY PEACE,
Is ur business Education cert.a Bsc or HND? Which Institution issued it?If it is either a Bsc or HND from a reputable institution,since it is Business inclined,u wil be granted an exemption in all the foundation levels to the final level Professional practice stage one(PP1) from where u wil proceed to the last level-PP3.Each level lasts 6months ,summing up to 18months.There were three specialities namely:Financial Administration,Corporate managerial Administration &Public Administration,but due to the recent revision of the courses-to suite the ever changing business environment,every student now majors only in CORPORATE FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION which comprises all the three courses.Remember,as a CHARTERED ADMINISTRATOR, u must be vast with full knowledge of Accounting,Marketing n other core functional areas of business to enable you co-ordinate all the organisational activities.

For registration,forms are available at the National Secretariat:plot 3009 Rafiu Babatunde Tinubu Road,Amuwo Odofin by Apple Junction Festac Lagos or the training School:NIGERIAN COLLEGE OF ADMINISTRATION LAGOS.
kindly send ur E-mail add n ur location to 08038395522 for addresses of study centres n other infos.The CIA's website: http://www.cioa-ng.com is undergoing some upgrading n wil bounce back in a short time.Thanx so much!

Hi Motun mi!
As a CHARTERED ADMINISTRATOR,as I have said earlier,u have that opportunity of versatility in all the business related fields n excel in Business Consultancy practice.Please note that the ACIA certificate don't give u the licence to practice as a CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT but as a PROFESSIONAL/CHARTERED ADMINISTRATOR which is a plus to your accounting profession.ACIA syllabus covers deeply courses offered by ICAN n xtends to other disciplines,we have several FELLOWS of ICAN n ACCA as CIA members also.Please stay posted!

thanks for your reply. my BSc s from Olabisi Onabanjo Univeristy, Ago Iwoye.  my email is ask4angel06@yahoo.com

what of the lecture days?

hi Moran

What is ACIA, what's it all about.

I personally believe that Admistration is not an area of specialisation. It covers everything which makes you a jerk of all trade, as they say master of none.

Your institute has a lot of fundamental problems to tackle if they are to be accorded that honouable title "Chartered" as they cliam.

Prove me wrong.

Fire Fire,
I love your opinion,but I must correct your ill conception-that CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF ADMINISTRATION 'claims' the prestigious title 'CHARTERED' because it has an Act(Act 103, 1992) that chartered it, empowering it to regulate the practice of Administration in Nigeria in various consultancy fields within a regulatory framework.Please CIA is not like some mushroom professional bodies that are still craving for a CHARTER.Get the National Gazette or visit these websites to view the confirmation: www.nigeria-law.org/LFN-92 or http://www.nigerianprofessional.com.

Thanks a lot for identifying that CIA members are jack of all trade but we are master of all!.We can't practice in all fields because we ain't confused!,but focus on overall management consultancy and entrepreneurial development with an underlying core Administrative competence. It doesn't matter your specialization,but it is sine-qua-non for effective co-ordination for those in top hierarchy of any organization.

Dear,how would you feel when you are called upon(as an organizational head) to make some contributions or corrections, to remedy a defective organisation's Business segment within your company,but you couldnt ,because of no knowledge of their activities and ways they should operate? ACIA gives you the power!

Moran

Going by your last line, if you were called upon to remedy a dying or a defective company, how would you go about it? what practical steps will you take as an ACIA?
I really want to know because i have more to say

Talk to you soon

Fire Fire,
I'm sorry  I can't answer such a question on this segment because it may make me childish and unprofessional,[We are consultants that only profer advice and solutions only when the strong need arises
]  furthermore I would not want to go outside the scope and aim of this segment .Kindly stick to this advice: Lets agree on a date for a meeting for formal orientation because you seem to be a nice fellow .I love your spirit! CALL 08038395522.

MORANO CEE ,
I like the way you present things, you are a true ADMINISTRATOR, am also a mamber of CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF ADMINISTRATION , and i can see you really know what the INSTITUTE stand to preach. One thing you forgot to say is that with your ACIA certificate you will get exemptions on course for course, and going by the course content of our INSTITUTE you get more exemption than any professional body and university in Nigeria. For people who are intrested please contact MORANO CEE as he has said, or the INSTITUTE wedsite on www.cioa-ng.com. Thanks and God bless.[/b][b][/b]

[b]my name is eleshin tayo i have diploma certificate in public administration from unilag and i'm presently doing my advance diploma in the same institution,pls i will like to obtain the ACIA form and be chartered cos i really need it plss.get back to me thru my mail eleshin01@yahoo.com or text me on 08024494470/b]

Hello Tayo, For registration, forms are available at the National Secretariat: plot 3009 Rafiu Babatunde Tinubu Road, Amuwo Odofin by Apple Junction Festac Lagos, or the training School: NIGERIAN COLLEGE OF ADMINISTRATION LAGOS, address Km 24 Lagos/Badagry Expressway, NICA Bus STOP, New Mebamu, Lagos, after Iyano-Isashi. Thanks and God bless.

Hi potential Chartered Administrators!
I have got a good news for you,guess what? With your ACIA professional certificate,you stand to gain much exemptions from ACCA! Can you beat this? So rush and grab your ACIA forms to make you double as a Chartered Administrator and also a Certified Chartered Accountant! Visit ACCA website to verify this, CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF ADMINISTRATION, Competence and Discipline.Please call these numbers:01-7944969,08076983067,08038395522,for infos about CIA programme.Regards.

NOW VISIT: www.cia-ng.org

MORANO CEE:

Hi potential Chartered Administrators!
I have got a good news for you,guess what? With your ACIA professional certificate,you stand to gain much exemptions from ACCA! Can you beat this? So rush and grab your ACIA forms to make you double as a Chartered Administrator and also a Certified Chartered Accountant! Visit ACCA website to verify this

ACCA was referring to the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA) in the UK.

Hi sharpman,
Thanks so much,but there is no way CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF ADMINISTRATION-NIGERIA can be mistaken for INSTITUTE OF SECRETARIES AND ADMINISTRATORS-UK by ACCA.The info was confirmed and non- personal, ACCA exemptions is an additional value to the ACIA professional qualification granted after exploring her rich syllabus .

MORANO CEE:

With your ACIA professional certificate,you stand to gain much exemptions from ACCA! Can you beat this?

Hi Morano,

The Chartered Institute of Administration truly gets some exemptions from some ACCA papers but it does not give you MUCH exemptions as you claim.

You only get exempted from 3 [/b]papers out of a total of [b]14. How that corresponds to MUCH beats me.

You should be more accurate with your information.

This was copied from the ACCA website for you to see.

ACCA Qualification - Exemptions

Institution CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF ADMINISTRATION
Programme DIPLOMA IN PROFESSIONAL ADMINISTRATION - All Graduates
Completion of the above programme provides exemption from the following paper(s):

Paper Title
F1 Accountant in Business
F3 Financial Accounting
F4 Corporate and Business Law

Institution CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF ADMINISTRATION
Programme POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN ADMINISTRATION - Graduates to 31-DEC-1987
Completion of the above programme provides exemption from the following paper(s):

Paper Title
F1 Accountant in Business
F3 Financial Accounting
F4 Corporate and Business Law

Cheers!

Hi Moran

1. What happened to the Bsc certificate, your institution promised the last set that enrolled into
Ambrose Ali University distance learining programme?


2. What has happened to the current Bsc certificate programme your institute is currently into
with IMSU?


3. Why are policies being introduced almost on a daily basis?


4. Why is a chartered body as you claim being owned and controlled by a single individual?


5. How many of your qualified members are presently employed?


6. What has happed to the chartered institute of secretaries and adminstrators?


7. How famous is your institution within its locality i.e. Mebamu


8. Which act gave this institution the title "chartered"?


9. Which is your area of core competence?


10. Do you know that administration covers Taxation, Marketing, Personnel, Accounting, etc
which all have a specialised and recognised bodies?

11. How comes your institution since inception in 1993 or so do not participate in any public
function? What is wrong?

Talk to you soon

Sharpman,
Thanks very much for your confirmation!You are such a good fellow.

Fire fire,
I see your tears and feel your fears!.You sound like one of the numerous 'unsuccessful' ACIA students that couldnt stand the heat of the system but later dropped due to the high examination standard that brought about much references in your courses.You know that ACIA Certificate, like other renowned professional certificates is not cheap to acquire.Concerning your question on employment,please note that it is optional,your training as a CHARTERED ADMINISTRATOR empowers you to be an EMPLOYER OF LABOUR and NOT EMPLOYEE OF THE NEIGHBOUR.When you conduct a thorough research,you will find out that most top managers have ACIA before getting other professional qualifications(if they wished).Im currently heading the Distributions and sales department of an International media house with my additional consultancy practice.
After quoting the Act that CHARTERED CIA and refering you to websites for verification,I never expected you to ask questions relating to that.I respect everyone's opinion and personality,but your arguments seem not to make sense at all(sorry for saying this)Please learn to verify issues before arguing.Search your mind to know if what I said earlier on isnt the truth(You dropped out of the ACIA programme!).Please allow others the opportunity because they can make it! I still love you,but be more constructive.

Hi Moran

You sound injured from your reply. I guess I hit the major points. We are suppose to be professionals as you claim, So I expects some level of courtesy from you.
For your information, I was only trying to express my feelings about an institution I know better than you.
I expected you to answer all those questions in order to clear those doubts as a professional, but all you did was ,

Anyway, no strings attached.

Talk to you soon

Dear Moran

Have you checked the College/Institute's site you referred?. Please do and revert to me for more details regarding the contract for the Website.

A pleasure as always.

Fire Fire
I cant understand your question.Can you do me a favour?, What are your educational qualifications?.I dont want argument to overshadow the aims of this segment.Thanks for your understanding!

We need not fight over nothing, Moran is not a staff at the Institute, if you really need a answer to your question, think the best and right place to be is at the Institute office, thanks.

Dear nairalanders and potential chartered Administrators, I love you all! It had been quite a long time of silence.

Actually, I have been strategizing anyway. Please you can now forward more comments and enquiries to the following e-

mail addresses: [color=#006600] info@cia-ng.org or
registrar@cia-ng.org.[/color]Please also note that CIA has moved to a new office now
at plot 1666,House 15b i1 close 7th Avenue Festac Town Lagos state Nigeria.Attached below is the list of CIA's Approved study centres all over Nigeria. You can search for any near your neighbourhood and ride on a boat to the land of professional Administration. I sincerely apologise for not being able to link you to CIA's direct website for searches due to connectivity problem. VERY SOON you will enjoy unlimited information on CIA through personal browsing of her website. Warm regards.
MORAN.C

Hi Morano,

How do I locate the Institute office in Abuja and what are their programme like for this year.

I look forward to hearing from you soon.

I am very sorry for delaying this reply because there was no notification to me.Please have the following addresses of the ABUJA study centres and do not hesitate to call the numbers  on the attached document for further verifications:

*AFRICAN BUSINESS SCHOOL
3rd Avenue,plot 100,Gwarinpa Estate.

*SHEPHERD HOUSE ACADEMY LIMITED
IE Road,House 2, Federal Housing Estate Lugbe Abuja.

*New Idea Management consults
17 University Road, Phase one.

REGARDS

MORAN.C

sir,am a student member of CIA.You Mentioned that CIA has only one election-CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION now.I registered under FINANCIAL ADMIN?Is it hard to switch over to CORPORATE?which level wil i start with my HND?Pls reply ASAP.

Please get me right by reading between the lines. Do not be afraid cos you are on course! I said CORPORATE FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION or CORPORATE FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION which is just a merger of both former courses.If you have registered under financial Administration, you would still run the new courses without any conversion and at the end be issued ACIA certificate in Corporate Finance and Administration.
Again since you are a student already, I believe that your exemption rate have been communicated to you earlier. If you have HND in a business related discipline, you will start from the final professional practice level PP1 from where you would proceed to PP2 & 3.
Thanks

NOW VISIT: www.cia-ng.org

sir,you didn't answer my second question.pls read above;

THKS

The official website of Chartered Institute of Administration is: www.cia.org.ng
General info: info@cia.org.ng

Registrar: registrar@cia.org.ng

May God bless all Nigerian Professionals!