A3. There are a number of steps an IFAC member body may take to seek to meet its membership
obligations. For example, this might be illustrated by a situation where a university rather than the
IFAC member body sets entry requirements to a professional accounting education program. Here,
the IFAC member body might work with the university to explain the purpose of the IES, and
communicate that compliance with its requirements would enable students more easily to be
considered for membership in the IFAC member body.
Objective (Ref Para 7)
A4. All IESs are designed to protect the public interest. This IES does this by dealing with entry
requirements to professional accounting education programs, which are important to help
individuals considering a career as a professional accountant make informed decisions about their
education choices. These entry requirements also provide that access to professional accounting
education programs is limited to those likely to succeed. Entry to the accounting profession is
safeguarded by IESs 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, which cover technical competence, professional skills,
professional values, ethics, and attitudes, practical experience, and assessment, and which are
designed to ensure that members of the accountancy profession achieve an appropriate level of
professional competence.