实务经验框架(Practical Experience Framework)
修订后的实务经验框架于2022年12月推出。修订后实务经验框架的主要变化如下:
- 对于持有认可大学学位或从专业资格课程基础级别毕业的注册学员相关实务经验的最短年数要求为3年,而整个实务经验期间的工作日数要求为不少于500个工作日。在18个技术要素中,需在4个选定的技术要素中完成至少75个工作日。而工作日时间要求根据以下标准进行衡量:
- 注册学员每年相关实务经验需要获得至少130个工作日,每一个工作日需有8个工作小时,而工作小时可以累计。每年可允许参加最多40小时的相关培训课程被视为实务经验的工作日。
- 注册学员必须在申请香港会计师公会会员日期之前的10年内获得相关实务经验(即10年近期实务经验规则)。
- 注册学员每年相关实务经验需要获得至少130个工作日,每一个工作日需有8个工作小时,而工作小时可以累计。每年可允许参加最多40小时的相关培训课程被视为实务经验的工作日。
- 认可雇主(AE)/认可监督(AS)申请人需要在认可之前进行自我评估,以评估他们是否承诺遵守实务经验中的准则和指引(Codes and Guidelines)要求。
- 公会将选择部份新认可雇主(AE)/认可监督(AS)申请人进行认可访问。他们将与申请人代表和其员工会面,了解培训和发展环境,并评估申请人是否遵守所有实务经验中的准则和指引。
- 认可雇主(AE)/认可监督(AS)一经授予,认可期限为5年,并需接受年度监测。根据风险评估或情况需要,公会可能对其进行审查或认可访问。而每5年需要在线上更新认可雇主(AE)/认可监督(AS)的状态。根据风险评估或情况需要,公会可能对其进行认可访问。如果对其遵守准则和指引存在任何疑虑,公会有权终止认可雇主(AE)/认可监督(AS)的注册。
- 每个认可雇主(AE)需要指定一名负责人(MIC),负责监督注册学员的培训并确认他们达到所需的能力。负责人(MIC)必须符合特定资格要求并承担一系列的责任。
- 如果认可雇主(AE)中注册学员人数较多,负责人(MIC)最多可以任命5 名副负责人,而其副负责人必须符合负责人(MIC)同一组标准的要求。
- 认可雇主(AE)的负责人(MIC)需要为每位注册学员分配一名导师。认可雇主(AE)的导师必须符合特定资格要求并承担一系列的责任。导师与注册学员的比例不得超过1:8。
- 如果无法提供认可雇主(AE),公会可以授权一位合适资格的人士担任认可监督(AS)。认可监督(AS)必须必须符合特定资格要求,并承担与负责人(MIC)相似的一系列责任。
- 取消注册学员由外部认可雇主培训的安排。
- 在实务经验期开始时,认可雇主(AE)/认可监督(AS)和注册学员必须签订发展承诺,以明确各方的期望和责任。
- 注册学员应定期更新线上培训记录表,包括每年供导师/认可监督(AS)签署的反思声明。
- 导师/认可监督(AS)应与注册学员举行中期和年度审查会议。
实务经验要求是时间(input based)和能力(output based)的结合。 「基于输入」(input based)指的是时间投入的要求,而「基于产出」(output based)指的是达到能力的要求。
认可监督(AS)应透过实务经验线上系统注销认可监督(AS)以通知公会。
请注意,每一次作为认可监督(AS)注册申请都需要由他/她所在的雇主提供支持。如果认可监督(AS)离开了他/她所在的雇主,认可监督(AS)的资格将立即终止。
如果他/她希望为其新雇主的员工提供培训,他/她应提交线上申请,为新雇主注册为认可雇主(AE)/认可监督(AS)。
一般来说,只有在同一雇主中任职的认可雇主(AE)导师/认可监督(AS)才有资格核实注册学员的实务经验(例如,公司A的导师/认可监督(AS)只能核实公司A雇用的注册学员的经验)。
如果认可雇主(AE)/认可监督(AS)希望培训同一集团子公司雇用的注册学员,则认可雇主(AE)/认可监督(AS)需要申请集团注册。
在公会注册为认可雇主(AE)/认可监督(AS)之前(即202X年1月1日之前),在该机织/主管监督下的注册学员相关工作经验是无法被认可的。因此,他/她之前的两年工作经验都无法被认可为实务经验。
| Q23. | 某人在一家公会认可的机构(认可雇主(AE)或认可监督(AS)的受雇机构)工作了两年,但在三个月前才成为公会的注册学员。当他成功成为注册学员后,他的AE/ AS也向公会提交了该学员的信息更新。在这种情况下,该注册学员之前的两年实务经验能被认可吗? |
根据修订后的实务经验框架,只有当个人成功注册为注册学员并接受AE/ AS的监督和培训下,实务经验才能从实务经验期开始之日起得到认可。此外,若AE/ AS记录有任何更新时,必需要在一个月内通过实务经验在线系统提交信息更新。
自 2026 年 7 月起,公会可按个别情况,酌情考虑认可注册学员的过往实务经验。相关申请须由 AE/AS 提出,并提供所需的证明文件(如有),且须符合以下相关准则:
(A) 注册学员的身份
i. 该个人目前在同一雇佣合同(不包括学徒和实习生)下受AE/ AS雇用和监督。
ii. 该个人在监督期开始日之前已向AE/ AS 表达其注册 QP 的意向。
iii. 该个人了解注册学员的角色和责任,以满足实务经验要求。
(B) 认可雇主(AE)/认可监督(AS)提供的培训和监督
i. 相关培训已提供给该个人,以确保该个人在整个监督期间具备执行指定工作所需的技能。
ii. 该个人所获得的实务工作经验性质应属于技术和通用能力范畴,并具有适当的熟练程度。
iii. AE/ AS每年会审查可以计入实务经验要求的工作时间。
iv. AE/ AS遵守修订后的实务经验框架中规定的所有其他要求,例如导师的指派、签署发展承诺和培训记录表等。
申请一经批准,注册学员最多可追溯自AE/ AS 数据更新提交日起前 18 个月相关的过往实务经验,但不得早于注册学员于AE/ AS机构下的受雇日期及AE/AS的注册日期。此外, 注册学员应在获得批准后的三个月内与 AE/ AS签署发展承诺。
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注册学员应通过线上培训记录表来记录实务经验的进展,包括工作天数、所获得的技术和通用能力,以及自我反思。
线上培训记录表应按照年度进行审查并由导师/认可监督(AS)签署。此外,导师/认可监督(AS)应在记忆犹新时和注册学员为培训进展进行中期审查,以评估注册学员的表现和能力的达成情况。
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有关实务经验过程中的其他关键步骤,请点击《注册学员概述- 培训记录》以获取详细信息。
请通知您目前的认可雇主(AE)或认可监督(AS),您需要获取实务经验,并提醒他们通过在线系统向公会提交信息更新。一旦相关提交获得审核通过,您将获得权限,便可开始您的实务经验流程。
一旦培训记录表被认可雇主导师或认可监督签署,则会存档并且无法再编辑。
电子证书显示为无效 (Invalid)通常有以下原因:
- 输入数据有误: 输入的数据(例如姓名或证书编号)与系统纪录不符。
- 身分已被撤销: 相关的认可雇主(AE)/认可监督(AS) 注册状态已被取消或撤销。
如符合以下情况,您可以申请补发证书:
- 您的认可雇主 (AE)/ 认可监督 (AS) 注册姓名或名称已作正式更改。
- 欲申请实体纸本证书。
请发送书面申请至电子邮箱 pef-enquiry@hkicpa.org.hk,此项服务需收取港币 $350 的行政费用。
处理时间: 补发的证书(电子或实体纸本)通常会在一个月内发出。
| Q39. | Who and what types of accounting or finance-related working experience may be considered relevant for the Grandfather Scheme? |
The Grandfather Scheme is designed to help QP graduates whose employing organizations do not have eligible CPAs to act as AE-Counselor/ AS. Applicants are required to have five-years or more relevant accounting or finance-related working experience.
These relevant experience include the 15 elements in the Technical Competences (excluding Audit and Assurance element). Examples include:
- financial reporting and management accounting;
- budgeting, forecasting and financial analysis;
- treasury, taxation and regulatory reporting;
- financial controls and finance system implementation; and
- managing or supervising an accounting or finance function.
You may be eligible if your employer was not an office of a practising certificate holder and your work was not related to auditing, such as tax.
| Q42. | Am I eligible for the Grandfather Scheme if I have previously worked at an organization that was not a registered AE/ AS, but my current employer/ supervisor is registered as an AE/ AS , or vice versa? |
Yes, you may apply for the Grandfather Scheme when you meet all eligibility criteria and provide the supporting documents and evidence required under the scheme.
| Q43. | I have worked for several employers. Can the experience from different employments be combined to meet the five-year working experience requirement under the Grandfather Scheme? |
Yes, relevant experience gained from different employments may be combined, provided that:
- each period falls within 10 years prior to the date of HKICPA membership application under the revised PE Framework (i.e. 10-year Recency Rule);
- the duties performed during each employment are relevant to accounting or finance-related fields; and
- the employment periods are supported by appropriate documentary evidence.
Please also note that within the required practical experience period, applicants are allowed a maximum of three employments and only one of the employments can be less than 12 months. Applicants should provide separate employer confirmation letter and relevant supporting documents for each employer.
The QP graduate must submit an original copy of confirmation letter from his/ her employing organization(s). The letter should certify the details (e.g. scope of work, duration, job title) of the QP graduate's practical experience and to confirm the provision of a suitable work environment meeting the requirements of PE Framework.
The letter, printed on company letterhead and bearing the official company chop, must be signed by either a representative of the employing organization or the Head of Human Resources where the signing party should not be a subordinate of the applicant's reporting line.
If you cannot obtain the letter or the letter does not adequately certify experience details or the work environment, your application may be delayed, rejected, or you may be asked to resubmit an updated confirmation letter.
Applicant is required to complete at least 20 hours of relevant verifiable Continuing Professional Development ("CPD") activities (include at least three hours in financial accounting and two hours in ethics) within one year prior to submitting the application.
Verifiable CPD activities can be objectively verified by a competent source, which can demonstrate that the specified number of hours of learning and development activity has been undertaken. Please refer to the Institute's verifiable CPD requirements for details.
Click here for the available CPD courses for your completion.
| Q47. | What types of ethics related CPD activity may be considered relevant for the Grandfather Scheme? |
Ethics-related CPD activity generally involves ethical principles or theories to enhance ethical decision making relevant to members' role as a professional accountant.
Examples of ethics-related topics include, but are not limited to:
- Fundamental principles of Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants
- Anti-money laundering
- Business ethics
- Avoidance of bribery and corruption
- Independence for Professional Accountants in Business
- Auditor independence
- Ethical dilemmas in professional practice
- Ethical issues in tax planning
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