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New membership transfer process introduced

It is now more important than ever to use the trainee development matrix (TDM) to record your practical experience requirement (PER), so that ACCA can track your progress and determine when you have met the requirements for membership.

ACCA will be able to transfer you to ACCA membership once you have:

• completed your exams
• completed the Professional Ethics module (where required)
• recorded 36 months' in a relevant role via the PER return
• answered the challenge questions for 13 performance objectives and had these signed off by your workplace mentor.

On meeting all four of the above requirements, you will receive an email or letter advising that you can transfer to the register of ACCA members.

You will be asked to reply and to accept the transfer to membership declaration, agree to pay the membership admission fee and, if necessary, provide additional information. The correspondence you receive will explain exactly what your next steps are.

The TDM helps you through every stage of PER - from planning your development, targeting performance objectives, and writing the answers to your challenge questions through to having these verified by your workplace mentor. It also helps you maintain a virtual CV, charting your employment and career progress.

You can also use the TDM to complete your annual PER return - and remember, you can make more than one PER return in a year. Please note that your most recent entry will overwrite any previous declaration, so make sure to include details of any information entered in your last entry.

You can record as little as one month's experience when you make your annual return - if it is relevant, it will all add up to the 36 months required.

If you believe you have met the requirements for membership, but haven't been contacted by ACCA, download and complete the application form and email it as an attachment to members@accaglobal.com. Alternatively, you can post it to ACCA, 2 Central Quay, 89 Hydepark Street, Glasgow G3 8BW, UK.

• If you have not received any correspondence from ACCA, please ensure that your email and mailing addresses are up to date by logging into myACCA, where you can also select an email consent level, which allows you to receive ACCA news and promotional mailings.