DBS is a CIMA Quality Partner – the highest academic teaching status awarded by both professional bodies. In recent years our students have won over 1000 prizes and placings at national and international level in external professional accountancy examinations.

Why Choose DBS for your CIMA Studies?

• "Learning Through Partnership (LTP) Quality Partner” is the highest status of tuition provider recognition granted by CIMA. DBS is the longest standing Irish LTP Quality Partner in Ireland and now the only one to offer the full Professional suite of papers.
• DBS has been offering CIMA tuition in Ireland longer than any other tuition provider and remain committed to the provision of CIMA education in this country    
• The CIMA lecturing team have a combined 85 years experience teaching their respective paper specialism.
• The course structure at DBS is designed to maximise your opportunity to pass the exam first time.
• Kaplan’s CIMA study materials are the only study materials approved and endorsed by CIMA.

DBS is an ACCA Platinum Approved Learning Partner and CIMA Quality Partner – the highest academic teaching status awarded by both professional bodies. In recent years our students have won over 1,000 prizes and placings at national and international level in external professional accountancy examinations.

Our reputation for professional and educational excellence is built on:

• The strength of our carefully selected academics.
• Lecturers have an average of 15 years of experience.
• Effective use of exam-focused notes preparing students for exam success.
• Quality-assured core manuals and study materials.
• A supportive learning environment.
• A modern, fully-resourced campus.
• Our ongoing commitment to excellence through learning.

Our CIMA classes commenced the week of the 4th August and applications for the August intake are now closed. Applications will be reopening for our Winter intake in the coming months. Information will be available on our website in due course. 


As you are aware, the CIMA syllabus is changing, effective from January 2015, and to help you transition as smoothly as possible we have put together a specially designed guidance document. You can view the document here.


So what will be changing?
All exams will now be computer based. The existing papers will be set as objective tests with the addition of integrated case studies after each level is complete.


What do I need to do next?
Depending on where you are with your current studies you should try and complete the level that you are currently at in 2014. At Operational and Management levels, this will exempt you from the integrated case study paper. We will be contacting all of our current students and those who have enquired about undertaking CIMA courses at DBS in the coming weeks to provide you with the information that you will need to help you progress through your CIMA pathway.