Discharge of a training contract

24.1. The trainee accountant must apply for the training contract to be discharged via TCMS and the training
officer must approve the discharge, via TCMS. The training officer may not delegate this responsibility.
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24.2. The contract must be discharged by the training officer no later than 60 (sixty) days after the end date
of the training contract, if the trainee accountant has:
24.2.1. completed the prescribed minimum hours of core experience;
24.2.2. completed the full term of the contract, including approved remissions, extensions and any penalties;
and
24.2.3. achieved the final level of competence in the prescribed competencies.
24.3. If the trainee accountant is in possession of an accredited degree, an accredited bridging programme
or an accredited post-graduate qualification, SAICA will, upon receipt of proof of the relevant
qualification from the trainee accountant, discharge the training contract on TCMS and make a
Certificate of Discharge available for download on the TCMS.
24.4. If the trainee accountant is not in possession of an accredited degree or an accredited bridging
programme, SAICA will neither discharge the training contract nor issue a Certificate of Discharge.
Instead, the trainee accountant’s contract will be deemed to have been completed but not yet
discharged and SAICA will make the Certificate of Completion available for download on the TCMS.
24.5. Should the training contract be discharged more than 5 (five) years after the date on which the term of
the training contract was completed, the training officer will, only upon request, be provided with a
confirmation that the discharge has been registered.