Ethics and professional skills

EPSM service update 16 March 2023

We'd like to alert students that some problems have emerged with the platform that supports our Ethics and Professional Skills Module which could result in disruption to your service and a risk that your progress is not recorded. 

The platform is still accessible and we're working to resolve this as quickly as possible.  We apologise for this disruption and will update you as soon as we can.

For more information please visit our FAQs page

Ethics and Professional Skills module

Access the Ethics and Professional Skills module and improve your chances of Strategic Professional exam success

Increasing your employability

The Ethics and Professional Skills module is an essential part of the ACCA Qualification and helps increase your employability and workplace effectiveness. The module uses realistic business simulations to develop a number of professional skills such as leadership, communication and commercial awareness.

View the EPSM syllabus for full details on what you'll learn and gain from the module.

How EPSM supports your studies and career 

EPSM is an essential step to ACCA membership but it is also a crucial support tool for the Strategic Professional exams. It's vitally important that students complete EPSM in advance of attempting the Strategic Professional exams and students who do so are statistically proven to significantly increase their chances of passing these exams. 

To find out more about the benefits of completing EPSM at different stages of your exam journey, and which units best support each Strategic Professional exam watch our video series.

Fee and duration

There is a one off cost for the module with no resit fees if you need to repeat the final assessment. The module takes approximately 15 hours to complete and to find out the current module fee please visit our pricing page

Module award

Once you have completed the module you will receive a certificate and be one step closer towards ACCA membership.

See the full list of FAQs about the Ethics and Professional Skills module.

"Completing EPSM before Strategic Professional exams increases pass rates by up to 25%"

Based on recent ACCA Strategic Professional pass rates