Certification-First Skilling
Certification Pathway · 4 Certifications

Become a job-ready Staff Accountant.

Keep the books and crunch the numbers. This certification pathway stacks the four credentials finance teams actually screen for — Excel, Word, Professional Communications and Intuit QuickBooks. One bundle unlocks everything: the official training, practice tests, exam vouchers and retakes. Learn self-paced, or with a trainer in a Guided cohort.

Training includedPay in full or 3 installmentsIssued by Microsoft, Intuit & Pearson
Staff Accountant certification bundle badgeStaff Accountant Pathway

The exam was never the thing stopping you. The price of learning was.

So we stopped charging for it separately. The official LearnKey training for every certification in this pathway is included the moment you buy the bundle — self-paced and built around the official exam objectives. One purchase covers the training, the practice and the proof of skill.

$0
Separate training fee

Four credentials. One bundle. Everything unlocked.

What's in the pathway

Four credentials that add up to the role.

Your bundle unlocks the training, practice tests and official exam for all four. Stack them and you've proven the full staff-accountant toolkit.

Microsoft Office Specialist Excel Associate badge
Microsoft · MOS

Excel Associate

Formulas, functions, formatting, tables, charts and data management — the spreadsheet fluency every finance role runs on.

Microsoft Office Specialist Word Associate badge
Microsoft · MOS

Word Associate

Professional documents, reports, tables and references — the polished, accurate paperwork accounting teams send every day.

Professional Communication Critical Career Skills badge
Pearson · Critical Career Skills

Professional Communications

Email, presentations and workplace communication, certified — the soft skills recruiters actually filter for.

Intuit QuickBooks Certified User Online badge
Intuit

QuickBooks Certified User

Real bookkeeping in QuickBooks Online — invoicing, reconciliation, reports and the daily ledger work finance teams rely on.

After this pathway

What you'll be able to do.

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Maintain accurate books and reconcile accounts in QuickBooks Online

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Build financial models and reports with confident, accurate Excel

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Produce clean statements and documents in Word that hold up to scrutiny

✓

Invoice, track expenses and run month-end reporting

✓

Communicate clearly with managers, clients and auditors

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Walk into a finance-support role as a certified graduate with four globally recognized credentials

Choose how you learn

Same four certifications. Two ways to get there.

Both options include the same training, GMetrix practice tests, official exam vouchers and one free retake per certification. The only difference is how you learn.

Equip · Do it yourself
OneSkillAway Self-Paced
Self-paced skills
Build practical skills on your own time, at your own pace. Our default path.
$455once-off
Or 3 installments: $165 · $150 · $140
  • Start the same day you buy
  • LearnKey video training for all four certifications
  • Full GMetrix practice tests for each exam
  • 4 official exam vouchers, with one free retake each
  • Sit exams at a test center, or online where there's none nearby
  • Available in 10 countries across Southern Africa
Get the self-paced bundle →
Transform · Do it with us
EdgePoint Guided
Guided, in-center career coaching
Learn with expert trainers in a supportive classroom — ask questions, get feedback, learn faster.
$695once-off
Or 3 installments: $245 · $230 · $220
  • Everything in Self-Paced, plus:
  • Trainer-led sessions in a guided cohort
  • Cohorts start 1 Jan, 1 Apr, 1 Jul and 1 Oct
  • Minimum of 10 candidates per cohort
  • Sit your exams at an authorized test center
See available classes →
Note: not all bundles are available as Guided. Check the classes currently on offer before you enroll.
↓ Both paths lead to
Empower · Get certified

OneCertificationAway

Globally recognized certification

Sit your Certiport exam and earn a credential employers know and trust — whichever path you took to get here.

Already have a voucher?
Book your exam →
Everything unlocks with your bundle: LearnKey training, GMetrix practice tests, four official exam vouchers and one free retake per certification — whether you choose Self-Paced or Guided.

The Staff Accountant balance sheet

Four sets of training, vouchers, practice tests and retakes — reconciled into one price.

Excel Associate — training, voucher, practice test, retakeincl.
Word Associate — training, voucher, practice test, retakeincl.
Professional Communications — training, voucher, practice test, retakeincl.
QuickBooks Certified User — training, voucher, practice test, retakeincl.
Bundle total$540$455
You save $85 vs buying the four separately
Ready to prove it?

Get the Staff Accountant bundle.

  • One complete price — training included
  • Pay in full, or 3 installments: $165 · $150 · $140
  • Take the exams in any order
  • From a Certiport Authorized Partner since 2014
Get the bundle · $455 →

Prefer a trainer? The Guided version is $695 at EdgePoint. Either bundle unlocks free SkillUp Pro membership for a year — 25% off additional à-la-carte certifications. Bundles are excluded and discounts don't stack.

Simple rules

Rules that protect what you've paid.

Switch anytime

Upgrade for the difference.

Started self-paced? Move to Guided by paying only the $240 difference, and join the next cohort.

Exemptions

Never certify twice.

Guided fees don't count toward an EdgePoint Certificate or Diploma, but you're granted an exemption for each certification from this pathway that's part of that qualification.

Cohorts

Four start dates a year.

Guided cohorts open on 1 January, 1 April, 1 July and 1 October, with a minimum of 10 candidates per cohort.

SkillUp Pro

Included with both.

Either bundle unlocks SkillUp Pro for a year — a free membership with 25% off additional certifications, no annual fee.

Where you can start

OneSkillAway is available in 10 countries.

Self-paced training and certification are open to candidates across Southern Africa. You'll sit your exams at a Certiport Authorized Testing Center — or online if there isn't one in your area.

BotswanaEswatiniLesothoMadagascarMalawiMauritiusNamibiaSeychellesZambiaZimbabwe

No test center nearby? Sit it online.

  • Online exams are available only in areas without a Certiport Authorized Testing Center
  • Live remote proctoring through Certiport Compass Cloud — your webcam stays on for the whole exam
  • You'll need a full computer (Windows, Mac or Chromebook) with keyboard, mouse and a high-speed connection
  • Same official certificate and digital badge as in-center exams
Please note: candidates testing online are liable for any interruptions on their side, including network failures, power outages and device issues.
What you walk away with

Four badges. Real, verifiable proof of skill.

Excel Associate badge
Excel Associate
Word Associate badge
Word Associate
Professional Communications badge
Professional Communications
QuickBooks Certified User badge
QuickBooks Certified User
Sample Microsoft Office Specialist certificate
Sample — Microsoft Office Specialist certificate
Sample Professional Communications certificate
Sample — Professional Communications certificate
Your finance career is one certification away

Don't pay to learn. Pay once to prove it.

Go self-paced online, or join a trainer-led Guided cohort. One bundle unlocks everything — pay in full or in 3 installments.

EPCON · Certify. Build. Pitch.

Your QuickBooks certification is your ticket to EPCON 2027

EPCON is Zimbabwe’s National Student Technology Skills Championship. Certify here, then build a real capstone, pitch it to industry judges at the national finals in December 2027, and get seen by the companies that hire.

Qualifies you for

Intuit QuickBooks

QuickBooks Online Certified User qualifies you for the QuickBooks track.

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