CGMA Professional
Qualification Upgrade 2026
Information For Candidates
CGMA Professional
Qualification Upgrade 2026
Information For Candidates
The CGMA Professional Qualification upgrade is here
2025 saw CIMA unveil the upgraded CGMA Professional Qualification syllabus for 2026. This upgrade is designed to prepare candidates for the future of work and meet the growing expectations of modern finance professionals to be high-performance finance business partners capable of utilising technology and applying critical thinking skills. The upgraded syllabus enhances key competencies and behaviours such as finance business partnering, analytical thinking, and strategic planning while broadening its scope to include emerging topics.
These enhancements are being reflected into the CGMA syllabus and exam blueprints and will be examined from the May 2026 case study exam sitting onwards, for all pathways. All case study exams prior to this will not be affected.
The CGMA Professional Qualification upgrade is here
2025 saw CIMA unveil the upgraded CGMA Professional Qualification syllabus for 2026. This upgrade is designed to prepare candidates for the future of work and meet the growing expectations of modern finance professionals to be high-performance finance business partners capable of utilising technology and applying critical thinking skills. The upgraded syllabus enhances key competencies and behaviours such as finance business partnering, analytical thinking, and strategic planning while broadening its scope to include emerging topics.
These enhancements are being reflected into the CGMA syllabus and exam blueprints and will be examined from the May 2026 case study exam sitting onwards, for all pathways. All case study exams prior to this will not be affected.
Understanding the transformational shift
Understanding the transformational shift
Emerging topics – message from our examining team
Importance of CGMA & Generative AI
Importance of CGMA & Generative AI
Technical upgrade – message from our examining team
The Case Study exam stripped back
This is an opportunity to remind ourselves of the key elements that make up the Case Study exam.
Setting the context:
The expanded role of finance means the role of a management accountant is multi layered. Each layer is a fundamental part of what is expected from a modern finance professional.
The Case Study exam stripped back
This is an opportunity to remind ourselves of the key elements that make up the Case Study exam.
Setting the context:
The expanded role of finance means the role of a management accountant is multi layered. Each layer is a fundamental part of what is expected from a modern finance professional.
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