CA Student
6149 Points
Joined March 2009
CS/CWA Training cannot be set off with CA Training. No exemption in whatsoever manner will be given in CA.
However, in CWA there is a Training provision which says that we can do training at any time means even after completing CWA Inter or even after completing CWA Final. But Final certificate will be given only after the completion of articleship. However, one can claim training exemption of 3years in CWA if he has earlier job experience in specified areas in specified institutions (areas and institutions are provided in CWA Website Training FAQ's column). One can get whole training exemption if he has worked in specified areas, on the other hand, one can get 2.5years exemption if he has some job experience in other areas than specified.
With regard to CS, as i understood in my view, I think Training is exempted if a students don't want to do practice in future. But if one wants to do practice, then 15-month training is compulsory.