How to study ACA (ICAEW)
ACA (ICAEW) students are required to become ICAEW members before studying ACA. This involves completing a training agreement and securing relevant accountancy work experience with a firm prior to the course. Individuals will usually be sponsored to study and should speak to your employer about this.
Other prerequisites are:
- Candiadtes must have a minimum of two A Levels (UCAS Tariff score 220) and three GCSEs (including Maths and English), or
- AAT qualified
For more details on pathways into the ACA please visit the ICAEW site.
Modules and structure
The ACA (ICAEW) qualifications is split into two stages: Advanced and Professional stage. More information about the course structure is available here.
Exemptions
Exemptions are available for graduates, AAT qualifed students, and those holding some other professional accountancy qualifications.
The AAT-ACA Fast Track course enables some students who have completed a top-up paper to be exempt from certain ACA (ICAEW) units. Kaplan have designed a bespoke course for this top-up paper – find out more about this Fast Track course or visit our exemptions page.
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