Am I too old to study AAT?

AAT

No, there are no age restrictions on studying AAT. As long as you have a keen interest in accounting and finance, AAT could benefit you - whether you’re 17 or 70.

An increasing number of AAT students are career-changers – and you shouldn’t underestimate the value of transferable skills and experience gained in the workplace.

You don’t need to have previous experience of working in accountancy – but if you do, you may be exempt from some areas of the AAT qualification. (A good way to find out what level is best for you is to take AAT Skillcheck.)

The flexibility AAT offers means you can fit your studies around your other commitments – you can study full-time or part time, and you can even study from home through AAT distance learning.

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More information/resources

• Former supermarket worker Linda Fleet discusses pursuing accounting in her fifties.
• Ex-personal trainer Gregory Edelston on why he changed career to accountancy in his late thirties.
• How to cope when you haven't studied for years.
• An adult learner writes: What the first day as an AAT student is like.
• Former Maths teacher Paul Buzzard explains why he decided to change career to accountancy.
• AAT forums users discuss whether age is any barrier to becoming AAT-qualified.
• AAT member Glen Patterson explains why adult learning isn't necessarily as scary as it sounds.
• AAT member Ceris Williams explains why she chose AAT when seeking a career change after giving birth:
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02AZ-Ktabbg
• Say 'Goodbye Job, Hello Career' with AAT:
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmGAB3dx_Vg
  AAT is open to everyone:
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99Axgx8M2n4