Sit synoptic assessment before a year of study on an apprenticeship
bolingbroke
Registered Posts: 19
I'm not sure if anyone has come across this situation before but hopefully someone might be able to help.
The training provider I am currently doing AAT level 4 with have told me I can't do my synoptic assessment before september this year because I need to complete 12 months of learning from when I started the apprenticeship. Can anyone tell me what the implications will be if I go and do the synoptic with another training provider before this?
I'm making really good progress, expecting to have completed all the units and my two optionals within 5 months, I really don't want to wait until september when I feel like I will be really rusty on some of it. I'm happy to do my synoptic again in september if it is necessary for the end point assessment.
The training provider I am currently doing AAT level 4 with have told me I can't do my synoptic assessment before september this year because I need to complete 12 months of learning from when I started the apprenticeship. Can anyone tell me what the implications will be if I go and do the synoptic with another training provider before this?
I'm making really good progress, expecting to have completed all the units and my two optionals within 5 months, I really don't want to wait until september when I feel like I will be really rusty on some of it. I'm happy to do my synoptic again in september if it is necessary for the end point assessment.
0
Comments
-
I have never heard that before. As long as you have completed your 3 mandatory units, you can take the synoptic exam as far as I know that's the only requirement. Also students who are in college without a job can study for AAT so don't see where they got this from.
There are quite a few students who don't go via training provider and just self study by purchasing books, a potential option you could consider.0 -
They are correct. it is in all the AAT accounting technician apprenticeship information. https://www.aat.org.uk/prod/s3fs-public/Professional-Accounting-Technician-apprenticeship-EPA-pathway.png
I'm just wondering if i can get around it.0 -
...and how it affects the apprenticeship if I do that.0
-
This is by far the most annoying thing about being on an apprenticeship, I get my avsy results tomorrow but you have to do an end point assessment on top of this, only prolonging the year on level 3 further. No doubt it will be the same problem level 4.
Apprenticeships are a way of paying an employee very small amount so it’s beneficial to the employer when the apprentice has to do each level over a year or more and it’s irritating as I’m sure you know due to it not needing any where near that amount of time to complete0 -
But saying all this, I’m unsure on whether they would be able to do anything if you did sit it elsewhere, who is your current training provider?0
-
bolingbroke, did you find out if sitting the synoptic before the end of your apprenticeship would affect your qualification and/or your apprenticeship?0
-
what was the outcome on this, i'm currently in the same situtation0
Categories
- All Categories
- 1.2K Books to buy and sell
- 2.3K General discussion
- 12.5K For AAT students
- 325 NEW! Qualifications 2022
- 160 General Qualifications 2022 discussion
- 11 AAT Level 2 Certificate in Accounting
- 56 AAT Level 3 Diploma in Accounting
- 95 AAT Level 4 Diploma in Professional Accounting
- 8.9K For accounting professionals
- 23 coronavirus (Covid-19)
- 273 VAT
- 92 Software
- 274 Tax
- 138 Bookkeeping
- 7.2K General accounting discussion
- 202 AAT member discussion
- 3.8K For everyone
- 38 AAT news and announcements
- 345 Feedback for AAT
- 2.8K Chat and off-topic discussion
- 582 Job postings
- 16 Who can benefit from AAT?
- 36 Where can AAT take me?
- 42 Getting started with AAT
- 26 Finding an AAT training provider
- 48 Distance learning and other ways to study AAT
- 25 Apprenticeships
- 66 AAT membership