ACA advice

katz568 · February 2011

Hi,
I'm working for an ICAEW approved trainer and have my review coming up soon and was going to speak about my wish to study ACA (he has agreed to further training, just what that further training will be has not been decided yet)
I have been looking on the site as I know with ACCA etc you have to register by a certain month to be able to take exams in December. I was just wondering if this is the case with ACA as i can not find that information on the site.
Thanks for any advice

C2XVT · June 2011

Give them a quick call, from all the bodies i've contact ACA were by far the most helpful. They'll answer your question even if you're not registered etc

qwerty · June 2011

Hi

As far as I can remember, you just need to apply to sit the exams in time, you do not need to register as a student by a certain date.

For the December 2011 Professional Stage, you must apply to sit the exams by 3 November 2011 (see the Application Form: http://www.icaew.com/en/qualifications-and-programmes/aca/aca-training-in-the-uk/exams/exam-applications).

There are now computer based exams (e-assessments) which were not around when I did ACA. I believe these can be sat anytime, so even if you miss the 3 November deadline for a written exam, you could work on passing some of the e-assessments.

There is a mega difference between sitting ACA and ACCA exams compared to AAT exams. The Chartered exams go into a lot more depth, require a lot more work, but as long as you put in the work you will do fine. [BTW, I am not putting down the AAT here, I am proud to be MAAT as well as ACA, but it is a matter of fact that Chartered exams are on a different level to AAT].

Anyway, good luck with your studies, it will be tough, but it is worth it!

katz568 · June 2011

Thank you for both of your replys.

I am going to follow the ACA and I know it will be hard work but I am looking forward to getting stuck into it.

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