Shall I study for the ACCA qualification?

Hi Folks
I've completed the AAT and still out of a job!! Some of my friends have suggested that I might as well study for a chartered course such as ACCA. Do you think it is worth while while I am out of a job or do you think I should spend more time job hunting? If I were to start studying for the ACCA, I would be around 50 years old when finished, and nobody would probably employ me!!
Thanks
I've completed the AAT and still out of a job!! Some of my friends have suggested that I might as well study for a chartered course such as ACCA. Do you think it is worth while while I am out of a job or do you think I should spend more time job hunting? If I were to start studying for the ACCA, I would be around 50 years old when finished, and nobody would probably employ me!!
Thanks
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Here is same I have qualified AAT in July,Still no job,few interviews all end up in sorry letters. By the time you looking for job you can start doing ACCA. I already start doing ACCA. In my interviews I feel like ....AAT is not really consider as a professional qualification. Part qualified ACCA is much more considered than AAT. SO better to start doing acca asap and also keep looking for jobs,thats what I am doing.
I agree with CEEJAYSIX about the work experience but need to find a job first to gain some experience.
Thanks for you reply.
However, I presume I will have to provide the funding for ACCA study, if I don't get a job? That could be quite expensive !
Even if I do start the course and finish it, I would still be faced with the same problem - I would be around 50 years old when finished, and nobody would probably employ me!!
Any more suggestions of what you would do if you were in my position?
Thank You.
Is there anything smaller and cheaper you can do that wont be as big as ACCA but still shows your learning?
And then if you get offered a job that will fund you they know your follow it all through?
I might perhaps do a google search to find other courses that I could study.
Yes I did consider the ATT. However:
1. I don't enjoy dealing with tax.
2. I don't have much tax work experience.
3. There doesn't seem to be many jobs around which require a Tax Technician.
Any more advice on my query?
Not to mention the £79 initial registration fee, and a more than likely 3 x £69 (I think) exemption fees bringing it up to £416. A decision not to be taken lightly.
Buy a book first and read it's content, if you like the idea of studying you'll want to look at how many of these exams could you manage to take each sitting. Then estimate how many years it would take you, and how much it will cost. Then decide yourself if it's worth it (only you can judge how much you value your time).
If you go ahead, then you register, pay exemptions, book exams. But only then.