Get started on the essential elements of the ACA

Information to help you successfully complete all the required elements of the ACA training.

ACA student training guide

This includes a step by step guide to completing the essential elements of the ACA training and the forms that you need to complete. Please read the guide before you get started as it includes information on when and how to complete the essential elements of ACA training.

• Download a copy of the ACA student training guide (PDF 2MB/36 pages)

The four essential elements of the ACA

Select each of the four elements below to find out what you need to do:

Important points to remember

• Keep your training records up-to-date. Your training records are evidence of your TWE, IPD and STE. Your employer and/or ICAEW can ask you to submit your training records for review at any stage during your training.
• You will need to provide evidence that your have completed your TWE, IPD and STE. The accurate completion of your training records are essential to gaining the ACA. The ACA cannot be awarded without the completion of these.
• It is your responsibility to successfully complete all of the elements in order to gain the ACA qualification.
• It is your responsibility to arrange your six-monthly progress reviews with your employer and to provide information relating to your IPD, STE and TWE at these reviews.
• If you have any questions at any stage, please contact the ICAEW student support helpline.