Faculties and special interest groups

Students can register free of charge for provisional membership of one faculty and one SIG. Faculties and special interest groups (SIGs) are groups designed to support you in areas of work and industry sectors that are of particular interest to you.

Find out more about free provisional membership of our specialist groups and the free email newsletters you can sign up for.

Faculty membership

Our faculties are specialist bodies that offer members networking opportunities, influence and recognition within clearly defined areas of technical expertise.

As well as providing accurate and timely technical analysis, they lead the way in many professional and wider business issues through stimulating debate, shaping policy and encouraging good practice.

Their value is endorsed by over 40,000 members who currently belong to one or more of the seven faculties currently offering a subscription service:

• Audit and Assurance
• Corporate Finance
• Finance and Management
• Financial Reporting
• Financial Services
• IT
• Tax

• Find out more about the faculties

How to register for the complimentary electronic newsletters

As a student studying for the ACA you can register to receive complimentary newsletters from any of the seven faculties via email free of charge.

To register for this service please email your student number, full name and the faculty of your choice to facultystudents@icaew.com.

Special interest group membership

Provisional members can also subscribe free of charge to one of our special interest groups (SIGs) listed below. They provide practical support, information and representation within a range of industry sectors:

• Charity and Voluntary
• Entertainment and Media
• Farming and Rural
• Forensic
• Healthcare
• Interim Management
• Solicitors
• Valuation
• Tourism and Hospitality
• Public Sector
• Non-Executive Directors

Please note, provisional members are also eligible to join the Public Sector group. However, subscription to this group is not included in the student offer and will be charged at the full subscription rate.

Once you’ve decided which SIG you’d like to join, please email the following details to jade.gilmour@icaew.com: - your student number, full name, organisation's name, email address, expected qualification date and name of your chosen SIG.

• Find out more about SIGs and what they offer

Subscribe to your free faculty and SIG today - as soon as we have received and processed your details you can start enjoying all the benefits of full subscriptions!