What is the ACA?

ACA stands for Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

The ACA is regarded globally as one of the leading business and finance qualifications, and is recognised and valued in practice, industry, commerce and the public sector.

The Institute offers ACA training in many countries around the world, including Malaysia, Singapore, Russia, China, Cyprus and many more.

You can find out if the ICAEW offers ACA training in your country in our ACA Worldwide section.

How the ACA works

To achieve the ACA, you must complete a training contract which will last between 3 to 5 years, pass the Institute’s Professional Stage and Advanced Stage examinations and complete work experience requirements.

You will need to apply direct to authorised training organisations (ATOs) to find an ACA training contract. You can find a list of the training organisations who are recruiting in the training vacancies section of this site.