How-to guides for ACA students
Got a question about your ACA training? We’ve designed a series of how-to guides to help you with the essential components and processes that you will need to complete during the ACA.
Here you’ll find step-by-step guidance on everything from registering as a student and applying for CPL, to using your online training file, logging your progress and booking your exams.
Essential student guides
An essential guide, providing information on how to start your journey as an ACA student, your training explained, guidance on how to update your online training file and the importance of six-monthly reviews. The ACA student induction webinar also provides a useful summary of what you need to know.
Level 7 Accountancy Professional Apprenticeship
The Level 7 Accountancy Professional Apprenticeship involves completing the ACA qualification with additional apprenticeship-requirements. The following guides and the Level 7 student induction webinar explains everything you need to know.
- Level 7: Accountancy Processional apprenticeship student guide
- Level 7: How to book your end-point assessment
- Level 7: Frequently asked questions
How to register as a student
How to apply for credit for prior learning (CPL)
How to book a Certificate Level exam
How to book a Professional or Advanced Level exam
- How to book a Professional or Advanced Level exam online
- How to modify or withdraw from a Professional or Advanced Level exam
How to prepare for ACA exams
- Check out the resources available for each ACA exam, included past exams, marks plans, exam webinars and articles
- Guidance for Certificate Level, ICAEW CFAB exams
- Guidance for remote Certificate Level, ICAEW CFAB exams
- Guidance on the Professional and Advanced Level exam software
- Guidance on data analytics software and spreadsheet functionality in Professional and Advanced Level exams
- Guidance for students applying for special consideration
How to use your online training file
- Watch the 'How to use your online training file' video series
- Watch the student induction webinar for guidance on how to use our training file
- Watch the professional development- accredited induction webinar for guidance on how to use your training file
- Read the how and when to document your training file article
- View more tips on how to maintain your ACA progress, stay organised and update your file
- Updating your training file while working from home: top tips
How to prepare for a six-monthly review
- Guidance on how to prepare for a six-monthly review, the topics to cover during a review and how to submit your training file at the end of your training agreement
- Top tips on how to keep your training file up to date and how to prepare for a six-monthly review
- ACA progress planning – setting yourself sensible milestones
- Download the blank milestone planner