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Recruit the next generation – five main routes

For businesses, practice and the public sector, there are five main routes to recruit the next generation of ACAs and many of these are available from school leaver age.


ICAEW CFAB Suitable for school leavers, career changers or up-skilling existing staff. Level 4 and 7 Apprenticeships Government funded route for school leavers, graduates, career changers and existing staff. AAT-ACA Fast Track From AAT to chartered accountancy in as little as two years. Graduate From any degree discipline into chartered accountancy. Strategic Degrees Degree courses that combine part of the ACA qualification. The ACA qualification The five main routes lead to the ACA. See what’s involved and how to start training students.