Strategic Partnerships

ICAEW is working closely with a number of Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) to provide unique options to students in pursuit of a premier professional accountancy qualification.

Our Strategic Partnerships allow students with or studying towards an academic qualification unique options and pathways towards ICAEW qualifications. These Strategic Partnerships provide excellent benefits for both students and employers, and are therefore highly desirable programmes for ambitious individuals.

We also work with a number of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) to offer ACA students and fully qualified members opportunities for academic study using their qualification as credit for prior learning. Find our more about more Academic Qualification Opportunities for ACAs.

Employer Affiliated Programmes

Employer Affiliated Programmes offer courses to students that are exclusively tied to an employer, with work experience integrated within the programme.

BPP University

• Graduate Diploma in Accounting (GDA)

University of Reading, Henley Business School

• BA (Hons) Accounting & Business, Flying Start 

University of Manchester 

• BSc Business Accounting, Flying Start

Newcastle University

• BA Business Accounting & Finance, Flying Start

University of Nottingham

• BSc (Hons) Accountancy, Flying Start

P. A. College

• B.A (Hons) Business Administration

Tsinghua University

• Flying Start Programme

ACA Strategic Credits

Programmes listed as ACA Strategic Credits allow students on the course to receive credit for prior learning for up to 12 modules of the ACA, beyond the traditional eight.

European University of Cyprus

• BSc Accounting

University of Cyprus

• BSc Accounting

University of Gloucestershire

• BA Accounting and Finance

University of Liverpool

• BA (Hons) Accounting and Finance 

Multimedia University

• Bachelor of Accounting (Hons.)

University of Nottingham, Malaysia Campus

• Professional Accountancy MSc

P. A. College

• BA (Hons) Business Administration
• Double Degree Programme
• Grant Thornton Route to ACA
• The School Graduates Route to ACA
• The Graduates Route to ACA

University Malaya

• Bacc Bachelor of Accounting

Universiti Sains Malaysia 

• Bacc Bachelor of Accounting

Singapore Management University

• Bachelor of Accountancy (BAcc)
• SMU strategic credit information for students

Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University

• MSc in Professional Accounting

Integrated Learning Programmes

Integrated Learning Programmes offer students a variety of professional opportunities and benefits during both undergraduate and postgraduate courses. These can include placement opportunities, where students can begin their work experience with an ICAEW Authorised Training Employer. The Undergraduate Partnership Programme (UPP) offers this opportunity to students during their third year of study.

Other opportunities include allowing students to complete professional ICAEW qualifications alongside their studies (such as CFAB) or receiving credit for prior learning for up to 12 modules of the ACA, beyond the traditional eight.

Bournemouth University

• BA Accounting and Finance

Leeds University

• BSc (Hons) Accounting & Finance

Placement programmes

We work closely with a number of institutions to help students gain valuable work experience which can count towards their ACA training.

Cardiff University

• Accounting and Finance (BSc), UPP

City, University of London, CASS Business School

• BSc (Hons) Accounting & Finance

Lancaster University

• BSc Accounting and Finance (Industry) degree

University of Manchester

• BSc Accounting, UPP 

University of Warwick

• BSc Accounting and Finance, UPP