Are you “snookered” about your career choice?
Career choices in accountancy don’t have to be “pot luck” according to Barry Hearn ACA and snooker impresario. ICAEW Insights recently included an article about Barry Hearn and his initial training and qualification as a Chartered Accountant. Since those early days, Barry has become President of the global sports promotion business, Matchroom, which promotes not…
5 reasons why you should consider AAT
If you are here, then that must mean that you are trying to find out more about AAT or you are doing your last bit of research before getting started… whatever your reasons, I thought it might be useful to break down into 5 points why you should consider AAT. 1. The qualification is internationally…
Key Workers Student Spotlight
A Spotlight on two of our AAT Apprentices, who are also Key Workers: I’m sure you, like us (and most of the nation), have been outside on our balconies, doorsteps, or in the street to cheer for the NHS and key workers every Thursday night at 8.00 pm. We are fortunate to live in the…
Launching our Accountancy Apprenticeship Talent Programme!
Here at Accountancy Learning, we are thrilled to be launching our Accountancy Talent Programme! Having left school straight after my GCSE’s I decided that accountancy was the route I wanted to take. I worked full time to fund my studies as a distance learner and spent my weekends hidden away in the library tackling AAT…
Apprenticeships – more than just a qualification
Apprenticeships are much more than just a qualification… For example, when I deliver non-exam training I have often been asked about certificates of attendance. Some people seem to like collecting certificates but a collection of pieces of paper does not necessarily translate to competence. Attending a course or even passing an exam does not automatically…
Self-Reflection – Ensuring Your Tomorrow Is Better Than Your Yesterday!
Reflections: Ensuring your tomorrow is better than your yesterday – and because of it. A number of the Accountancy Learning team attended an AAT event today, where there was much discussion on Apprenticeships. Part of the apprenticeship experience is self-reflection. However, self-reflection is not just relevant to apprentices and their end point assessment. It is…
