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!

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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

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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!

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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 […]

Do Graduates Earn More Over Their Lifetime Than Apprentices?

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Do graduates earn more? The BBC website recently reported on a paper by the Intergenerational Foundation stating that “Successive governments have used the graduate “pay premium” to justify the continual increases in University fees. (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-36916009 ) This “premium” is the amount of extra money it is estimated a degree can help graduates to earn over […]

If your want to “pick your own” you may need to grow them yourself!

Pick Your Own

Will the UK will see a shortfall of 10,200 qualified accountants by 2050? According to recent research carried out by APSCo member Randstad, the UK will see a shortfall of 10,200 qualified accountants by 2050 due to many factors, including skills shortages and restrictive migration policies and work permit laws. This is despite statistics published […]

Art, Accountancy and Apprentices come together

Accountancy Learning Team at Brook Gallery

Art, accountancy and apprentices are not an obvious match, but on July 17 they came together brilliantly! We formally launched our exciting and unique AAT Flexible Apprenticeship programme at the Brook Gallery, Exeter among art pieces by award winning artists Trevor Price and Mychael Barratt. Guests from regional accountancy firms in the South West, enjoyed […]

Apprenticeships – there is another way…

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You don’t have to attend classroom courses to complete an Apprenticeship – there is another way! Although attending a taught workshop programme is a great way of studying for AAT, it doesn’t suit every student or every employer – e.g. time out of the office, a set start time, a set end date, a set […]