Every professional accountancy body in Ireland qualification requires trainees to have a minimum of 3 years practical experience – we are unique in that we ensure our students are supported while they get their experience.

Our commitment to our students can be seen nowhere better than in our purpose-built training centres in Dublin and Belfast, with comfortable lecture theaters and great facilities. Our investment in technology means lectures are available online as well as in person.

Students have greater levels of contact both with the Institute and their lecturers, both of whom work closely together to ensure the highest standards of delivery.

Other accounting qualifications often look like they have more exemptions on offer than Chartered Accountant students receive. However, this can be a misleading. We do not use exemptions to lure students to our course. Instead, we compare each third level syllabus against our own, and where they meet, we offer exemptions. Where they don’t, we don't. This transparent approach to exemptions means our students start at the right level, and ensures that the vast majority of students pass their exams and get qualified in the shortest time possible.

Chartered Accountancy courses have the finest accounting lecturers in Ireland, all of whom are committed to providing the best possible education to our students. The technical knowledge gained from the course will be the bedrock of your professional career and prepare you for any role. From October 2020, our education programme is delivered online.

Determining how well received your accountancy qualification is on the global market is an important investigation which should be undertaken by anybody considering a career in accountancy. Many accountancy bodies operating in Ireland make claims about the global nature of their qualification, or suggest links with larger international accountancy bodies.

Chartered Accountancy is different. Members of Chartered Accountants Ireland have true global mobility with both their education, and crucially, their training recognised internationally. Mutual Recognition Agreements (MRA) offer our members an outstanding entry point to business in any part of the world.

Many Chartered Accountants also use their expertise to form their own businesses, becoming highly successful entrepreneurs.

Chartered Accountants are found at the highest level in virtually every sector from financial services and banking, to the public sector. The rewards that go with the Chartered qualification are significant. A recent survey of salaries found that 74% of Chartered Accountants in Leinster reported a stable or increasing salary over the past three years, the the average salary package for a newly qualified Chartered Accountant being around €58K.