Many students secure their training contract before they sit their final exams through what's known as the "milk round" where larger graduate programmes interview with final year students. You can also apply directly to employers, both in practice and business, and train through the Training Contract or Flexible Route pathway.

There are two elements to the ACA qualification: the education and exams delivered by us and gaining your relevant work experience. University graduates are required to gain 3.5 years of professional experience, through either pathway. You don't need to wait until you graduate to start your application - once you have your exam results transcript, get in touch with us to discuss your next steps.

All graduates from recognised 3rd level institutions are eligible to start our programme, you don't need any prior knowledge or experience in accountancy, or business - 

As a non-accounting graduate, you will  start you at the foundation level of our course, our first year exams, "CAP 1". While you'll have a few more exams to sit, you will the do the same amount of  work experience as an accounting graduate - 3.5 years is the requirement for all graduates.

Full-time, one year Masters (M. Acc) programmes are offered to business students at several colleges. These programmes will give student exemptions from CAP 1 and CAP 2, leaving just the final "FAE" exams to complete. Students must meet the full CAP 1 requirement on the basis of their primary qualification or external examination success in order to be eligible to claim exemption from CAP 2.

 As well as their FAE exams, masters students must complete 3 years of required work experience, either in a training contract, or in the flexible route.