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Discover the world of AAT, a professional membership body offering qualifications for all levels of accounting and finance. Maximize your potential, boost your salary, and advance your career with internationally recognized qualifications. Find out how AAT can support you in reaching your goals and achieving professional success.
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What we’re going to look at • Introducing AAT • Where could AAT take you? • AAT qualifications • Support from AAT • Full membership and progression opportunities • Life after qualifying
AAT helped me to land my dream job. Comfort Mitchel MAATManagement AccountantSally Salon Services
Who are AAT? Association of Accounting Technicians • A professional membership body. • Providing qualifications for those working, and looking to work at all levels of accounting and finance. • All learning and assessment areas will be assessed by some form of computer based assessment (CBA). • 130,000 members worldwide • 80,000 student members • 50,000 full and fellow members
Why study AAT Accounting Qualifications? Maximise your potential • Develop skills and progress your career • Relevant and widely respected • Flexible studying, open to all • Gain an internationally recognisedand respected qualifications • You’ll be worth more to your current and future employers • Boost your salary • Support throughout membership
AAT helped me to change my career. Darren Theobald MAATFinancial ControllerMid Essex Hospital Services Trust
Where else could AAT take me? • Advance your career and boost your salary • Earn up to 67% more fully qualified • Become an AAT full member (MAAT) • Increased professional status, keep skills fresh and gain the letters MAAT after your name • Progress to Chartered Accountancy • Gain exemptions from ACCA, CIPFA, ICAEW, CIMA and ICAS. • Be your own boss • Set up your own practice offering financial services
AAT qualification: open access • Available to all, whatever your age, previous qualifications or experience. • Students are required to have a basic level of literacy and numeracy. • AAT qualifications are ideal for those just starting out in the workplace. Lisa Newton MAAT Owner Boogles Ltd
AAT qualifications are designed to give you the broad range of skills required in accountancy
Follow our steps to success Read our prospectus • Familiarise yourself with the course outline and take a look at some of our success stories. • Full details of AAT Accounting Qualifications can be found in the prospectus (pages16 – 37).
Getting started • Find a training provider • Search and compare your options using our online directory • Enrol with your training provider • Register with AAT • Go to aat.org.uk/start to register
How long does it take to qualify? • Study at a pace to suit you. • Take our computer based assessments whenever you feel ready. • With previous experience and qualification(s), training can take two years or even less. • It is possible to take a break from your training.
How will I be assessed? All AAT assessments are practical computer based assessments, available to sit periodically throughout the year. Assessments may be: • computer marked – meaning you’ll get your provisional results straight away • partially computer marked and partially human marked – you’ll get your results within six weeks • human marked – you’ll get your results within six weeks This qualification also includes a synoptic assessment, which draws on and tests your understanding of connections between different topics covered across the qualification.
Our AAT trained staff implement the technical skills that they learn in their studies in their day to day work. Elaine MargettsController at TUI Travel
Help from your employer There are a number of ways your employer can help you get the most from the course: • Match your workload with your studies so you can put the theory into practice. • Provide a mentor or appropriately experienced member of staff who can answer technical questions. • Provide study leave to revise for assessments. • Provide financial support for the course and study materials.
How will AAT support me? • MyAAT • Your personalised online account which includes a log of all your assessment results. • Study support • e-learning and sample assessments for every AAT unit • Career support • Online CV builders, interview simulators and job search • AAT Additions • Exclusive benefits package includes discounted cinema tickets and gym membership • AAT Weekly • Your one-stop email with everything you need to know to qualify • Events • Free branch events and online webinars
from a qualified AAT member Myra Geater MAAT, Vodafone
AAT Accounting Qualifications - summary Key benefits • Offers relevant, practical accounting skills for life. • Recognised and respected by employers in all sectors. • Internationally recognised. • Based on up to date, agreed standards of competence - so you can be assured of its quality. You’ll be worth more with AAT