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Welcome to AAT. James Price 29 th November 2011. Lisa Elsworth AAT student member Kent County Council. The Association of Accounting Technicians A professional membership body Qualification awarding body
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Welcometo AAT James Price 29th November 2011
Lisa Elsworth AAT student member Kent County Council
The Association of Accounting Technicians A professional membership body Qualification awarding body Providing qualifications for staff working at all levels of accounting and finance Members work in all sectors of the economy 120,000 members worldwide Vocational, skills based qualification delivered by computer based assessment Who are AAT?
What we’ve noticed this year Overall increase in students aged 15-18 Increase in students with A levels or equivalent Decrease in students GCSE level qualifications Increase in students with a degree Increase in enquiries from possible career changers Current trends Mark Nelson FMAAT, Accountant, Blake & Co
Employers are actively looking at apprenticeships Assessing the balance of their graduate intake vs school leaver intake Challenges to recruitment if only taken on graduates in the past Employers are looking to medium and long term future Short term – are new jobs going to be created? Employers and recruitment Paul Donno FMAAT, Sole Proprietor Paul Donno & Co Ltd
AAT Apprenticeships Key benefits Success rate for Accountancy Apprenticeships is 79.6% Innovative ways emerging around delivery • 3AAA’s Partnership • Training provider lead • Work placements Recognised across all sectors • Accountancy practice • Public sector • Commercial companies Zeya Phillips MAAT, Owner, Phillips Accountancy & Books
Longer ‘apprenticeship’ training periods Development of specialised technician roles, for example, Audit Technicians What will the future profile of graduates look like? Will current trends become long term changes in recruitment practices? The future – a few thoughts Ikram ul Haq FMAATAccountant, Mian & Co
AAT supporting you Regular careers mailing Who should we send it to? Attending more schools career events Working to link employers to schools Work with Financial Skills Partnership www.aat-jobs.org.uk What we need to know from you Do students like brochures? What resources do you use? Do you need to know more about careers in this field?
from a qualified AAT member Myra Geater MAAT, Vodafone
Get in contact James Price, Deputy Business Development Manager e: james.price@aat.org.uk t: 020 7397 3138 On-line aat.org.uk/join directions.org.uk/fsp/ apprenticeships.org.uk