Approved Standard

Professional accounting technician

Working as an accountant for an accounting practice or other organisation.

• Level: 4
• Reference: ST0003
• Sector: Legal, finance and accounting
• Typical duration: 18 months
• Approved for delivery: 21 July 2016
• Maximum funding: £12,000.00
• Trailblazer contact: jcatlin@deloitte.co.uk
• External quality assurance (EQA) provider: Ofqual

Full information on Professional accounting technician

Source: Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education

Standard version details

The version may be estimated where records did not previously exist.

Version	Active apprentices	Active EPAOs	Completed assessments
2.0	676	3	0
1.2	2353	4	96
1.1	660	7	9268
1.0	0	7	2997
			12361

End-point assessment organisations

Regions	EPAOs in region	Active apprentices	Completed assessments
► North East	7	157	562
1ST AWARDS LIMITED A2A Qualifications Association of Chartered Certified Accountants Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) ICAEW Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (The) The Association of Accounting Technicians
► North West	7	535	1894
1ST AWARDS LIMITED A2A Qualifications Association of Chartered Certified Accountants Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) ICAEW Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (The) The Association of Accounting Technicians
► Yorkshire and the Humber	7	340	1234
1ST AWARDS LIMITED A2A Qualifications Association of Chartered Certified Accountants Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) ICAEW Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (The) The Association of Accounting Technicians
► East Midlands	7	201	835
1ST AWARDS LIMITED A2A Qualifications Association of Chartered Certified Accountants Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) ICAEW Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (The) The Association of Accounting Technicians
► West Midlands	7	402	1286
1ST AWARDS LIMITED A2A Qualifications Association of Chartered Certified Accountants Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) ICAEW Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (The) The Association of Accounting Technicians
► East of England	7	300	1507
1ST AWARDS LIMITED A2A Qualifications Association of Chartered Certified Accountants Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) ICAEW Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (The) The Association of Accounting Technicians
► London	7	961	1988
1ST AWARDS LIMITED A2A Qualifications Association of Chartered Certified Accountants Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) ICAEW Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (The) The Association of Accounting Technicians
► South East	7	397	1440
1ST AWARDS LIMITED A2A Qualifications Association of Chartered Certified Accountants Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) ICAEW Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (The) The Association of Accounting Technicians
► South West	7	373	1516
1ST AWARDS LIMITED A2A Qualifications Association of Chartered Certified Accountants Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) ICAEW Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (The) The Association of Accounting Technicians
► Other	0	24	99
Other includes learners from the rest of the UK including the Channel Islands and self directed distance learning, for example eLearning and webinars. Currently no EPAOs
		3690	12361

How apprentices in England are assessed