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	5	3	0
1.2	2446	4	15
1.1	894	7	9101
1.0	0	7	2997
			12113

End-point assessment organisations

Regions	EPAOs in region	Active apprentices	Completed assessments
► North East	7	167	550
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	528	1852
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	345	1207
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	827
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	403	1263
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	301	1469
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	672	1971
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	374	1407
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	333	1468
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	21	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
		3345	12113

How apprentices in England are assessed