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: 1 January 0001
• 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
1.2	2407	4	4
1.1	1222	7	8828
1.0	0	7	2997
			11829

End-point assessment organisations

Regions	EPAOs in region	Active apprentices	Completed assessments
► North East	7	177	539
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	576	1814
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	361	1181
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	226	806
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	405	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 of England	7	338	1451
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	744	1923
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	418	1360
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	356	1429
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	28	92
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
		3629	11829

How apprentices in England are assessed