Accountancy

Start or develop your accounting career with an accounting apprenticeship. Get the knowledge, skills and real life experience to kickstart your career in the financial industry.

If you are considering a career in finance, or a career as an accountant, an Accounting Apprenticeship is pretty much the most obvious route to go down. It gives you the opportunity to learn how finance departments in businesses work, as well as providing unique training from experienced accountants.

Accountants play a crucial role in organisations by ensuring that there is sufficient funding for growth and that staff and suppliers are paid promptly. They also assist in securing business deals, often serving as intermediaries between various parties, including bankers, lawyers and tax authorities.

The AAT qualification is internationally recognised and is the preferred path for those aspiring to start a career in accounting. This qualification prepares learners to be work-ready for this essential and in-demand profession. 

If you already work in an accounts department, but don't have an AAT Level 2 or Level 3 qualification your employer could place you onto an apprenticeship by teaming up with East Durham College.

Sound like something you might be interested in? Read on for more information about becoming an accountancy apprentice.

What Can I Expect as an Accountancy Apprentice?

There are a number of elements to each Apprenticeship and this is called a Standard. This Standard includes:

A knowledge based qualification

• Accounting Level 2 Certificate (AAT) or
• Accounting Level 3 Advanced Diploma (AAT)

On Programme Assessment

• Portfolio of evidence
• Assessment of behaviours and skills
• Systems and processes
• Problem solving
• Communication - both independently and as part of a team within the organisation s standards
• Recording and analysing financial data

Functional Skills

• Maths, English at Level 2

End-point assessment

• Synoptic end-test
• Portfolio of evidence

Register your interest in an Apprenticeship

If you can’t find a current Apprenticeship vacancy below that you are interested in, please use the short form further down the page to register your interest with the EDC Apprenticeship Team and they will contact you as a vacancy becomes available in the area(s) you are interested in.

Also if you are already employed in finance, speak to your employer or the college and we can help advise them on the options and how easy it is to set you up as an accountancy apprentice. Your employer could even decide to pay for your AAT qualification without putting you on to an Apprenticeship.