Duration: 15 Months.
Entry requirements
- Employers will typically set their own entry requirements, however, it is mandatory that apprentices have achieved Level 1 Functional Skills in maths and English and have taken the exam for Level 2 prior to completing the apprenticeship.
- Apprentices will be required to take one of the professional qualifications listed below whilst on programme. This will be chosen by the employer to be most relevant to the job role:
- AAT Foundation Certificate in Accounting (Level 2)
- ACCA Certificate in Financial and Management Accounting (level 2)
- IAB Level 2 Certificate in Bookkeeping
- ICB Level 2 Certificate in Bookkeeping
Assessment methods
- End Point Assessment (EPA)
- In-tray test
- Professional review on portfolio of evidence
Progression
Upon successful completion apprentices will be eligible for the following job roles or further studies:
- A Level 3 course or apprenticeship in a similar discipline
- Employment within an finance/accountancy position
Workplace behaviours development
- Supports colleagues and collaborates to achieve results.
- Builds working relationships within own team and other parts of the organisation.
- Builds and maintains customer satisfaction with the products and services offered by the organisation in line with company policy, regulation and practice.
- Delivers excellent service, identifying and meeting or exceeding customer expectations.
Skills and knowledge development
- Aware of the impact of technology on business and its accounting and finance functions.
- Understand transactional processes of accounting and their use within a finance function.
- Understand what makes a business or organisation successful, through either buying or selling products or supplying services to a market.
- Aware of basic accountancy concepts and double entry bookkeeping.
- Understand the importance of the need to keep up-to-date with relevant policies, procedures, and regulatory or system changes.
Off-the-job training
Every apprenticeship includes off-the-job training – equivalent to one day per week. This takes place during time normally spent at work but does not include the usual daily duties and responsibilities carried out as part of their normal role. It can consist of work and tasks ranging from projects, lectures and seminars to day release, blended learning and training to use specialist equipment.
It can form part of regular weekly sessions or be combined for larger blocks of time, depending on the approach that works best for the employer.
Months 1-6
- Induction
- Underpinning knowledge, skills and behaviours
- Registration and delivery of the relevant professional qualification
- On programme learning
- Portfolio tasks
Months 7-12
- Development and practice of knowledge, skills and behaviours
- Delivery and completion of the relevant professional qualification
- Mock structured interview
- Mock in-tray test
- Portfolio review
Months 13-15
- Completion of Functional Skills where applicable
- Mock End Point Assessment
- Revision and reflection
- End Point Assessment
Qualifications gained
On completion, the apprentice will be able to apply for the appropriate level of professional membership aligned with this apprenticeship, dependent on the qualification chosen. Professional body memberships that are relevant to the options for this apprenticeship are:
- IAB – Associate level membership or ICB – Associate level membership.
Career progression routes
- Accounts Administrator
- Accounts Assistant
- Accounts Clerk
- Assistant Bookkeeper
- Data Input Clerk
- Finance Administrator
- Junior Credit Control Clerk
- Junior Finance Assistant
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