I am looking for some advice. I am currectly studying AAT L3 which I will have completed in June. I am intending to go back and complete L4 with the training provider. Now, after I have completed L4 I would like to progress to ACCA but I have very few qualifications and I am not sure if I would be accepted.
I know very little about open uni, ucas points and such. The only qualifications I have are GCSE English, Maths, Science Grade C and AAT L2 and soon to be L3.
I am hoping my employer will let me do L4 during the day next year (I currently do it in the evening) so I was think of doing a distant learning Business Studies A Level course, that way I would have the required 2 A-Levels (or equivalent).
I dont find L3 challenging but I think studying L4 AAT and an A-Level may be a bit much....
I have seen breif information about a mature entry route (I am 26) can anyone provide more info..
Would anyone recommend going straight onto ACCA papers F1-F3 instead of doing AAT L4?
Sorry for all the questions in my first post but thanks in advance for advice :)
you seem to be fine with what you have and AAT level IV will give you exemptions from the first three ACCA papers.
Joining via the MSER route you get two years to pass or gain exemption from the first three exams.
As AAT level IV will already give you that exemption surely that means that you don't need to have the A levels and GCSE's.
Personally I don't think that you will have an issue but getting level IV under your belt first is probably the best start point.
Kind regards,
Shaun.
P.S. I joined under the MSER route and my only slight bug bear was that even if you sit the first three papers which are exactly the same no matter which route you in by your results are recorded as an exemption. Note that with the ACCA you have to pay for papers that you get exemptions from which basically come in the form of an exam that you don't have to attend with a guaranteed pass. You would think that you would get some reduction for the fact that they don't have to supply a desk, exam hall, mark your paper, etc. but no. It's full remit for each exemption.
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Shaun
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I would recommend you go ahead and stick to completing the AAT. Once you have completed level 4 you will gain the full AAT qualification and the exemptions from F1, F2 and F3 when going onto ACCA.
If you complete the AAT, you will not need to go in at the MSR - so there will be need need to do anything else to gain A-level equivilents, the AAT will be enough for your exemptions and you will then have a full qualification too :)
Really, with distance learning there is no stopping you getting through as fast as you like. We recently had a student who completed the levels 2, 3 and 4 (featured on our website) within 8 months so i know it is possible to complete just level 4 within this time with a reasonable amount of study per week.
I hope this helps but please feel to write back with any furhter queries.
