The University of Exeter’s Accounting Finance Manager Degree Apprenticeship programme has welcomed its first cohort of students (pictured).
Delivered by the university and AAT, the programme is unique in offering both academic and professional accounting and finance qualifications.
Apprentices work towards the AAT Level 4 Diploma in Professional Accounting in the first year of the programme, making them immediately ready for a range of finance and accounting roles.
After three years the apprentices receive a BSc in Applied Finance from Exeter, and completion of the programme provides maximum exam exemptions when progressing to complete full chartered accountancy qualifications.
Apprentices work in full-time jobs while they study, so by the time they complete all their formal qualifications they also have three years’ work experience under their belts.
Rachael Johnstone, Dean of Professional Education and Partnerships at the University of Exeter, said: “We are proud to be building an inclusive route into accounting and finance that equips apprentices to thrive from the start thanks to our special partnership with AAT.”
