Knowledge Centre

Welcome to our Knowledge Centre! Here you will find the answers to a bunch of frequently answered questions that could help you with your AAT qualification. Whether it’s guidance with choosing a course or information about a particular career path, we have it covered. 

If we didn’t get it right, send us an email with your question and we will do our best to get it answered and shared as a new post: [email protected] Choose a category below to get started or simply search for whatever you’re looking for.

Bookkeeping Business
Progression and Careers

How to set up a Bookkeeping Business

This is a short question, with a long answer! FIRSTLY, let’s look at the BOOKKEEPING element of the question: STEP 1: Acquire the bookkeeping knowledge and skills that you will need in order to operate as a bookkeeper in practice and start your own bookkeeping business. This

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accounting
Progression and Careers

Accounting Practice or Industry?

Accounting Practice or Industry? If we answered that question, someone would sue us! Much of what is set out below, we have cribbed from another article in this FAQ – because it is equally relevant to this question. This is a

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School work experience
Progression and Careers

School work experience – how can I get work experience?

School work experience: If you’re still at school, trying to get relevant work experience can be challenging: A lot of employers would like to support schools and provide work experience but are put off by the staff time it takes to keep the students occupied and safe

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degree
Progression and Careers

Can I get an apprenticeship if I have a degree?

Apprenticeships changed in 2017 and are now open to anyone regardless of their previous education – so you can get an apprenticeship if you have a degree. The only exception is that you cannot undertake an apprenticeship in a field you

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work experience
Progression and Careers

How do I get work experience?

It’s not going to be easy to get work experience, but an Accounting qualification will help… For those of you who left school ages ago, it is not an easy process to obtain practical work experience in bookkeeping or accountancy. It

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