Accounting Technician Apprenticeship

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1 GENERATION APPRENTICESHIP Accoutig Techicia Appreticeship Level 6 Advaced Certificate i Accoutig Prospectus 2018 We have NUMBERS i our DNA

2 The New Natioal Accoutig Techicia Appreticeship Accoutig Techicias Irelad is the leadig professioal body for Accoutig Techicias o the islad of Irelad. With offices i Dubli ad Belfast, ad strog liks with Chartered Accoutats Irelad ad other professioal accoutacy bodies, we supply high-calibre Accoutig Techicia graduates to idustry, practice ad the public sector. May progress to the highest levels i their field. We have 10,000 studets ad members across the Islad of Irelad. Applicats: Ear at least 18,000 per aum o this ew, practical pathway to a career i accoutacy This ew Natioal Appreticeship leads to a Level 6 QQI Advaced Certificate i Accoutig ad provides school-leavers with a practical alterative to the traditioal full-time college route. The programme is also ope to mature learers ad role chagers, or o-accoutacy staff of registered employers* who would like to move ito a accoutacy role. * A Registered Employer is ay orgaisatio which has bee approved by both ATI ad SOLAS as a programme participat. Employers: Joi orgaisatios i idustry, practice ad the public sector o this iovative programme The Accoutig Techicia Appreticeship allows orgaisatios i idustry, practice ad the public sector to diversify their workforce as they participate i a moder ad iovative approach to traiig talet. We are pleased to participate i the Accoutig Techicia Appreticeship programme. It provides aother aveue to idividuals lookig to start a successful career i accoutacy which is both practical ad supportive. This ew accoutacy appreticeship bleds professioal studies ad exams with practical work experiece which is very beeficial to both the studet ad the firm. Niamh Dowlig, HR Assistat Maager PAGE 2 Accoutig Techicia Appreticeship Prospectus 2018

3 A moder programme for today s busiess demads Demad for Accoutig Techicias cotiues to grow apace. Accoutig Techicias Irelad graduates are workig i practice, costructio, fiacial services, IT, maufacturig, professioal services, NGOs, medical ad may other sectors which are experiecig rapid growth as the ecoomic recovery cotiues. Accoutig Techicias Irelad s graduates have the skills to perform accoutig tasks icludig bookkeepig, accouts preparatio, expese ad VAT aalysis, reportig ad credit cotrol, as well as specialist tasks i areas such as tax, audit ad payroll. The Accoutig Techicia Appreticeship has bee developed to meet busiess requiremets ad is mapped directly to the Accoutig Techicia Occupatioal Profile. Workig with a rage of Registered Employers ad Parter Colleges aroud the coutry, Accoutig Techicias Irelad delivers the first ad oly Natioal Appreticeship i the field of accoutacy. Workig i idustry, practice ad the public sector, ad studyig i local colleges, Accoutig Techicia Appretices will develop critical accoutig kowledge ad theory ad the put this ito practice i the work eviromet. Accoutig Techicia Appretices are metored i both the workplace ad the college, as they work towards achievig a i-demad qualificatio over the two-year programme. Accoutig Techicia Skills BOOKKEEPING AND ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS ACCOUNTS PREPARATION CONCEPTUAL AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS BUSINESS FUNCTIONS AND MANAGEMENT BUSINESS ETHICS, CSR, LAW AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE TAX ADMINISTRATION, TAX MANAGEMENT, PERSONAL TAXATION, PAYE, VAT PAYROLL, SPREADSHEETS AND BUDGETING Accoutig Techicia Appreticeship Prospectus 2018 PAGE 3

4 Five reasos why Irelad s buddig accoutats are sigig up for this programme The Accoutig Techicia Appreticeship is a practical, fully fuded programme that pays a miimum of 18k as you work to achieve a Level 6 QQI Advaced Certificate Award i Accoutig over two years If you wat a career i accoutacy ad prefer practical learig to full-time college study, this programme is for you You will work four days a week with a employer i idustry, practice or the public sector, ad study oe day a week with a local college You will put your learig ito practice every day, with metor support i both the office ad the classroom You will graduate as a fully qualified Accoutig Techicia with two years solid work experiece ad a pathway towards becomig a fully qualified accoutat As a log-stadig Parter College deliverig Accoutig Techicias Irelad s qualificatio we are very excited about the prospects for the Accoutig Techicia Appreticeship. Both employers ad appretices will beefit greatly from this practical programme ad we look forward to givig participatig school-leavers ad mature learers every support i their studies Nick O Callagha, College Programme Maager, Cork College of Commerce PAGE 4 Accoutig g Techicia Appreticeship Prospectus 2018

5 HOW IT WORKS First read the eligibility requiremets ad applicatio tips o our website The complete the olie applicatio form ad sed it to us with relevat documetatio We assess your applicatio, follow up with a telephoe iterview ad sed your applicatio to employers if it meets the eligibility requiremets* Employers from idustry, practice ad the public sector review your applicatio ad may call you for iterview If successful, you start a two-year employmet cotract with the compay i September 2018, workig four days a week i the office ad studyig oe day a week at college. You will ear while you lear! The Accoutig Techicia Appreticeship is perfect for: Leavig Certificate studets ad other school-leavers (18-22 years old) who prefer practical traiig to fulltime academic study ad studets who thrive i a eviromet where they are puttig learig ito practice every day. Mature learers (aged 23 years or above) who are lookig to chage career or move ito a fiace role. Employees who are workig with oe of our parter employers ad who wish to move ito a fiace role. Full details o the programme ad how to apply are available o our website, icludig: Workplace learig is assessed throughout the programme ad exams are held i May each year PROGRAMME STRUCTURE CURRICULUM You ear our i-demad qualificatio ad ca go o to further study. You graduate as a professioal Accoutig Techicia with a world of career opportuities ad life-log support as a full fledged Member of our Commuity of Practice ROLES OF COLLEGES OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE RECRUITMENT PHASES ROLES OF WORKPLACE MENTORS * For Leavig Certificate studets 2017 ad 2018, this is 310 CAO poits ad at least a O5 grade i Eglish ad Maths or Accoutacy. For those who sat the Leavig Cert i the previous three years, this is 300 CAO poits ad a D3 i Ordiary Level Eglish ad Maths or Accoutacy. See our website for full eligibility requiremets. APPLICATION FORM APPLICATION ADVICE Accoutig Techicia Appreticeship Prospectus 2018 PAGE 5

6 Applicats: How will your career beefit? Accoutig Techicias work i: Maufacturig Local ad Cetral Govermet The Health Service Fiacial Services Shared Services Commercial Idustry Private Accoutacy Firms The Reveue Commissioers As a qualified Accoutig Techicia, you ca: Use the idustry recogised professioal desigatio MIATI (Member of the Istitute of Accoutig Techicias Irelad) after your ame Joi a 10,000-strog Commuity of Accoutig Techicias ad grow your skills ad etwork base through our District Societies Access life-log learig opportuities that will ehace your accoutig career ad ejoy excellet support as a Member of Accoutig Techicias Irelad Follow a pathway to full qualificatio i accoutacy or degree courses The appreticeship is a logical fit for Mazars as Accoutig Techicias are a essetial part of our team. The combiatio of classroom learig with practical workplace traiig esures that, whe qualified, the appretice will be equipped with all the ecessary skills to progress as far as they wat to withi our team. Jeifer Kelly, Maager, Fiacial Maagemet ad Outsourcig Services PAGE 6 Accoutig Techicia Appreticeship Prospectus 2018

7 Employers: How will your compay beefit? The skills, kowledge ad competecies obtaied by Accoutig Techicia Appretices meas graduates are capable of fillig all kids of accoutig ad fiace roles, i all sectors of the ecoomy. Our taleted graduates provide cost-effective staffig solutios for idustry, practice ad the public sector i a tight recruitmet market. The Accoutig Techicia Appreticeship is tailor-made for orgaisatios that eed well-skilled, committed ad loyal accoutig ad fiace staff with the capacity to develop their career to a seior level. Cadidates will brig sigificat value to your orgaisatio as they progress through the programme from begier to fully qualified Accoutig Techicia. Other beefits of the Accoutig Techicia Appreticeship: Icreased employee retetio resultig i a productive ad positive workplace College learig is applied to specific job requiremets of the role Learig from the bottom up, employees develop a excellet uderstadig of the busiess ad ca brig this ito future maagemet roles The programme prepares appretices to meet the challege of future developmets i their occupatio ad workplace by providig them with relevat skills, Jea kowledge FitzGerald, Pricipal, Coláiste Íde ad competecies The programme offers the appretice the opportuity to gai high quality teachig ad learig ad the college experiece while at the same time acquirig a leadig professioal qualificatio through work-based learig. They ll embed ad stregthe the skills they acquire through their practical experiece of work. Jea FitzGerald, Pricipal, Coláiste Íde Accoutig Techicia Appreticeship Prospectus 2018 PAGE 7

8 Five reasos employers are comig o board The Accoutig Techicia Appreticeship is a moder, practical route to a career i accoutacy where employers recruit appretices o a twoyear, ear-as-youlear programme We source highcalibre idividuals iterested i a career i accoutacy, ad employers select the cadidates who best fit their employmet requiremets Employers ca tap ito a vast talet pool to diversify their workforce ad esure their orgaisatio has a skilled body of staff for accoutacy ad fiace roles Employers ca grow ad urture taleted participats with the potetial to become versatile accoutats with wide-ragig skills, ad boost employee retetio The Accoutig Techicia Appreticeship leads to a Level 6 QQI Advaced Certificate i Accoutig ad is a Natioal Appreticeship fuded by SOLAS. Employers pay o traiig fees or costs for the duratio of the programme The Accoutig Techicia Appreticeship has bee developed to meet busiess requiremets ad is mapped directly to the Accoutig Techicia Occupatioal Profile. PAGE 8 Accoutig Techicia Appreticeship Prospectus 2018

9 HOW IT WORKS You register as a participatig employer with ATI ad SOLAS. We source, scree ad process applicatios o your behalf, based o the programme etry criteria* Suitable applicats are referred to you up to the cut-off poit (mid-august, 2018) You select cadidates for iterview ad offer successful applicats a two-year appreticeship cotract commecig September 2018** Durig term time, your appretice will work at your office four days a week ad study at their local college oe day a week You should be i a positio to: Offer the appretice a two-year cotract which pays at least the miimum wage ( 18,622*) Meet all of the requiremets o the Employer Suitability to Trai form, sig a agreemet with ATI ad agree to comply with the SOLAS Code of Practice Esure that the role offers participat exposure to all elemets of Accoutig Techicias Irelad s two-year programme Appoit a suitably qualified workplace metor A qualified workplace metor provides the appretice with traiig support coverig all aspects of the programme * Correct as at Jauary 1, You ca offer cadidates a higher wage at your discretio. Full details o the programme ad participatig employers roles ad resposibilities are available o our website: Workplace learig is assessed throughout the programme ad exams are held i May each year PROGRAMME STRUCTURE CURRICULUM You ca retai your fully qualified Accoutig Techicia, release them, or offer them the chace to cotiue their studies with a professioal accoutacy body * Eligibility ad screeig processes are detailedat You have the discretio to ehace the etry requiremets beyod the miimum academic stadards. ** You are free to commece the cotract before the programme start date, however the cotract must ru for the etire duratio of the appreticeship programme. ROLES OF COLLEGES OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE EMPLOYER SUITABILITY TO TRAIN FORM RECRUITMENT PHASES ROLES OF WORKPLACE MENTORS OTHER RELEVANT FORMS Accoutig Techicia Appreticeship Prospectus 2018 PAGE 9

10 Career pathway Progress to Further Study Pathway to full qualificatio i accoutacy by exemptios from professioal accoutacy bodies Advaced etry to relevat third-level degrees Fully Qualified Accoutig Techicia (MIATI desigatio) Work i idustry, practice or private sector as fully qualified Member of Accoutig Techicias Irelad (MIATI) Advaced Certificate i Accoutig (Level 6 award o the NFQ) Accoutig Techicia Appretice (Stage 2) O-the-job ad off-the-job traiig modules Advaced Fiacial Accoutig Advaced Taxatio Maagemet Accoutig Itegrated Accoutig Systems Accoutig Techicia Appretice (Stage 1) O-the-job ad off-the-job traiig modules Fiacial Accoutig Taxatio Law & Ethics Busiess Maagemet Applicat Type School-leaver (18-22 years) Mature studet (over 23 years) PAGE 10 Accoutig Techicia Appreticeship Prospectus 2018

11 We are ow acceptig applicatios for the Accoutig Techicia Appreticeship, commecig September 2018, i partership with the followig colleges ad at these locatios: Blackrock Further Educatio Istitute Bray Istitute of Further Educatio Coláiste Íde College of Further Educatio, Figlas West Cork College of Commerce Moagha Istitute Rathmies College of Further Educatio Waterford College of Further Educatio Galway City (subject to demad) Tullamore (subject to demad) We are holdig a series of Ope Days for employers, applicats ad guidace cousellors at various locatios atiowide. Please check our website for details of dates: For further iformatio: Accoutig Techicias Irelad, appreticeship@accoutigtechiciasirelad.ie Accoutig Techicia Appreticeship Prospectus 2018 PAGE 11

12 Accoutig Techicias Accoutig Techicias Irelad Accoutig Techicia Appreticeship The Accoutig Techicia Appreticeship Programme leads to a Level 6 QQI Advaced Certificate Award.