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Accountancy Body

The institution responsible for setting the syllabus and exams. Such as the ACCA, the AAT, the ICAEW, the CIOT and the CIMA.

Fri, 22 Mar, 2019 at 8:13 PM
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Qualification

Set by the Accountancy Body, the qualification will consist of a series of exams and other requirements, such as relevant work experience, that you must comp...

Fri, 22 Mar, 2019 at 8:13 PM
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Level

Many qualifications are split into different levels. Some levels are optional (based on exemptions you may have based on existing qualifications) and others...

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Subject

The individual exam within a level. Subjects will have full titles, but abbreviations are often used. For example AAT Advanced Bookkeeping or AVBK, ACCA Fin...

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Study method

The way in which you choose to study ie. Classroom, Live Online, OnDemand, Distance Learning, Book-buyer.

Fri, 22 Mar, 2019 at 8:13 PM
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Study method location

Only the Classroom study method has a location - this relates to our classroom centres e.g. Birmingham, Bristol, Manchester

Fri, 22 Mar, 2019 at 8:13 PM
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Study method material type

For ACCA, AAT, CIMA, ATT and CTA Distance Learning courses, you have two options: 1. Printed books plus online content; 2. Online books plus online content....

Mon, 9 Dec, 2019 at 2:35 PM
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Course type

This refers to different elements of a course that can make up a complete course such as: Tuition, Revision, and Pre-Exam Workshop for ACCA: Tuition and Exa...

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Study option

When you'll be studying on a scheduled course e.g. weekend, evening, weekday, morning, afternoon.  Will be combined with ‘course type’ to give a full co...

Fri, 22 Mar, 2019 at 8:13 PM
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Scheduled course

Refers to Classroom or Live Online courses when there are fixed teaching dates you should attend.

Fri, 22 Mar, 2019 at 8:13 PM