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GENERATION
APPRENTICESHIP
GENERATION
Level 6
APPRENTICESHIP
Advanced Certificate
Accounting
in Accounting
GENERATION
Technician
APPRENTICESHIP
Apprenticeship
Prospectus 2018
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www.accountingtechniciansireland.ie
The New National
Accounting Technician Apprenticeship
Accounting Technicians Ireland is the leading professional body for Accounting
Technicians on the island of Ireland. With offices in Dublin and Belfast, and strong links
with Chartered Accountants Ireland and other professional accountancy bodies, we
supply high-calibre Accounting Technician graduates to industry, practice and the public
sector. Many progress to the highest levels in their field. We have 10,000 students and
members across the Island of Ireland.
Applicants: Earn at least €18,000 per annum on this new,
practical pathway to a career in accountancy
This new National Apprenticeship leads to a Level 6 QQI Advanced Certificate in Accounting and provides
school-leavers with a practical alternative to the traditional full-time college route.
The programme is also open to mature learners and ‘role changers’, or non-accountancy staff of registered
employers* who would like to move into an accountancy role.
* A ‘Registered Employer’ is any organisation which has been approved by both ATI and SOLAS as a programme participant.
Employers: Join organisations in industry, practice and the public
sector on this innovative programme
The Accounting Technician Apprenticeship allows organisations in industry, practice and the public sector to
diversify their workforce as they participate in a modern and innovative approach to training talent.
We are pleased to participate in the
Accounting Technician Apprenticeship
programme. It provides another avenue to
individuals looking to start a successful career in
accountancy which is both practical and supportive.
This new accountancy apprenticeship blends
professional studies and exams with practical work
experience which is very beneficial to both the
student and the firm.
Niamh Dowling,
HR Assistant Manager
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A modern programme for
today’s business demands
Demand for Accounting Technicians continues to grow apace. Accounting Technicians
Ireland graduates are working in practice, construction, financial services, IT,
manufacturing, professional services, NGOs, medical and many other sectors which
are experiencing rapid growth as the economic recovery continues.
Accounting Technicians Ireland’s graduates have the skills to perform accounting tasks including
bookkeeping, accounts preparation, expense and VAT analysis, reporting and credit control, as well as
specialist tasks in areas such as tax, audit and payroll.
The Accounting Technician Apprenticeship has been developed to meet business requirements and is
mapped directly to the Accounting Technician Occupational Profile.
Working with a range of Registered Employers and Partner Colleges around the country,
Accounting Technicians Ireland delivers the first and only National Apprenticeship in the field of
accountancy.
Working in industry, practice and the public sector, and studying in local colleges, Accounting
Technician Apprentices will develop critical accounting knowledge and theory – and then put this into
practice in the work environment.
Accounting Technician Apprentices are mentored in both the workplace and the college, as they work
towards achieving an in-demand qualification over the two-year programme.
Accounting Technician Skills
BOOKKEEPING AND ACCOUNTS CONCEPTUAL AND FINANCIAL
ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS PREPARATION REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS STATEMENTS
BUSINESS BUSINESS ETHICS, CSR, TAX ADMINISTRATION, TAX PAYROLL,
FUNCTIONS AND LAW AND CORPORATE MANAGEMENT, PERSONAL SPREADSHEETS AND
MANAGEMENT GOVERNANCE TAXATION, PAYE, VAT BUDGETING
Accounting Technician Apprenticeship Prospectus 2018 | PAGE 3
Five reasons why
Ireland’s budding
accountants are
signing up for this
programme...
1
The Accounting
2 3 4 5
You will graduate
Technician as a fully qualified
Apprenticeship is a If you want a career You will put your Accounting Technician
practical, fully funded in accountancy and You will work four learning into practice with two years’ solid
programme that pays prefer practical days a week with an every day, with work experience and
a minimum learning to full-time employer in industry, mentor support in a pathway towards
of €18k as you work college study, this practice or the public both the office and becoming a fully
to achieve a Level programme is for you sector, and study one the classroom qualified accountant
6 QQI Advanced day a week with a
Certificate Award in local college
Accounting over two
years
As a long-standing Partner College
delivering Accounting
Technicians Ireland’s qualification
we are very excited about the prospects for the
Accounting Technician Apprenticeship. Both
employers and apprentices will benefit greatly
from this practical programme and we look
forward to giving participating school-leavers and
mature learners every support in their studies
Nick O’Callaghan,
College Programme Manager,
Cork College of Commerce
PAGE 4 | Accounting Technician Apprenticeship Prospectus 2018
HOW IT WORKS
First read the eligibility
requirements
and application tips on our website
Then complete the online application
form and send it to us with relevant
documentation
We assess your application , follow up with a
telephone interview and send your application The Accounting Technician
to employers if it meets the eligibility
Apprenticeship is perfect for:
requirements*
n Leaving Certificate students and other school-leavers
(18-22 years old) who prefer practical training to full-
time academic study and students who thrive in an
Employers from industry, practice and the
environment where they are putting learning into
public sector review your application and
practice every day.
may call you for interview
n Mature learners (aged 23 years or above) who are
looking to change career or move into a finance role.
n Employees who are working with one of our partner
If successful, you start a two-year employers and who wish to move into a finance role.
employment contract with the company in
September 2018, working four days a week Full details on the programme and how
in the office and studying one day a week at to apply are available on our website,
college. You will earn while you learn! www.accountingtechniciansireland.ie,
including:
Workplace learning is assessed throughout
the programme and exams are held in May PROGRAMME
each year STRUCTURE CURRICULUM
ROLES OF RECRUITMENT
You earn our in-demand qualification and COLLEGES PHASES
can go on to further study. You graduate as a
professional Accounting Technician with a world
ROLES OF
of career opportunities and life-long support as a OCCUPATIONAL WORKPLACE
full fledged Member of our Community of Practice PROFILE MENTORS
* For Leaving Certificate students 2017 and 2018, this is 310 CAO
points and at least an O5 grade in English and Maths or Accountancy.
APPLICATION APPLICATION
For those who sat the Leaving Cert in the previous three years, this
FORM ADVICE
is 300 CAO points and a D3 in Ordinary Level English and Maths or
Accountancy. See our website for full eligibility requirements.
Accounting Technician Apprenticeship Prospectus 2018 | PAGE 5
Applicants: How will your
career benefit?
Accounting Technicians work in:
Manufacturing Shared Services
Local and Central Government Commercial Industry
The Health Service Private Accountancy Firms
Financial Services The Revenue Commissioners
As a qualified Accounting Technician, you can:
n Use the industry recognised professional designation MIATI
(Member of the Institute of Accounting Technicians Ireland) after your name
n Join a 10,000-strong Community of Accounting Technicians and grow your skills and
network base through our District Societies
n Access life-long learning opportunities that will enhance your accounting career and enjoy
excellent support as a Member of Accounting Technicians Ireland
n Follow a pathway to full qualification in accountancy or degree courses
The apprenticeship is a logical fit for Mazars
as Accounting Technicians are an essential
part of our team. The combination of classroom
learning with practical workplace training ensures
that, when qualified, the apprentice will be
equipped with all the necessary skills to progress as
far as they want to within our team.
Jennifer Kelly,
Manager, Financial Management and
Outsourcing Services
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Employers: How will your
company benefit?
The skills, knowledge and competencies obtained by Accounting Technician Apprentices means
graduates are capable of filling all kinds of accounting and finance roles, in all sectors of the economy.
Our talented graduates provide cost-effective staffing solutions for industry, practice and the public sector in a
tight recruitment market.
The Accounting Technician Apprenticeship is tailor-made for organisations that need
well-skilled, committed and loyal accounting and finance staff with the capacity to develop their career
to a senior level.
Candidates will bring significant value to your organisation as they progress through the programme from
beginner to fully qualified Accounting Technician.
Other benefits of the Accounting Technician Apprenticeship:
n Increased employee retention resulting in a productive and positive workplace
n College learning is applied to specific job requirements of the role
n Learning from the bottom up, employees develop an excellent understanding of the
business and can bring this into future management roles
n The programme prepares apprentices to meet the challenge of future developments
in their occupation and workplace by providing them with relevant skills,
Jean knowledge
FitzGerald,
Principal, Coláiste Íde
and competencies
The programme offers the
apprentice the opportunity to gain
high quality teaching and learning and the
college experience while at the same time
acquiring a leading professional qualification
through work-based learning. They’ll embed
and strengthen the skills they acquire through
their practical experience of work.
Jean FitzGerald,
Principal, Coláiste Íde
Accounting Technician Apprenticeship Prospectus 2018 | PAGE 7
Five reasons
employers
are coming
on board...
1
The Accounting
2 3 4 5
The Accounting
Technician Technician
We source high- Employers can grow
Apprenticeship is a Apprenticeship leads
calibre individuals Employers can tap and nurture talented
modern, practical to a Level 6 QQI
interested in a career into a vast talent participants with the
route to a career in Advanced Certificate
in accountancy, and pool to diversify their potential to become
accountancy where in Accounting
employers select the workforce and ensure versatile accountants
employers recruit and is a National
candidates who best their organisation has with wide-ranging
apprentices on a two- Apprenticeship funded
fit their employment a skilled body of staff skills, and boost
year, earn-as-you- by SOLAS. Employers
requirements for accountancy and employee retention
learn programme pay no training fees or
finance roles
costs for the duration
of the programme
The Accounting Technician
Apprenticeship has been
developed to meet
business requirements
and is mapped directly to
the Accounting Technician
Occupational Profile.
PAGE 8 | Accounting Technician Apprenticeship Prospectus 2018
HOW IT WORKS
You register as a participating employer
with ATI and SOLAS. We source, screen and
process applications on your behalf, based
on the programme entry criteria*
Suitable applicants are referred to you up to
the cut-off point (mid-August, 2018)
You select candidates for interview and You should be in a position to:
offer successful applicants a two-year
n Offer the apprentice a two-year contract which pays at
apprenticeship contract commencing
least the minimum wage (€18,622*)
September 2018**
n Meet all of the requirements on the ‘Employer Suitability
to Train’ form, sign an agreement with ATI and agree to
comply with the SOLAS Code of Practice
During term time, your apprentice will work
n Ensure that the role offers participant exposure to all
at your office four days a week and study at elements of Accounting Technicians Ireland’s two-year
their local college one day a week programme
n Appoint a suitably qualified workplace mentor
* Correct as at January 1, 2018.
You can offer candidates a higher wage at your discretion.
A qualified workplace mentor provides the
apprentice with training support covering
Full details on the programme and
all aspects of the programme
participating employers’ roles and
responsibilities are available on our website:
www.accountingtechniciansireland.ie
Workplace learning is assessed throughout
the programme and exams are held in May
PROGRAMME
each year STRUCTURE CURRICULUM
ROLES OF RECRUITMENT
You can retain your fully qualified Accounting COLLEGES PHASES
Technician, release them, or offer them
the chance to continue their studies with a
ROLES OF
professional accountancy body OCCUPATIONAL WORKPLACE
PROFILE MENTORS
* Eligibility and screening processes are detailedat
www.accountingtechniciansireland.ie. You have the
EMPLOYER
discretion to enhance the entry requirements beyond
SUITABILITY OTHER
the minimum academic standards.
TO TRAIN RELEVANT
** You are free to commence the contract before the programme start FORM FORMS
date, however the contract must run for the entire duration of the
apprenticeship programme.
Accounting Technician Apprenticeship Prospectus 2018 | PAGE 9
Career pathway
Pathway to full Advanced entry to
Progress to qualification in accountancy by relevant third-level
Further Study exemptions from professional degrees
accountancy bodies
Work in industry, practice or private sector as fully qualified Member of
Fully Accounting Technicians Ireland (MIATI)
Qualified
Accounting
Technician
(MIATI
Advanced Certificate in Accounting
designation) (Level 6 award on the NFQ)
On-the-job and off-the-job training modules
Accounting
Technician • Advanced Financial Accounting
Apprentice • Advanced Taxation
(Stage 2) • Management Accounting
• Integrated Accounting Systems
On-the-job and off-the-job training modules
Accounting
Technician • Financial Accounting
Apprentice • Taxation
• Law & Ethics
(Stage 1) • Business Management
Applicant School-leaver Mature student
Type (18 - 22 years) (over 23 years)
PAGE 10 | Accounting Technician Apprenticeship Prospectus 2018We are now accepting applications for the
Accounting Technician Apprenticeship, commencing
September 2018, in partnership with the following
colleges and at these locations:
n Blackrock Further Education Institute
n Bray Institute of Further Education
n Coláiste Íde College of Further Education, Finglas West
n Cork College of Commerce
n Monaghan Institute
n Rathmines College of Further Education
n Waterford College of Further Education
n Galway City (subject to demand)
n Tullamore (subject to demand)
We are holding a series of Open Days for employers, applicants
and guidance counsellors at various locations nationwide.
Please check our website for details of dates:
www.accountingtechniciansireland.ie
For further information:
Accounting Technicians Ireland, 01 649 8126
apprenticeship@accountingtechniciansireland.ie
Accounting Technician Apprenticeship Prospectus 2018 | PAGE 11Accounting Technicians Ireland
Accounting Technician Apprenticeship
@AccountingTec
The Accounting Technician Apprenticeship Programme leads to a
Accounting Technicians Ireland Level 6 QQI Advanced Certificate Award.
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