ACCA part qualified - no degree or experience

Bubbles1406

Hey all...im a 27 year who has worked in sales and various bits of bookkeeping/admin work throughout the last few years..
I have just started my ACCA qualification with one exemption (F3) and am doing the exams for (F1 - F4).
I am currently working in a sales role but would wish to move to start training from any level...is this a problem everyone is facing - it seems like most of the jobs are for graduates out there.
What would be the best/type of a position i should be looking for banks, pracctice etc?
Any advice is welcome.

smcgiff

I'd say you're stretching the part qualified tag a bit there.

I remember a good few year ago ACCA said while there wasn't a specific understanding of part qualified they suggested the 8 exams (First two ACCA stages at the time) with one year's practical experience.

You could look to Small to medium size practices and entry level industry positions - I'd say that would be your best bet.

Good luck!

jennypeny

You cant be considered Part qualified until you have complated all the fundamentals which i believe is 8 exams and recieved the relevent cert so just be careful about the jobs you are searching for in that respect.( so i have been told anyway)

Lots of firms are currently looking for trainees / graduates for 2010. Look on the top ten web sites and you will find.

Where you go depends on what you are wanting ACCA for, But id sujest Practice if you can. Irs easier to move from Practice to industrty but not the other way.

ianuss

I emailed ACCA previously about this. Here is their response;



Thank you for your enquiry.

F1-F9 allows a Fundamental level certificate to be issues however no official
title goes with this level.


ACCA does not recognise the term 'part-qualified', as employers have differing
definitions of what it means. The term is, however, used by Chartered
Accountants.

The market place would view a student as part-qualified upon successful
completion of the first 9 papers of the current ACCA syllabus plus a minimum of
18 months experience.

ACCA is currently governed by the regulations of the UK Companies Act which
state that the final level of the examinations must be at least equivalent to a
3 year UK degree. In 1993, ACCA’s recognition as a recognised Qualifying Body
under the Companies Act 1989 meant that it had to set examinations which were at
least equivalent in standard to those required to obtain a degree from a
university in the UK. At that time, the standard of the Foundation Stage was
similar to that of the first year examinations of a 3 year degree programme, the
Certificate Stage is similar to the second year examinations, and the
Professional Stage is similar to the final examinations of a masters degree.

The 2001 syllabus equivalents are: Part 2 is the same standard as a 3 year UK
degree programme, and Part 3 is the same standard as a UK Masters degree.

Completion of the Fundamentals Level of the 2007 syllabus has been equated to
the standard of a UK Bachelors degree. ACCA literature states that the
Professional Level examinations are set to a standard comparable to that
required in the final examination of a UK Masters degree.