Training contract

Newport81 wrote: »

I graduated in 2018 with an Arts degree. Don’t qualify for exemptions. But am looking at a career change to accountancy. How difficult would it be to secure a training contract for a mature person late 30s? What would be the best way to approach it? Thanks

Check this page in Chartered Accountants about the Milkrounds. I assume they have gone virtual at this stage

Big 4 and Big 10 look for people with specific grades as a minimum a 2.1 Bachelor's degree. Smaller firms are not so strict in that regard. Expect minimum wage to start with and they pay the study fess. Most big firms have closed their training programs right now but you might get lucky with a smaller firm that has not been very affected by the crisis and may be looking to hire trainees.

Check Training Vacancies Listing and start sending CV to them. Check job boards for training vacancies. Make a search of firms and start sending CV to them

Things are very weird right now and is very difficult to know how many firms are looking for trainees. I've heard of many firms having issues because most of their clients are affected by the crisis one way or another and others have clients that are not affected and are even busier than before (people dealing with online business, delivery businesses, etc) and they are actively hiring

You can always do the flexible option - there's no training contract so you can get some exams done on your own (doesn't matter where you work) and that'll make you attractive to employers.