Young Scot highlight AAT success stories

Young Scot have recently highlighted two AAT success stories on their website to promote the apprenticeship route into an accountancy career from both the perspective of the trainee and the employer.

Grant Thornton AAT trainee, Nicola Keenan’s case study where she shares her story of how she opted for work over university is now live on the Young Scot Extra website, along with an interview from Campbell Dallas’ HR Director Yvonne Anderson, who provide’s the employer’s insight into why apprenticeships have been great for their business.

2013 – Time to get started on your AAT studies

Helen McGouganWhat’s new for AAT in 2013? Here’s an update from Regional Account Manager for Scotland, Helen McGougan, on how AAT can help you to up your finance skills.

It’s the start if a new year and many of our Scottish training providers are taking on new AAT students this January, so make sure you sign up fast to get started with your AAT studies in 2013.

You can find their details on our Training Provider page. Some of them may also have funding available to make the journey easier on your post Christmas purse strings.

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New initiative highlights financial services opportunities

The dynamic world of financial services is being brought to life through an interactive careers site.

Information on employers in financial services, details of the existing roles and advice on taking the next steps can be explored on the website, My World of Work, from December 18.

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Support for your studies from Kaplan

Kaplan Centre manager Glasgow

Sarah Cordwell from Kaplan, Glasgow

AAT recently attended Kaplan Financial’s product update evening in Edinburgh, where the team from Scotland gave employers a glimpse of the future as they talked through some of the blended learning solutions they have on offer.

Designed to complement and add value to both classroom and distance learning tuition, Sarah Cordwell, the Centre manager for Glasgow, explained some of these developments and how they can support both Kaplan students and the wider accountancy training community.

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Helping small businesses with better finance

Running an effective small business just got easier for business owners in Glasgow thanks to the introduction of a new AAT (Association of Accounting Technicians) training course delivered by City of Glasgow College.  

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Singing the praises of online learning

Over the last few years AAT has seen a big increase in the number of students choosing to study by distance learning, particularly in places like Scotland where training providers may not always be on your doorstep. But things have come a long way from the traditional correspondence course.

We asked BPP’s David Gumley to tell us about their own innovative online learning product and some of the benefits this brings to students and employers:

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Extra benefits for Young Scots

Anyone who has left school in Scotland, and up to the age of 26, is eligible to benefit from the range of services offered by Young Scot Extra. From career advice to information on finances, health and travel there is a wealth of support available, but perhaps most importantly there are discounts!

A Young Scot Pass card is an identity card that also brings a range of benefits and discounts from car rental to clothes and gym membership. Pefect for cash-strapped AAT students! To order a free card call Young Scot for free on 0808 801 0338 or apply online at youngscotextra.org

Apprenticeships in Scotland

AAT have been running a campaign to give employers more information about apprenticeships. If you’d like to find out more about the apprenticeship system in Scotland, download this free bespoke guide: http://www.aat-apprenticeships.org.uk/guide

Sign up for an AAT training course this autumn

It’s the first week of autumn, and although ‘summer’ 2012 may have passed us by, the chance to get started with your AAT studies is still there for the taking.

Many of our AAT training providers in Scotland still have places available on their courses for the autumn intake. The following are also offering funded places for those who meet the eligibility criteria through the modern apprenticeship scheme:

- Dundee College, Dundee

- James Watt College, Greenock

- Kaplan Financial, Glasgow

- Microcom Training, Glasgow & Inverness

- Orkney College, Orkney

You can find the contact details for these, and all our training providers in Scotland through aat.org.uk/trainingproviders

To find out more about AAT training, please contact our student recruitment team on 0845 863 0802 or email us at start@aat.org.uk

Directions host accountancy & finance careers event in Glasgow

AAT will be joining Directions at BPP offices in Glasgow on Tuesday 9th October at an event for young people who are interested in a career in accountancy and finance.  If that sounds like you, and you meet the criteria below, then make sure you sign up fast for this FREE event as places are limited:

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