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Plugging the skills gap in Scotland

Posted on February 15 2012 by helen.mcgougan| Leave a comment

The Scottish Government has pledged 25,000 apprenticeship places a year for the next five years

Today on AAT Comment Jacqui Hepburn, Director of Alliance of Sector Skills Councils in Scotland, offers a glimpse of what is being done north of the border to plug the skills gap with vocational training and apprenticeships.

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Tagged aat, apprentices, education, funding, scotland, skills, training, vocational

Kaplan Financial Scholarship Opportunity

Posted on February 13 2012 by helen.mcgougan| 1 Comment

Kaplan Financial Glasgow is delighted to announce a scholarship opportunity for a student currently in S4-S6 who is interested in a career in accountancy. The scholarship will provide the winner with free AAT training, followed by the professional qualification of their choice (ACCA, ACA, CIMA or CIPFA), worth in excess of £15,000*. The ideal candidate would be someone who is capable of obtaining a place at university but is considering entering the workplace as a school leaver.

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Posted in Funding, Students, Training, Uncategorized

Tagged aat, apprentices, education, funding, jobs, kaplan, training

AAT support national career guidance show

Posted on January 23 2012 by helen.mcgougan| Leave a comment

Visit the AAT stand at the National Career Guidance Show Scotland

AAT will be exhibiting at The National Career Guidance Show Scotland at the Edinburgh Corn Exchange, Edinburgh on 28 March 2012.

The UK’s leading events for careers guidance professionals, The National Career Guidance Shows, are coming to Scotland in Spring. Packed with relevant content for careers professionals the shows feature:

Popular and relevant seminars all CPD certified by the Institute of Career Guidance
Specialist workshop programme developed by Skills Development Scotland
Over 50 organisations offering the latest careers resources and information from a range of industries
A chance to network and share best practice with colleagues from across the country

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Posted in CPD (Continuing Professional Development), Events, Uncategorized

Tagged aat, careers, cpd, education, events, scotland

Time to re:think a career in financial services

Posted on October 27 2011 by helen.mcgougan| Leave a comment

Scotland’s Financial Services Skills Gateway has recently launched a new website which is a one stop shop for finding out more about working in the financial services industry.

Re:think showcases the wide variety of roles people can go into within the sector (including accountancy!) using a combination of case studies and videos from people working in the financial services industry in Scotland.

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Tagged aat, careers, education, employers, scotland, skills, training

Interested in a career in accountancy and finance?

Posted on September 26 2011 by helen.mcgougan| Leave a comment

The Financial Skills Partnership have just released an updated guide to careers in accountancy and finance. It’s a handy introduction to the wonderful world of finance and a good starting point for anyone interested in moving into the sector whatever your age or background. You can download your free copy of the guide through the ASSC website. Happy reading!

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Posted in Students, Training

Tagged aat, careers, education, students, training

‘Sustaining Success’ in Scotland’s Colleges

Posted on August 1 2011 by helen.mcgougan| Leave a comment

AAT recently exhibited at the 2011 Scotland Colleges conference at Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh, entitled ‘Sustaining Success’.

The conference featured an address from Scotland’s new Minister for Learning and Skills, Dr Alasdair Allan MSP, who pressed home the need for colleges to look at initiatives such as mergers as a way to pool valuable resources and improve service delivery against a backdrop of pressure on FE sector funding.

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Tagged aat, colleges, education, funding, scotland, skills, training, vocational

New progression routes for HNC/D Accounting students

Posted on August 1 2011 by helen.mcgougan| Leave a comment

HNC/D Accounting - What next?

Following a detailed mapping of the AAT Accounting Qualification to the revised HN Accounting qualification in Scotland we have now confirmed clear progression routes for anyone registering as an AAT student after 31 July 2011.

How it will work:

From the 1 August 2011 any HNC/D student registering with AAT will be awarded the exemptions below, depending on the units they have passed.

Upon registration we will ask students to confirm the HNC/D units they have taken and they will be asked to send copies of their certificates to the contact centre.

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Tagged aat, education, exemptions, hnc, hnd, progression, scotland, training