what is the best way to be a quqlified accountant?
hi, there, currently i am studying accounting and business at A level and i wanted to go to uni for BA program but i got confused with the ACCA course becouse i have many friends who does ACCA course and they are about to finsh within a year they didnt do a BA course and they are now telling me to do the ACCA course and i even approached lots of origansation who provide the course and they all said the same thing not waste time going to Uni instead of doing Acc within two years. please anyone out there can explain for me which is better to do and why? and if you want to be a qualified accountant, what you need to have? do you believe a degree is worthless nowdays?
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Answer 1 :
You could be a trainee accountant......... that way you would learn/ get paid/ and have experience........ I often see trainee accountant positions available
Answer 2 :
You have to pay attention to detail, for example, when you typed your question, certain words would have highlighted, pointing out a spelling error, you ignored it. Not good.
Answer 3 :
To be a professional accountant you will need to have a degree in accounting or business majoring in accounting. Typically these are 3 to 4 yrs duration. However, if have lower qualifications like a diploma in account keeping etc.. you maybe able to obtain advanced standing and be able to complete the degree in a shorter period of time. In Australia once you have your degree you would then usually go on to obtain your chartered accountant status.
Answer 4 :
A degree is far from worthless as it depends what you are going to do with it. If you want to be a qualified accountant and choose the degree route, you are looking at 3-4 years for the degree and the at least a year with further qualifications. The ACCA route would be much quicker (and reasonable with regards to £££) as your A Level qualifications would help you to "miss" units and only teach you what you need to know. And as below, you can usually find a placement with a company/firm, who will employ you while you train and often pay for your tutoring/exams/qualifications.
Answer 5 :
If you can afford it, still go to Uni. You can do the ACCA or other accounting qualification afterwards, and should find that many of the modules of work will be exempted because of your degree. You may find that ACCA is not the right qualification for the type of accountancy you want to do. A degree will give you a good solid grounding, and insight into the type of accountancy you prefer.
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