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  • 1. Why a career in chartered accountancy?

    Chartered accountancy offers world-leading training and a varied global career.

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  • 2. Find your route

    Find the right route for you to complete the ACA qualification and become a chartered accountant with ICAEW.

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  • 3. Start your training

    To become a chartered accountant you must complete 450 days of on-the-job training with a company or accountant authorised by ICAEW.

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  • 4. Search for a training vacancy

    Take your first step towards a highly rewarding career

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6,000 vacancies

On offer each year at over 5,000 authorised training employers around the world

£51,000 salary

The global average for ICAEW Chartered Accountants with 0-2 years' experience

Meet ICAEW's students and members

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  • "Monique

    "I chose the ACA because ICAEW’s success and prestige matches my ambitions."

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    Monique Malcolm-Hay

    PwC

    UK
  • "Sherv"

    "Working for a charity is about being here for something more than just myself."

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    Sherv Cheung

    The Donkey Sanctuary

    Sidmoth, Devon
  • "Aimee

    The role as a chartered accountant is far more diverse than I ever anticipated

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    Aimee Dimmock

    Foxley Kingham

    Luton, UK

Accountancy with ICAEW - More than you'd imagine

A career in chartered accountancy offers far more than you’d imagine. It’s a passport to opportunity across a vast range of workplaces around the world. From the most renowned professional services firms, to entrepreneurial start-ups, charities and government bodies, there’s no end to where it can take you.

Find your route

There are a number of different routes to becoming an ICAEW Chartered Accountant. You can start your journey straight from school, while you're at university or after you have graduated. Find out which route is right for you.

Find your route