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Accountancy
11 February 2021 - 1 min read
After spending my whole career in retail, I found myself on a career break in the summer of 2018 – perfect timing for the amazing summer we had!
Back in my school days, I had enjoyed maths and before ending up in retail I had considered taking my career down an accounting route but never followed it through.
I decided to challenge myself to do something different and maybe build myself a career I could enjoy into retirement when the travel and long retail hours I was used to would be too much to maintain.
Even at enquiry stage I received no pressure, just helpful calls and contact about what the courses entailed and guidance about AAT and the structure of the learning.
Needless to say, I signed up pretty much straight away - even this was a painless process, and all done in a couple of emails and phone calls.
My login details came straight away, and I started to explore the student community and found it straight forward.
Having time of work certainly gave me a head start but don’t worry if you’re working full-time, with a little planning you can fit the studies around your work - there’s lots of forum discussion and advice on the best ways for you to study.
I did a little research on where to sit my exams and I would recommend you don’t just opt for the closest but pick a provider you are comfortable with. My choice is over 90miles away, but the train journey there allows for some last-minute revision before each exam.
I found the mock exams on our community plus the AAT mocks great preparation for the actual unit exams.
I have passed all my exams so far and am expecting my level two synoptic result shortly, so I’ll have managed to complete Level 2 accountancy in around 3 months.
As to what the future holds, I have my sights set on completing Level 3 and then continuing onto Level 4. The fact that I can start seeking work experience in bookkeeping soon should mean I can start to look at building an income outside of my retail job.
If you are considering signing up with ICS Learn my advice would be go for it, if you want to achieve it you will.
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