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Apprenticeship Resources
Find a selection of useful resources about accountancy apprenticeships and how an apprentice might benefit your business below.
APPRENTICESHIP RESOURCES
About Accountancy Apprenticeships
Want to learn more about accountancy apprenticeships and whether they can be beneficial to your business? Find more information about different aspects of accountancy apprenticeships below.
An Apprentices Guide to Finance Apprenticeships
How apprenticeships can benefit your business
What are the benefits of an apprenticeship?
The benefits of apprenticeships for employers
The benefits for employers and students
Key skills gained in apprenticeships
7 myths about apprenticeships unravelled
Key factors in launching a successful apprenticeship programme – part 1
Key factors in launching a successful apprenticeship programme – part 2
What is the 20% OTJ training rule?
Apprenticeship versus exam only route: The Key Differences
How out-of-date connotations associated with apprenticeships is impacting the accountancy industry
Why now is the best time to sign up an apprentice
How to build your existing talent and make the most out of your apprentices
The skills sectors’ response to the removal of the apprenticeship ‘cap of ten’ for small businesses
Apprentice Testimonials
Read some first-hand accounts from our employers and trainees about what it is like to have/ be an accounting apprentice.
Employers:
Why we changed to apprenticeships
Accountancy apprenticeships – an employer’s view
Why start an apprenticeship programme?
Why start an apprenticeship programme: Buzzacot
Why we switched to using apprenticeships: Greene King
Why we use apprenticeships: AstraZeneca
Apprentices:
Meet the accounting apprentice: Abbie Hartley
Meet the apprentice: Becca Fay
Meet the apprentice: Jodie Taylor
Meet the apprentice: Skye Van-Witten
Meet the Accountancy Apprentice – Rikki Viskin
What’s it like to be a level 7 apprentice?
From AAT Apprentice to Managing Partner
A day in the life of an accounting apprentice
Meet the Graduated Accounting Apprentice: Sam Backhouse
Meet the Accounting Apprentice: Katie Scott
Meet the AAT Apprentice – Rebecca Fidgett
Meet the AAT Apprentice – Millie-May Burton
Meet the ACCA Apprentice – Rebecca Bloomfield
Meet the ICAEW Apprentice – Ella Stone
Meet the Accountancy Apprentice – Rikki Viskin
Accounting Apprenticeship Programmes
Read more about the different accounting apprenticeship programmes we offer.
Apprenticeship programmes we offer
Level 2:
Level 2 Accounts/ Finance Assistant Apprenticeship Standard
Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard – The new entry point?
Level 3:
Level 4:
Level 7:
Level 7 Professional Accountant
Apprenticeship Incentives
This article offers some useful information and resources about apprenticeship incentives and how to claim them.
Apprentice Recruitment Service
First Intuition offers a bespoke apprentice recruitment service to assist employers in their search for the best talent. Find more information by clicking the link.
Apprentice Recruitment Service
National Apprenticeship Week Resources
Apprenticeship-related resources – made for National Apprenticeship Week but relevant all year.
National Apprenticeship Week Resources
OTHER APPRENTICESHIP RESOURCES
How To Recruit The Right Apprentices For Your Business With UCAS
UCAS is committed to showcasing all education routes into careers and promoting apprenticeship opportunities alongside undergraduate courses. Providing one consolidated place for students to discover both higher education and apprenticeship options. We think it is worth anyone who supports (or is considering supporting) apprentices looking at UCAS as an additional channel to promote their vacancies.
How to recruit the right apprentices for your business with UCAS
The Value of Apprenticeship Careers Fairs
First Intuition sponsored and attended Form the Future’s annual Apprenticeship Careers Fair at Impington Village College. This article highlights the value of hosting career fairs that educate young adults about the benefits of apprenticeships.
The value of apprenticeship careers fairs
What Change is Still Needed To Apprenticeship Funding?
This article highlights some of the positive steps that have previously been made to apprenticeship funding in the accountancy and finance sector, as well as the change that is still urgently needed.
What change is still needed to apprenticeship funding?
Accountancy Apprenticeships: The Past, Present and Future
Apprenticeships continue to have a revolutionary impact on the way young accountants enter the sector. They offer a multitude of benefits for the employers who train their staff with them and the students training on them.
Gareth John, Director of First Intuition, hosts a discussion looking at the way apprenticeships have changed over the last few years, what intake patterns have emerged in 2023, and what further changes we can expect to see in the next year or two.
Accountancy Apprenticeships: The Past, Present and Future
How To Make The Most of National Apprenticeship Week 2024
National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) was held from 5th to 11th February 2024. This article has practical guidance and advice on how to engage with young adults during one of the busiest weeks of the annual apprenticeship calendar.
How to make the most of National Apprenticeship Week 2024