Career opportunities matter more than making money for school leavers
With GCSE results being revealed on Thursday 24 August, new research from AAT (Association of Accounting Technicians) reveals that 94% of students awaiting their GCSE…
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Students pressured to go to university
Students need additional support to conquer their career concerns, says AAT With A-Level results day looming, new research from AAT (Association of Accounting Technicians) shows…
The new Government and the tax landscape we can look forward to
After what started off as a nailed-on-certainty for the Conservatives, an election that was Theresa May’s for the taking, we have watched the gap between…
AAT joins Association of Professional Political Consultants
AAT (Association of Accounting Technicians) today confirmed that it has been approved as the latest member of the Association of Professional Political Consultants (APPC). AAT…
The Apprenticeship Levy does not go far enough and needs to be refocused says AAT
AAT has long supported measures to address decades of chronic underinvestment in skills but we don’t think the Levy goes far enough. AAT has always…
Apprentice Assessment Organisations – a step forward for apprentices
Born out of the Trailblazer apprenticeships initiative, Apprentice Assessment Organisations (AAOs) will deliver the required end-point assessments (EPAs) for apprenticeships, to allow apprentices to demonstrate…
ONE IN TWO SCHOOL STUDENTS CONSIDERING AN APPRENTICESHIP AS THEIR ROUTE INTO EMPLOYMENT
Half (50%) of school students (aged 16 – 18) say they will consider an apprenticeship after leaving school as their route into employment, according to…
Spring Budget 2017: Three Key Recommendations
Ahead of next Wednesday’s (8 March) Budget, set to be the last announced during the Spring, AAT (Association of Accounting Technicians) has made three recommendations…
The Apprenticeship Levy: Helping to fulfil the needs of employers
As the Government has recently highlighted, apprenticeships work. According to Skills Minister Robert Halfon, over 90% of apprentices currently go into work or further training.…
MPs and accountancy bodies: Apprenticeships policy must change
Almost half of all MPs (46%) think the Government’s three million apprenticeship starts target ignores the importance of both quality and completion rates and should…