KPMG has announced that from September 2013, its professional qualifications training programme, which awards students the ACA designation, will be delivered by BPP Professional Education. The provider won the contract after a tender process, taking over from the current provider, Kaplan Financial.
Michael Walby, director of professional qualification training at KPMG, commented on the firm’s new choice of training partner: ‘The launch of our ground breaking School Leaver Programme in 2011 demonstrated KPMG’s ability to change the landscape of accountancy training in the UK. BPP demonstrated a similar forward thinking approach.’
Qualifying with a professional body usually takes about three years and comprises a number of exams and practical work experience. Most accountancy employers will pay for your exam fees and give you time off to study.
No one qualification is easier than another: standards are monitored by an overseeing body to ensure parity. The differences lie in the focus of the syllabus, the sector of employment in which you train and how you obtain the training. More often than not your choice of employer will determine which professional qualification you work towards.
In 2010 BPP, which provides exam and non-exam based training for a range of professions, became the first UK private sector organisation in over thirty years to be recognised as a university college by the UK Government.
KPMG’s pass rates for the ACA professional examinations are repeatedly over 90%, which is well above the industry average.
Source: Targetjobs.co.uk, Wednesday 23rd May 2012
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