An accounting technician qualification offered by Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. Although CAT can be obtained as a standalone qualification, it is often the case that individuals study for CAT as an introduction to accountancy prior to starting the ACCA Professional Scheme. It usually takes one and a half years to complete the nine CAT exams. However, there is no restriction on the number of papers that can be attempted in each sitting. Image File history File links ACCA.gif Summary Logo of ACCA, from its official website [1] Licensing This is a logo of an organization, item, or event, and is protected by copyright and/or trademark. ... This article is about an accounting association. ...
Alternatives to the CAT qualification include the Association of Accounting Technicians qualification. ACCA was a sponsor of the AAT before breaking its links in favour of the CAT qualification in the mid 1990s.
Currently, the Certified Accounting Technician qualification (CAT) has been placed on the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) National Qualifications Framework and publicly funded educational institutions are now eligible for funding to train towards the qualification in United Kingdom.
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External Links
Certified Accounting Technician course information on the ACCA website