Certified Accounting Technician
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The Certified Accounting Technician (CAT) qualification is offered in the United Kingdom by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). Upon completion of the exams and required practical work experience, the CAT graduate will be able to apply to use the letters CAT after their name.
Although CAT can be obtained as a stand-alone qualification, it is often the case that individuals study for CAT as an introductory qualification in
CAT's rival is the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) qualification. ACCA was a sponsor of the AAT before breaking its links in the mid-1990s in order to form the CAT qualification.[1] The rationale behind this move was that it wanted a technician level qualification which followed the same strategic direction of the ACCA qualification, i.e. one with an international profile.[2]
The Certified Accounting Technician qualification (CAT) has now been placed on the
The ACCA has placed the CAT as part of its Foundations in Accountancy suite of qualifications.[3]
See also
- British qualified accountants
- Institute of Accounting Technicians, Canada
- Accounting Technicians Ireland
- Association of Accounting Technicians of Sri Lanka
References
- ^ "ACCA withdraws AAT sponsorship". Accountancy. Vol. 119, no. 1244. April 1997. p. 7. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2020 – via EBSCOHost.
- ^ "AAT and ACCA fall out". Accountancy. Vol. 119, no. 1241. January 1997. p. 10. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2020 – via EBSCOHost.
- ^ "Course details for the Foundations level". ACCA Global. Retrieved 21 October 2020.