ACCA Applied Skills
Course Overview
The ACCA Applied Skills programme at the University of Greater Manchester offers a comprehensive pathway to becoming a fully qualified ACCA member, with the University being a proud Gold-status ACCA Approved Learning Partner. As one of the world’s leading accountancy bodies, ACCA has a global membership of students and professionals across more than 170 countries. The programme provides up to three hours of specialist tuition per week per module, with the opportunity to study up to two modules per semester, preparing you for the ACCA exams held in December and June each year.Each paper is taught by a subject specialist, ensuring that you receive expert guidance. Tutors are highly qualified, with many holding or working towards a PhD or being fully qualified CCAB accountants. You will benefit from up to 36 hours of tuition per paper, including scheduled blocks for tuition, revision, question practice, and exam technique. Additionally, a personal tutor will be available throughout the course to offer support, guidance, and advice, helping you develop the skills necessary to pass each exam.
For those who have already completed, or been granted exemptions from, the ACCA Applied Knowledge exams (BT, MA, and FA), this course allows you to complete the ACCA Applied Skills element in just 18 months as a part-time student. Alternatively, you can progress at a slower pace, taking one paper per external examination sitting in December or June. If you’ve completed some of the Applied Knowledge exams, we can also offer tuition for your remaining papers, ensuring a flexible and supportive route to ACCA membership.
Highlights
- Regular exam practice sessions provide valuable feedback, helping you strengthen your knowledge and refine your goals.
- Learn from subject specialists who are fully qualified CCAB accountants and/or hold relevant PhDs, ensuring expert tuition.
- Receive dedicated support from a personal tutor, who will guide and advise you throughout your journey.
- As a Gold-status ACCA Approved Learning Partner, the University of Greater Manchester offers you exceptional resources and recognition.
Key Features
- This course covers all of the ACCA Applied Skills papers, continuing your ongoing professional development and expertise.
- Weekly sessions cover tuition, revision, question practice, and examination technique, and are taught by friendly and dedicated tutors focused on helping you become a qualified accountant.
- You’ll have the chance to support your learning with the University of Greater Manchester’s extensive library, 24/7 IT facilities, and free Wi-Fi access.
Entry Requirements
- You must have successfully completed the ACCA Applied Knowledge level of the ACCA Qualification, including papers BT, MA, and FA, previously known as papers F1-F3.
- Alternatively, you must possess a qualification that grants you exemptions from the ACCA Applied Knowledge level (such as the ACCA Diploma in Accounting and Business (RQF Level 4), a Level 4 Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) qualification or a recognised honours degree in accounting or business that attracts paper exemptions for BT, MA and FA).
- You may be required to attend a telephone interview.
- If English isn’t your first language, you’ll also need IELTS 6.0 with no less than 5.5 in any band (or equivalent). We also accept a range of other English language qualifications – please visit our English Language Requirements web page for more details.
Where changes are made to material information contained in this course description or a decision is taken to suspend a course between the offer of admissions and enrolment, we will inform applicants at the earliest possible opportunity and will outline the various options available to the applicant.
Career Opportunities
Successful completion of the ACCA Applied Skills exams is an essential step on the way to achieving the ACCA Qualification and becoming a Chartered Certified Accountant. Chartered Certified accountants can work across many different organisations that range from large, multinational companies to small, local businesses.
What can I do with this qualification?
Alternative career options
You can also use this qualification to enter a range of other careers. For some of these roles, relevant experience and/or postgraduate study may be required. Some of these careers include:
- Auditing
- Risk management
- Insolvency
- Forensic accountancy
- Purchasing
- Tax and pensions advice
- Law
- Teaching, education and training
- Transport and logistics
- Stocks and shares
- Charity work
- Loss adjusting
- Credit and investment analysis
- Claims inspection
- Advertising, marketing and PR
- Investment banking
- Insurance
- Statistics and market research
Professional Recognition
The University of Greater Manchester has Gold partner status as an ACCA Approved Learning Partner.
Fees & Funding
Home/EU Fees
No fee information is currently available, please contact the University of Bolton’s Academic Fees team by emailing AcademicFees@bolton.ac.uk for more information.
International Fees
No fee information is currently available, please contact the University of Bolton’s Academic Fees team by emailing AcademicFees@bolton.ac.uk for more information.
Important note regarding tuition fees: EU nationals who meet residency requirements (have settled or pre-settled status) may be eligible for 'Home' fee status. If you do not meet these residency requirements, overseas fees will apply. Irish citizens living in the UK or Ireland will be eligible for 'Home' fee status under the Common Travel Area arrangement. Please read the student finance for EU students web page on www.gov.uk for information.
The fees for a student's course of study will be set for the normal duration of that course subject only to inflationary increases – measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) recorded in March each year to take effect for subsequent start dates.
How to apply
Home Applicants
Course application details are unavailable at present
International Applicants
Course application details are unavailable at present
Partner Organisation Applicants
Course application details are unavailable at present
Teaching & Assessment
To achieve the ACCA Applied Skills element, you’ll need to complete six external examinations. You’ll study one module at the University of Bolton in preparation for each of the six ACCA Applied Skills exams. For each paper you’re studying, you’ll be expected to attend a three-hour learning once a week in each semester.
You’ll have the chance to benefit from an exam practice session for each paper, with tutors providing prompt feedback on your performance. Your grade for each module will be based entirely on the results of a professional written examination set and marked by the ACCA.
The university will use all reasonable endeavours to deliver your course as described in its published material and the programme specification for the academic year in which you begin your course. The university considers changes to courses very carefully and the university will minimise any changes. Please be aware that our courses are subject to review on an ongoing basis and changes may be necessary due to legitimate staffing, financial, regulatory and academic reasons. The content of course modules and mode of associated assessments may be updated on an annual basis. This is to ensure that all modules are up-to-date and responsive to employment and sector needs. The published course material and the programme specification contain indicative ‘optional modules’ that may be subject to change due to circumstances outside of our control. For this reason, we cannot guarantee to run any specific optional module.
