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We offer a variety of ways to train a CA

Discover how you can hire the best talent straight from school, recruit from the top universities, and benefit from government-funded apprenticeships.

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Organisations and the talent they seek come in many shapes and sizes, which is why we offer a variety of ways to train a CA.Register your interest

Graduates
The graduate route to becoming an ICAS Chartered Accountant (CA) is open to students from a variety of degree disciplines.
School leavers
The school-leaver route to becoming an ICAS Chartered Accountant (CA) enables those with good Higher/A Level results to skip university and begin paid training.
Apprenticeships
The professional apprenticeship route to becoming an ICAS Chartered Accountant (CA) is a government-funded way to boost careers.
CA CTA
ICAS is delighted to be working in partnership with the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) to bring together two high-quality designations.

If you're are employing a member of another accountancy body and you want them to join ICAS, we have a number of routes into membership.

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