ACA Training Contract

The ACA training contract is a written contractual agreement between a candidate and their employer, acknowledging the candidate's commitment to the ACA training process.

Structure of ACA training contract

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The ACA training contract involves three important elements; the employer, the ICAEW and the candidate themselves.

Key features of ACA training contract

[Edit] An ACA training contract must:

• Be undertaken by an ICAEW authorised training employer
• Be between three to five years in duration
• See the candidate complete 450 days technical work experience and IPD
• Set out details of the candidate's training, such as the number of exam attempts your employer will support
• Provide ongoing review and structured learning
• Provide study leave and exams fitted around work
• Provide support from a mentor, provided by your employer
• Commit to providing you and your employer with the approved training and technical work experience

As part of the ACA training contract candidates must show:

• Commitment to their employer for the duration of the contract

Objectives of an ACA training contract

[Edit] The objectives of an ACA training contract are:

• To encourage the integration of exam study and work experience, enabling candidates to put their studies into practice and apply skills developed in the workplace to those studies
• To ensure candidates receive the relevant, structured work experience
• To detail the support provided to candidates (including study and exam leave)

The ACA training contract is not an employment contract

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The ACA training contract is entirely separate to an employment contract. The training contract is a written agreement between candidate and employer acknowledging the involved commitment to the ACA training process.

A proforma training contract is provided to each training employer by the ICAEW, and each employer can adapt this to reflect their own policies and procedures.

The training contract contains clauses that relate specifically to ICAEW training, including policies on study leave and exams. This contract does not confer any employment rights on the trainee or the training employer.