The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants qualification. Sky's five-year finance apprenticeship starts with the CIMA Certificate at Level 4 and moves on to CIMA Professional Level at Level 7.
The National Council for the Training of Journalists' diploma, a widely recognised journalism qualification. Sky's Level 5 journalism apprenticeship includes it.
A route offered by some employers that starts while you're still at school. Rolls-Royce, for example, lists a Young Apprenticeship that starts from Year 9.
An advanced subject qualification usually taken over two years at sixth form or college in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. It sits at Level 3, the same level as an advanced apprenticeship.
The Association of Accounting Technicians qualification, a common first step in accountancy apprenticeships. KPMG, for example, has audit apprentices study AAT Level 3 and 4 in their first two years.
The chartered accountancy qualification from the ICAEW. Several accountancy apprenticeships lead to it, like KPMG's five-year audit apprenticeship and Deloitte's 48-month Level 7 routes.
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