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ICAEW has joined in partnership with Xero, a world-leading cloud accounting software provider, to offer all ACA students courses and certifications for free! It’s a great way to gain cloud accounting and tech skills.

What’s available to you?

The Xero Advisor Certification with scenario based-activities across six hours of learning, this course covers key accounting skills and provides you with a certificate once completed.

What will you learn?

After completing this Xero certification and additional courses, you will be able to:

  • set up Xero and run Xero on a day-to-day basis;
  • understand the differences and benefits of cloud accounting versus traditional book-keeping;
  • review month end and generate the relevant reports;
  • get clients up and running on Xero;
  • understand the different levels of security essential to protecting you and future clients;
  • offer high-value advisory, connecting clients to the right apps for their industry;
  • learn about bills and purchase orders, quotes and invoice, expenses, reporting, fixed assets, inventory, projects, banking and much more.

Get started

  • You will be asked to create a login, when you are asked to enter your professional association – click on the drop down and select ‘Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales’.
  • Under the suggested course tab, click on ‘Xero Advisor Certification course’.
  • Once you have logged on, we suggest that you complete the course within 3 months to ensure you don’t have any breaks in your progress.
  • After you have completed the Advisor Certification, click on links within the course guide to complete the additional courses.