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October 2024
Reforms to the UK apprenticeship system in England
On Tuesday 24 September, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson announced that a new growth and skills levy will replace the existing apprenticeship levy and include new foundation apprenticeships. To fund this, the Department for Education (DfE) is planning to remove some Level 7 apprenticeships from the scope of levy funding. We understand this news may be concerning to employers who are currently training Level 7 apprentices with us. Since first learning of the reform in last week's announcement we have started to develop a response that outlines the ICAEW Level 7 Accountancy Apprenticeship as one that should remain in the scope of levy funding. IfATE has confirmed to us that any students who are already completing an ICAEW Level 7 apprenticeship are not impacted and will continue under the existing apprenticeship funding rules. IfATE has also confirmed that employers are able to continue starting apprentices on the Level 7 apprenticeship as normal until further notice. Level 4 apprenticeships are not impacted by this announcement. Should you have any questions, please contact your local Business Development Manager.
September 2024
System maintenance: Friday 27 September to Sunday 29 September
There is essential system maintenance taking place from Friday 27 September to Sunday 29 September. During this period, all systems and website applications that require an ICAEW login will not be accessible.
August 2024
Exam system updates
There is a Pearson VUE system outage from 19:00 (UK-time) on 11 October to 15:00 (UK-time) 13 October. During this time, ACA Certificate Level and ICAEW CFAB exams cannot be scheduled or delivered. The exam booking portal will also be unavailable and students will be unable to book, re-schedule, or cancel exams, or access exam certificates and marks feedback. Students sitting exams on 11 October from 12:00 (UK-time) until 19:00 (UK-time) will not be able to access their results until 14 October.
July 2024
Exam system downtime
Due to system updates, Certificate Level and ICAEW CFAB students may be unable to book, cancel or reschedule exams on the 3-4 August. Access to marks feedback and exam certificates will also be unavailable for all students.
June 2024
Exam disruption appeal student guide
Our updated guide shows your students how to apply for an exam disruption appeal if they feel their performance in an exam is affected by illness or other circumstances, within 7 days.
Access arrangements update
ICAEW now accepts a JCQ report provided at any age regarding a specific learning difficulty to better support students applying for access arrangements.
April 2024
Results day change
Exam results will now be released on Thursdays instead of Fridays. Take a look at all dates and deadlines, including the newly released 2025 dates.
February 2024
Marks review name change
The marks review service, now called the exam admin check, is for students who believe their exam result to be incorrect. This is not a re-mark, but a complete check of all processes involved in arriving at the result. Your students can request an exam admin check, as well as learn more about our marks feedback service (available for any failed Professional or Advanced Level exam).
Updates to the exam disruption appeal
ICAEW CFAB and ACA Certificate Level exam disruption appeal applications will be moving online from 4 March 2024. Your students must read and understand the updated exam disruption appeal policy before they sit an exam.
January 2024
Fee increase
From 1 July 2024 some ACA, credit for prior learning, and apprenticeship fees are changing. View the fees below: