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Professional work experience

Students will continue to gain invaluable business and commercial insight implementing technical and specialised knowledge in the workplace, by completing a minimum of 450 days professional work experience.

Professional work experience will remain a central requirement of the ACA.

Students will need to complete 450 days of professional work experience with one of our authorised training employers, which will typically take between three and five years.

The knowledge, skills and experience students gain as part of their professional work experience are invaluable, giving them the opportunity to put what they're learning into practice and gives them the opportunity to:

  • apply the technical knowledge gained during your studies;
  • develop your personal effectiveness;
  • develop business awareness skills; and,
  • exercise professional judgement.
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