October 6, 2010 – 3:47 pm
Anglia Accountancy training is sad to have to say goodbye to Gill Myskow who is now retiring after working with us for 12 years. This is the story of Gill’s journey with AAt!
Gill first joined AAt as a student in 1998.
“I’d worked in various accounting roles since I was 16. When my daughter Anna moved back to England from Germany, we thought we’d go and do the course together as a way of supporting each other. It was a wise career move for Anna and being older, I wanted to prove that I could do it!”
And Gill did just that, completing all levels of the AAT course as soon as she could. Gill proved to be a shining example of what can be achieved when you put your mind to it. Her daughter Anna also completed the course.
2010 sees the introduction of the QCF. This stands for Qualifications and Credit Framework, and is the new structure being introduced to replace the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) or what is currently known as NVQ’s and Diplomas. The roll out of this has already begun across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The aim is to have all vocational qualifications accredited to the QCF by the end of the year.
So, you might ask, why is this happening? Well vocational qualifications are becoming an increasingly popular route to learning and developing. In order to maximise on this and respond to what both employers and learners want out of a qualification the QCF pathway is being introduced. The purpose of this change is to provide a more flexible approach and choice to gaining a full qualification with a credit award system. It will still recognise and reward individual’s skills and achievements, but will ultimately support and benefit both the learner and employer in the delivery of relevant learning.
For 2010 the AAT have introduced Computer Based Exams (CBE) to all students currently studying at Levels 2 and 3. Not only does this offer greater flexibility to training providers such as Anglia Accountancy training when it comes down to scheduling the exam timetable, it also benefits individuals and allows them the ability to sit exams throughout the year.
With practice papers on hand individuals can use such resources to familiarise themselves with the software and question types. As with a paper based exam CBE’s have a 3 hour time allocated window for completion. There is no difference between the two in terms of difficulty – the CBE is basically an electronic version of a paper based exam.
