Your guide

ACCA Accelerate

The fastest, most affordable path to ACCA membership, enabling you to get ahead in your studies, career progression and the ACCA Qualification itself - and save money in the process.

As an ACCA Accelerate student, you’ll benefit for exemptions through your ACCA-approved university, which means you don’t need to sit certain exams and can progress to ACCA membership faster.

Accelerate also provides access to a variety of benefits - from study support resources to employability enhancing content, news and views.

Browse the benefits below, or take a look at our at-a-glance guide to discover your next step

Accelerate at a glance

  • 01 Register

    Complete your ACCA registration

  • 02 Study

    Use your incredible benefits

  • 03 Graduate

    Complete your university studies

  • 04 Claim exemptions

    Submit your university diploma for the final confirmation of your exemptions

  • 05 Keep progressing

    Book your next ACCA exam and accelerate towards ACCA membership

*Accelerate conditions vary across the world, and some of you may have conditional exemptions—allowing you to sit ACCA exams sooner! Check with your university to find out more about your eligibility.

Discover the benefits

Learn how ACCA's Accelerate programme will help you supercharge your progress through university to membership and supporting you to achieve your career goals.

  • Support your studies and supercharge your job applications by completing the Ethics and Professional Skills module (EPSM). This short module will give you the knowledge you need now; and the skills potential employers will demand in the future:
  • Access incredible ACCA study resources to levelup your learning; including
  • Get tips; support and advice by connecting with the ACCA Learning Community

  • Accelerate is the fastest path to ACCA membership, thanks to the exemptions students receive:
  • Save on ACCA Qualification fees, and make progression to membership even better value.
  • Get a head start on your journey towards membersrip, by logging your relevant experience, internships and work placements to progress your Practical Experience Requirement (PER).

  • Unlock thousands of global job opportunities and top career tips, with ACCA Careers your employability super connector.
  • Add ACCA Accelerate Student to your CV and job applications, and prove your commitment to becoming a fully qualified accountant in the future.
  • Enhance your employability with our expert advice, guidance, internship opportunities, podcasts and events.
  • Build your network by harnessing the incredible power of ACCAs truly global community, featuring over 250,000 members across 180 countries.
  • Attend your local ACCA Virtual Careers Fair and fast track your first job, internship or work placement search.
  • Use our social channels to connect with students and members around the world.
Resources at your fingertips

The tools you need to succeed in both your exams now, and when studying for the ACCA Qualification in the future:

Get the most out of ACCA, with these key resources:

From finding your next role, to understanding the path to your dream job, we've got all you need to get your career off to the best start:

Interested in becoming an Accelerate student?

Speak to your tutor to find out if you are eligible. Don't worry if your course isn't accredited - there are lots of ways you can study with ACCA.