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Find out about the various certificates and licences you may need as a practising ACCA member.

  • Preparing to become a practising member

    Find out about what you need to do to become a practising member

  • Practising Certificate Experience Forms (PCEFs)

    Your practical experience towards the award of a practising certificate (and audit qualification) must be recorded in a PCEF. An exemption has been introduced if your experience has been gained in an ACCA Approved Employer

  • Approved Employer Practicing Certificate Experience Requirement (PCER)

    To obtain an ACCA practising certificate or a combined practising certificate and audit qualification for the first time, members must obtain a period of relevant experience. If this experience has been gained with employers that are registered under the ACCA Approved Employer practising certificate development (PCD) stream, they must complete a PCER confirmation form

  • Do I need a practising certificate?

    Find out if you need to apply for an ACCA practising certificate or notify us of your eligibility to practise

  • Apply for an ACCA practising certificate

    Complete the application form to gain an ACCA practising certificate

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    Notify us if you intend to practise in a territory where our practising certificate isn’t required by local legislative or regulatory bodies

  • Apply for an ACCA practising certificate and audit qualification

    Complete the application form to gain an ACCA practising certificate and audit qualification

  • ACCA insolvency licence

    Find out more about the JIEB exams and ACCA insolvency licences

  • Firms auditing certificates

    Holding a practising certificate and audit qualification alone does not entitle you to sign off audit reports; the firm in which you practice must also hold an auditing certificate

  • Exempt regulated activities registration (UK)

    As a DPB under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 we can regulate firms to undertake a limited range of investment and credit-related regulated activities

  • Irish investment business registration

    ACCA formally relinquished its (APB) status under the Irish Investment Intermediaries Act 1995 on 31 December 2019

  • ATOL reporting accountant registration

    We’ve reached an agreement with the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to licence members as ATOL reporting accountants (ARA). Find out how to register as an ARA

  • Legal services

    Find out all about how to apply for probate registration for you and your firm

  • Practising certificate renewals

    You are required to renew your practising certificate (and any other licences you and your firm hold) every year. Read the renewal guidance and conditions

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