12-02-2004, 06:42 AM
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what is the job situatio inuk for acca qualified students.
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ACCA is up there with CIMA and the ICAEW and is well established and respected.
Being qualified is certainly beneficial, but for foriegn students or qualifieds (non-British) who are seeking work, there are difficulties.
1) They are competing against people who have qualified locally
2) Even though the Standard of English of someone from overseas is good, there is the danger of being discriminated against because of "sounding" foriegn.
3) Getting a work VISA is very difficult. There are more stricter controls than ever before. You need to have a skill or speciality that is not available locally.
Potential ways of being able to get into the UK job market
1) If you work for an International company, then try for a transfer to work at the UK offices
2) Apply to do the ICAEW. Because you are applying to be a student, you can come over on a student VISA. You would need to work to be able to qualify with the ICAEW, so permission to work is not an issue. However, please refer to the negative points above.
I hope this helps.
Sohaib
UK
what is the job situatio inuk for acca qualified students.
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ACCA is up there with CIMA and the ICAEW and is well established and respected.
Being qualified is certainly beneficial, but for foriegn students or qualifieds (non-British) who are seeking work, there are difficulties.
1) They are competing against people who have qualified locally
2) Even though the Standard of English of someone from overseas is good, there is the danger of being discriminated against because of "sounding" foriegn.
3) Getting a work VISA is very difficult. There are more stricter controls than ever before. You need to have a skill or speciality that is not available locally.
Potential ways of being able to get into the UK job market
1) If you work for an International company, then try for a transfer to work at the UK offices
2) Apply to do the ICAEW. Because you are applying to be a student, you can come over on a student VISA. You would need to work to be able to qualify with the ICAEW, so permission to work is not an issue. However, please refer to the negative points above.
I hope this helps.
Sohaib
UK
