About AAT Comment

Welcome to AAT Comment – offering you news, resources and opinion on the world of business, finance, skills and education from the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT).

AAT is the UK’s leading qualification and membership body for accounting staff. We award around 90% of all vocational qualifications in accounting, and are sponsored by the chartered accounting bodies CIPFA, ICAEW, CIMA and ICAS. We are based in London, UK.

AAT has more than 120,000 members in more than 90 countries worldwide and includes students, people working in accountancy and self-employed business owners. We also offer short accounting courses for businesses which deliver short, sharp key skills training to help your staff get ahead with essential business accounting knowledge.

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• The AAT Facebook page is aimed at potential and current student members.
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• Our LinkedIn page allows members to display their AAT affiliation in their LinkedIn profiles. There are also discussion groups for members and employers (search for ‘AAT’ under Groups on LinkedIn).
• AAT Tutor talk is our custom-made portal for AAT training providers and tutors to swap teaching tips and discuss the AAT Accounting Qualification.
• We operate two YouTube channels. Youtube.com/yourbigfutureAAT hosts our case study videos, and youtube.com/AATcareercoach is where AAT career coach Aimee Bateman offers her advice to AAT members.
• You can also follow us on Instagram, where we share photos from events and AAT HQ. Our username is YourAAT.

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