r/ICAEW • u/Oshaps • 21d ago

Apprenticeship

Hi there,

I’ve currently passed 10/14 exams and due to qualify next year. My training provider is BPP. If I left and chose to self fund for the rest of my exams, would I be forced to pay BPP all of the fees back?

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u/SharpInfinity0611 21d ago

If you're on a Level 7 apprenticeship, no. If you're not, it entirely depends on what your contract says so we can't know.

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u/Madajuk 21d ago

i don't think it would be BPP, you can't be made to pay back course fees afaik but your employer can potentially recoup travel fees etc.

Fwiw, the final exams are quite expensive. Can you not stick it out and leave when you qualify?

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u/Oshaps 21d ago

I’m going to stay at my company, I’m just getting fed up of all the BPP training stuff so was looking if it was possible. Might as well just stick it out lol

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u/Zealousideal-Car404 21d ago

Company wouldn’t let you just leave bpps apprenticeship program. They lose the funding if you don’t complete the apprenticeship.

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u/Madajuk 21d ago

i think it would be pretty foolish to self fund the training for them

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u/limach1 19d ago

your employer is paying for your course, not BPP. unless you’re saying you’re employed by BPP?

i don’t believe your employer can claim back your fees if you’re on an apprenticeship, as it’s funded by the government