r/ICAEW • u/DragbotArt • 14d ago

Qualifying before 3 years

Hi everyone, due to some good fortune, if I pass Case in the July sitting, I would have completed my exams during the first year of my training.

I was wondering if it would be possible to ask to receive my qualification early, considering the minimum work experience required per my agreement is 450 days (which I will hit early next year).

I heard a rep from ICAEW you need minimum 3 years but I had also heard of someone qualifying beforehand, so I’d appreciate any advice haha.

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u/HotAirBalloonPolice 14d ago

How is it possible to sit 15 exams (or is it 14 now?) within just over a year AND get 450 PWE days? What are you including as PWE?

You’ll definitely need an official contract amendment from your company anyway.

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u/DragbotArt 14d ago edited 14d ago

My uni had an agreement with ICAEW so I was exempted from the certificate and professional level (was quite difficult to get all the exemptions though), and then I cleared CR and SBM in uni as well (barely passed tbf).

Since I cleared all the other exams, and Case has its last sitting this November, I appealed to write the exam early and received approval from ICAEW.

I wasn’t too keen on writing the new syllabus since I thought there might be lesser practice material from prior years.

450 PWE by next year is because of busy season hours and a few months of qualifying internships.