AAT while school age (Y9)?

[OddBoots]

I've been looking online and can't find the answer, is there a minimum age you need to be to do the AAT level 2 certificate? My DS is going into Y9 and is interested in giving it a go before his GCSEs kick in.

I can phone the association if no-one here knows but I thought I would ask in case anyone has any advice to offer too.

I've no idea if they will accept someone so young as a student but all my employees who are AAT students learn while getting experience and I think that helps the depth of their understanding of the work covered.

We're you intending for him to have some work experience alongside at the same time?

I would ring the association first and see what entry requirements are.

Hi -I taught AAT at college for 10 years - the youngest I taught was 14 - I don't know how old your son is but the reason for starting at 14 was to do with the insurance of the college rather than any formal request from AAT, my understanding is that there is no minimum age requirement.

However - there is a level of real world association to the course, it is not only theoretical maths. Therefore students without any practical real-world knowledge (ie some work experiance in a bank or shop_) may find conceptual difficulties.

Also I would doubt the value of having the L2 then stopping to study GCSE's -0 knowledge will largely be forgotten and if he wishes to continue with L3 after GCSE he will not get automatic exemption from L2 -any college will retest him, if he's forgotten too much he'd be looking at re-sitting L2 before progressing.

If you were parents coming to an enrolment day at my college, I would advise that he join the fast track level 2 progressing straight to level3 and completing both within one year, this would cement his knowledge, I would then recommend he takes L4 one paper at a time over 2-3 years, as and when he could around his other commitments, this would give him complete exemption from the first year of professional (CIMA, ACCA etc) studies akin to having a relevant degree, by the age of approx 18 and make him eminantley employable as professional level funding (paid for by the employer) would be a thrid less cost than that required for a non-0relevant degree holder.

Thank you, that's brilliant advice, I will pass it on. Thank you again. :) :)