What does a standard accountancy study package look like?

[dollybird]

I'm looking for a role which will fund my CIMA studies, and have recently had an interview where they've advised they would pay for studies but wouldn't give regular time off (and the role has to be FT). I'm currently funding studies myself doing distance learning, and I work four days a week, so I study on my day off and a couple of evenings. I am given roughly 1 1/2 days a month study leave. Just wondering if it's a standard thing to only offer one and not both? My current company has stopped funding but they used to pay for full face-to-face study which would mean study leave most weeks, apart from between courses. Not sure if I'm expecting too much, but I can't see how I could fit in FT work, study, housework, kids etc and actually have some life left!

I always had weekend courses and exams paid, plus exam leave and 2 days study per exam.

We now offer similar to our trainees.

I think you're expecting too much to be honest.

That's fair enough. I'm just going by what my company used to offer. It seems very geared up towards younger people without responsibilities. The trainee actuaries at my co get 45 days study leave per year (home study) plus tutorials and exam leave, all paid for. Accountants get nothing, the study leave I have is discretionary from my managers. I may be better off staying where i am and paying for it myself.

By going FT you are losing a day a week of study/housework time but presumably being paid more?

Could you negotiate addiotional unpaid leave days for study?

They have said it has to be Mon-Fri. I don't know if I would be paid more as it depends if they can pay what I am currently on (if I was FT). I was only given a ballpark figure by the agency. I am waiting for feedback - they may not even want to offer me the job anyway!

Sorry, I meant blocks of unpaid leave near the exams or similar.

CIMA are generally offered less in terms of time off than ACA in practice, but they are paid more during training, so it's swings and roundabouts.

I had to pay for a cleaner when I was studying because I simply didn't have time to do that on top of full time work and study.

I didn't have kids at the time so I sympathise it must be very difficult to juggle.