You deserve a simpler way to expand or upskill your team
When you or your whole accountancy team get too busy, you need to increase capacity in a cost effective way. But hiring an apprentice can seem like hard work. All that paperwork to get your head around and a confusing funding process to navigate - not to mention finding time from somewhere to support an apprentice. Can you afford that drain on your time? Luckily, you don’t need to.
Tailored for
accountants
White Horse Training was established more than 40 years ago – by accountants, for accountants. As our own clients’ staffing needs grew, we introduced apprenticeship training specifically to meet the needs of accountancy practices and in-house finance teams.
A track record you can rely on
We’ve been doing this since 1995 and provide a package of practical training courses that complement our apprenticeship programme to ensure your new hire hits the ground running. We achieve outstanding success rates in both AAT and apprenticeships.
Reassuringly
approved
We are a government-approved training provider for the delivery of Apprenticeship Standards in Accounting at Level 3 and Level 4 and an approved training centre for the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT). We are also a partner in learning with ICAEW.
White Horse Training - taking the stress out of managing your apprenticeships
At White Horse Training we take care of every aspect of accountancy apprenticeships, delivering for levy-paying and non-levy paying employers in both industry and practice. We will guide you through the funding process and minimise disruption for you by providing comprehensive support for your learner throughout every stage of their AAT Apprenticeship programme.
Accounting apprenticeships for your team
AAT Level 3
Assistant Accountant
Apprenticeship
The AAT Level 3 Advanced Diploma in Accounting helps you to master complex financial processes, preparing you for a career in finance. The Assistant Accountant Apprenticeship adds training in the business skills and behaviours necessary to help you succeed in a junior role in accountancy and provides the foundation for further progress.
AAT Level 4
Professional Accounting
Technician Apprenticeship
The AAT Level 4 Professional Diploma in Accounting gives you the knowledge you need to work at a more senior level in accounting whilst the Professional Accounting Technician Apprenticeship develops your personal and business skills, helping you to succeed both in more senior accounting roles and providing a sound platform to go on to further professional studies.
100% of our employers say our AAT apprenticeship programme meets their business needs.
Four great reasons to hire an apprentice
Apprenticeships present an exciting opportunity to increase your workforce and can be accessed by people aged upwards of 16 at different skill levels – from school leavers and university graduates, to people who want to further or change careers.
White Horse Training offers a full programme of training courses in the following areas:
CPD TRAINING
TAX SEMINARS
PRACTICAL TRAINING
What employers had to say about our apprenticeships
Your apprenticeship questions answered
Information for Employers
An apprenticeship can help you to expand or upskill your workforce and with Government financial support, for many businesses, recruiting and training an apprentice is more cost-effective than hiring skilled staff on a higher salary. Apprentices are motivated to learn new skills and can be a great way to boost business productivity. By working closely with employers, we ensure their training is tailored to your personal business aims and needs.
The ‘Find an Apprenticeship’ website is available for employers to advertise their apprenticeship vacancies and we can help you to access and manage this free service.
Individuals often send us their CVs if they are looking for an accounting role so that we can share them with employers who are looking to recruit. For further information please get in contact with us.
If your business has an annual payroll of over £3 million, then you will be an apprentice levy-payer.
The levy is 0.5% of your payroll which is collected by HMRC at the point you pay PAYE. This levy is reserved for apprenticeship training and businesses have two years to spend it.
As a levy-payer, you will be able to use the online Apprenticeship Service to create an account which will help you to choose and pay for your apprenticeship training. More information about the Levy can be found at www.gov.uk. White Horse Training deliver apprenticeships to levy-paying employers so call our team for further information about selecting White Horse as your Training Provider.
If you are a business with an annual payroll of under £3 million then you will not be paying into a 'levy-pot' and therefore are a non-levy payer. As a non-levy employer, you will share the costs of training an apprentice with the government - this is called ‘co-investment’, depending on circumstances the costs could even be fully funded. White Horse Training support non-levy paying employers with accessing this government funding so call our team for further information.
Working in partnership with the South West Association of Training Providers, White Horse is on the Register of Approved Training Providers for the delivery of Apprenticeships. We deliver timetabled teaching intended to complement work-based training. Our programmes are delivered at our offices in Bath and are based on five days a month block release.
White Horse Training was established more than 40 years ago - by accountants, for accountants and has been delivering apprenticeships since 1995. At White Horse Training we take care of every aspect of accountancy apprenticeships, delivering for levy-paying and non-levy paying employers in both industry and practice. We provide high quality accredited vocational training relevant to the personal employment aims of the Learner as well as the needs of the employer. We pride ourselves on the quality of our teaching, and on the help, support, information and advice we give to students. This is reflected in our outstanding success rates in both AAT and Apprenticeships.
Information for Learners
Apprenticeships are formal, nationally recognised training programmes.
As an apprentice you will have the opportunity to achieve a qualification while developing your accountancy knowledge, skills and experience in the workplace.
As an apprentice you will be employed – earning a wage, whilst benefiting from an invaluable mix of theoretical learning and practical training. An apprenticeship provides an excellent foundation for your career and may be a perfect starting place for progression to further professional qualifications and the route to becoming a Chartered Accountant. Find out more about apprenticeships at GOV.UK.
The Level 3 apprenticeship programme is the Assistant Accountant Apprenticeship, which runs alongside the AAT Level 3 Advanced Diploma in Accounting and together both provide you with the business knowledge, skills and behaviours necessary to succeeding in a junior role in accountancy. We work to support both the apprentice and the employer to meet all the requirements of the apprenticeship standard.
The apprenticeship is delivered on a block release study programme of five days a month here at our Bath office.
An assistant accountant provides support to internal and external customers working predominately either as an assistant accountant within practice or within the finance function of an organisation.
The Level 4 apprenticeship programme is the Professional Accounting Technician Apprenticeship, which runs alongside the AAT Level 4 Professional Diploma in Accounting and together both provide you with the business knowledge, skills and behaviours necessary to succeeding in senior accounting roles. We work to support both the apprentice and the employer to meet all the requirements of the apprenticeship standard.
Those starting under this apprenticeship would normally have acquired the knowledge as gained through the AAT Level 3 Assistant Accountant Apprenticeship. The apprenticeship is taught on a block release study programme of five days a month here at our Bath office.
Individuals in this role will have responsibility for creating, verifying and reviewing, accurate and timely financial information. This role may exist in an accounting practice, a professional services company, HMRC or the accounting function of a business/organisation.
If you’re looking for an accountancy apprenticeship you can use the ‘Find an Apprenticeship’ website to view and apply to available vacancies. As most of our accounting firms and some of our industry colleagues have a long-standing association with us, we may be aware of current or future employment opportunities. We therefore welcome CVs to share with those employers who are actively recruiting.
White Horse Training was established more than 40 years ago - by accountants, for accountants and has been delivering apprenticeships since 1995. We aim to provide high quality, accredited vocational training which is relevant to your personal employment aims as well as your employer’s needs.
Because we are accountancy specialists, and we work very closely with firms of accountants we know exactly which skills you need to succeed in the workplace. We pride ourselves on the quality of our teaching, and on the help, support, information and advice we give to learners. This is reflected in our outstanding success rates in both AAT and Apprenticeships.
White Horse Training is a specialist AAT training provider delivering AAT at both Level 3 and Level 4. We teach face-to-face on a block release basis here at our Bath office.
We offer both the AAT L3 Advanced Diploma in Accounting and the AAT L4 Professional Diploma in Accounting outside of an apprenticeship and prices for this are available on request. We can also offer a payment plan and would be happy to discuss this.
If you are in relevant employment, you may be eligible to do the qualification as an apprentice, in which case training costs are considerably reduced, or even free, and would be paid by your employer.
For further information about AAT costs and the options available to you, please get in contact with us.
Apprenticeships: The Complete Guide For Employers
All you need to know about hiring an apprentice broken down in 5 easy sections.
You want to expand or upskill your workforce or you've considered how you could give a young learner the opportunity to start a career but you have questions ringing loudly in your head. How do I hire an apprentice and what does it entail?
This guide will explain all you need to know in regard to apprenticeships and the value an apprentice can bring to your business.