Digital Skills Bootcamp

Digital Skills for Accounting Bootcamp

There are currently no additional start dates past July 2023. Please enquire and submit your information so that we can keep you posted on alternative options and any future dates.

The Digital Skills for Accounting Bootcamp is a 12-week intensive programme for accountants to refresh their key skills or increase their digital and commercial skills to keep pace with the demands of a modern accounting function.

This skills bootcamp is funded and backed by UK Government and will provide employees with refresher on the principles and working practises of an accountant, while providing wider knowledge on the business landscape and strategy.

The bootcamp builds on the fundamental knowledge already achieved by many of today’s accountants and enhances the skills required and expected of an accountant operating in the modern world. The programme introduces business awareness and strategic thinking, in addition to how sustainability plays an important role in how accountants are expected to fulfil much wider and broader remits.

Entry requirements:

Candidates must be 19+ (as of the 31st of August 2022)
Right to live and work in the UK
Candidates are required to own working IT equipment and have stable internet connection

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At a glance

Relevant to

Organisations looking to upskill existing accountants at any level

Entry requirements

19+ (as of the 31^stof August 2022), UK residents and access to IT equipment

Type

Digital Skills Bootcamp

Standard

Level 3 Accountancy Skills Programme

Level

Level 3

Format/Modality

Blended/ virtual classroom

Duration

12 weeks

Geography

Nationwide

Cost

Free, government funded

*Organisations must pay a 10-30% contribution to upskill current employees

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Programme outcomes

For employers

Our Digital Skills for Accounting Bootcamp provides the latest accountancy tools to update or refresh the key skills required by the modern-day accountant. This course will help learners to expand and improve their digital and data skills, while remaining up to date with the latest advancements within accounting. This is a cost-effective way to improve high-value accountancy skills.

For learners

Increased confidence and skills needed for all elements of high performance, including digital capability, business partnering, professional ethics, and sustainability.

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Learning topics

Learning journey overview

Building on your existing skills and experience, during this course you will learn about:

Digital capability
Business awareness and strategy
Technology
Ethics and advisory skills
Sustainability
CV writing and interview preparation
Data and information
Dashboards and data visualisation
Communication and remote presentation skills

Presentation and simulation

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Learner testimonial

What our learners
have to say

I would like to express how pleased I am with Babington. I cannot fault the support and guidance I've received from my skills coach and other Babington staff. I am so glad that I chose this provider, as I am not sure I'd have been able to get through this course without them.

Accountancy Learner

The big picture

The demand for
accountancy skills

Understanding the latest skills and responsibilities is imperative to an aspiring accountant. The pandemic has accelerated the need for these core skillsets as we continue to work in a remote or hybrid manner, with technology and systems increasingly at the core of most business operations.

90%

90% of our in-situ Bootcamp learners have secured a new role or additional responsibilities within 6 months of course completion

36%

Studies show 36% salary increase for digitally capable employees

48%

48% of companies are actively recruiting for roles that require hard data skills

72%

In a recent study by ACCA, 72% of CFO respondents indicated that the role was increasing or significantly increasing in the wake of the pandemic

Why choose Babington?

Supercharge your career

Build on current accounting knowledge and the advancements of the industry
Develop professional excellence and personal confidence and capability
Virtual delivery with interactive resources and webinars

Dedicated support and guidance from tutors
Access to further free learning
Options to connect with top UK employers

Digital Skills for Accounting Bootcamp

At a glance

Programme outcomes

For employers

For learners

Key topics

End point assessment (EPA)