certificate in financial reporting for academies

What is the programme?

The Certificate in Financial Reporting for Academies is a joint programme from CIPFA and the National College for School Leadership enabling those involved in managing the finances for academies to be suitably skilled and qualified to do so.

• Find out more about the programme on the National College website.
• Apply on the National College application page (applications are considered on a monthly basis).

Need to brush up on your book-keeping before embarking on the course?

• Find out more about our short course: Financial Reporting for Academies Introduction to Bookkeeping.
• Enrol on Financial Reporting for Academies Introduction to Bookkeeping.

For more information contact CIPFA Education and Training Centre on 020 7403 4300 or email: cetc@cipfa.org.

Who is it for?

In order to be considered eligible for the programme you must:

• Have or plan to have a key role in the management of school/academy finances or
• Currently working in a local authority, the Department for Education, an academy, or a school that is intending to convert to an academy within 12 months or
• Working in an organisation with an interest in supporting Academies financial management
• Have at least one of the following qualifications: 
  • a National College school business management qualification
  • a bookkeeping or accounting qualification qualification broadly equivalent to NVQ level 3 or level 4
  • a business or financial qualification broadly equivalent top NVQ level 4 or above or have knowledge or understanding of the key principles of ledger accounting broadly equivalent to NVQ level 3 or 4
  • Have completed CIPFA Financial Reporting for Academies - Introduction to Bookkeeping online programme.

In the case of applicants whose organisations are sponsoring their fees, you have the support of your headteacher/principal (in the case of applicants working in a school or academy) or line manager.