FAQs - Accounting Technicians Ireland Part-time Course

The qualifications offered by ATI can be found in the ATI 2022/23 here

ATU provides tuition on a part-time evening basis for the Certificate for Accounting Technicians (Year 1) and for the Diploma for Accounting Technicians (Year 2).

No, you can do only year 1 of the programme if you wish and obtain the Certificate for Accounting Technicians from ATI after successful completion of year 1 examinations. This one year programme is the first step to qualifying as an Accounting Technician and enables progression to the Diploma for Accounting Technicians.

If you want to be an Accounting Technician, however, then you will need to do both years of the programme.

Yes, to gain the Diploma for Accounting Technicians, students, along with successful completion of year 2 examinations, must also build up two years' relevant work experience. Work experience requirements are determined by ATI. Please click on the link here for further information on the work experience requirements of ATI.

No, ATU provides tuition only for ATI examinations.

Yes, please see details here to take your studies to the next level.

No, ATU provides tuition on a part-time evening basis for the Certificate for Accounting Technicians (Year 1) and for the Diploma for Accounting Technicians (Year 2).

Firstly, you will need to complete the ATU online application form at apply.gmit.ie. The application type needed is AT.

Secondly, you will need to register as a student with ATI - this is done online on the ATI website, www.accountingtechniciansireland.ie You will also need to pay the necessary fees to ATI. ATI charge fees for course manuals, which they supply directly to you, and for exam fees - this is all done as part of the ATI registration process.

The entry requirements are set by ATI with details here.

There are ATU and ATI fees for this course. The ATU fee is €231.25 per module. The ATI fees are listed in the September 2022 Prospectus at the link here.

Ideally, applicants who have been accepted on to a course, would pay for their course when they register. However, instalment plans can be put in place, on request to Learn@gmit.ie. If your employer is paying your fee, or a portion of your fee, you can request an invoice from Learn@gmit.ie. ATI also offer an instalment plan, with further details on their website.

Year 1

Financial Accounting, Taxation, Business Law, Business Management



Year 2

Advanced Financial Accounting, Advanced Taxation, Management Accounting, Financial Data Management 

General Rules and Regulations of ATI (effective date September 2021) in relation to eligibility for examinations state the following:

You will be permitted to commence study for the Diploma/Year 2 once you have fulfilled the following conditions:

  • You must achieve a mark of at least 50% in, or be exempted from, at least three Certificate/Year 1 subjects, including both Financial Accounting and Taxation;
  • If you are unsuccessful in one Certificate/Year 1 subject (either Business Management or Business Law), you are required to successfully complete this subject at a later date in order to complete the qualification.

ATU cannot grant exemptions. ATI deal with all matters in relation to exemptions. You should contact ATI in relation to your previous qualification to see if they can offer you any exemptions from the first-year modules on the course. You must however apply for exemptions with ATI before registering as a student with them. You can get more information on exemptions here.

The course will commence in mid-September 2022, exact date yet to be confirmed.

Year 1 Modules: Financial Accounting and Taxation are delivered on Tuesday evenings.

Year 1 Modules: Business Management and Business Law are delivered on Thursday evenings.

Year 2 Modules: Advanced Financial Accounting and Advanced Taxation are delivered on Tuesday evenings.

Year 2 Modules: Management Accounting and Financial Data Management are delivered on Thursday evenings.

Please note: This is an indicative course delivery timetable and is subject to change.

Next year's mode of delivery - online, face to face or a combination of both - is entirely dependent on the government health advice and level of restrictions in force during the upcoming academic year 2022/2023.

No, there is no January intake at ATU for this programme. The programme run at ATU commences in September.

ATI hold remotely invigilated online examinations in June each year. Repeat exams are held in August.

The application system we use at ATU does not issue an email when an application has been made. When you have successfully applied, all the checklist items will be ticked off. You will then click on 'Application is Complete' and if you 'Agree to the Terms', you will get a 'Signature' page which confirms you have made your application.

In relation to deferrals or withdrawals from the ATI programme and impact on ATI registration, examinations, ATI fees paid and ATI refunds policy etc., you will need to contact ATI students services.

Unfortunately, ATU can’t accept deferrals once a place on the course has been accepted.