ACA Accountancy Training Scheme (school leavers) 2027: when it opens

National Audit Office · Apprenticeship

2027 intake, recruiting September 2026 to August 2027

2027 intake today

Expected~Dec

Opens: ~Dec 2026
Closes: TBC
How we know: Estimated from the employer's wording · Our estimate for a future window“Scheme apply page: 2026 schemes closed; 'Apprentice Accountancy Scheme 2027' opens mid-December 2026 (no day given; first of the month recorded).”Source on naoaccountancyscheme.co.uk

View on naoaccountancyscheme.co.uk

Expected to open around December for the 2027 intake (estimate from the employer's wording).

Window history

Every cycle on the same September to August scale

2027 intake

2027 intake~Dec 2026toTBC
Estimated from the employer's wording · Our estimate for a future window
“Scheme apply page: 2026 schemes closed; 'Apprentice Accountancy Scheme 2027' opens mid-December 2026 (no day given; first of the month recorded).”
Employer's page, read directly · naoaccountancyscheme.co.uk

Every recorded window for ACA Accountancy Training Scheme (school leavers), newest intake first, with its evidence
Intake	Opens	Closes	Dates	Evidence
2027 intake	~Dec 2026	TBC	Estimated from the employer's wordingOur estimate for a future window	Scheme apply page: 2026 schemes closed; 'Apprentice Accountancy Scheme 2027' opens mid-December 2026 (no day given; first of the month recorded).Employer's page, read directlynaoaccountancyscheme.co.uk

About this programme

Employer: National Audit Office
Type: Apprenticeship
Level: Not published
Route: Legal, finance and accounting
For: School and college leavers
Locations: Not published
Asks for: Not published
Assessment: Not published
Notes: 4.5-year structured programme for apprentices towards the ICAEW ACA.

Live vacancies

No live vacancy is linked to this programme right now.

Sources

Where every date above comes from

1
naoaccountancyscheme.co.uk/apply-here
Accessed 3 Oct 2026 · Evidence for the 2027 window (employer's page, read directly)

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