Resources
ACA study resources
Plain-English guides to the ICAEW ACA: how the qualification is structured, what each level covers, and questions you can practise right now. Built for ICAEW ACA students on both the Next Generation and the pre-2025 syllabus.
Syllabus
The Next Generation ACA: what changed in the 2025 syllabus
ICAEW's Next Generation ACA launched in September 2025: new modules, on-demand Certificate exams, and ethics, sustainability and technology woven throughout. Here's what changed and what it means for how you study.
Choosing a syllabus
Which ACA syllabus am I on? Next Generation vs the pre-2025 ACA
Not sure whether you're studying the Next Generation ACA (2025) or the older pre-2025 (2021) syllabus? Here's how to tell which one you're on, what changed, and what acaunty offers for each.
Certificate Level
ACA Certificate Level: the modules, exam format and pass mark
A plain-English guide to the ICAEW ACA Certificate Level: the foundation modules, the computer-based exam format, the 55% pass mark, and how to revise topic by topic.
Professional Level
ACA Professional Level: the exams, format and how to revise
A guide to the ICAEW ACA Professional Level: how the six exams build on the Certificate fundamentals, the format and 55% pass mark, the quarterly sittings, and how to revise scenario-based questions.
Advanced Level
ACA Advanced Level: the exams and the 2027 changes
A guide to the ICAEW ACA Advanced Level: the integrated, case-study-style assessment, the current exams, and the move to two case studies from July 2027.
Practice
Free ACA practice questions (with worked answers)
Try a few ICAEW ACA-style multiple-choice questions with fully worked answers, covering accounting, assurance and tax, then keep practising free on acaunty.
Certificate modules
A guide to each of the six Next Generation ACA Certificate modules: what’s examined and how to revise it.