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 students on the Next Generation ACA 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.
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.