AAT Student Stories: Stephen Cockroft | AAT Level 2 Certificate

Stephen wanted to study a PGCE and decided to study an AAT Level 2 Certificate in Accounting to advance his career. 

Currently, I am working as a student services advisor at my local college. I chose to do my course with ICS Learn as a friend recommended the company.  

When I spoke to an advisor I was greatly satisfied. At the time, I had been panicking as the Education department quite suddenly announced that there would be no exams taken this year.

When I contacted the examination body, ICS Learn was one of the organisations listed in its recommendations.

ICS Learn’s course advisor completely understood my situation and answered the queries I had, since the course fee and study plan were suitable to my family and work routine, I registered for the course straight away.

Initially, I did have some reservations as I was quite skeptical about online tutoring and tests. Even though I had attended online meetings via Zoom and Teams, I wondered how tests and exams would be conducted.

Moreover, in previous studies, I was used to doing group study work and sharing knowledge for better understanding. I wondered how I would be able to share my work with my peers.

But as soon as I logged onto my learning platform, all my reservations diminished because my tutor not only explained the lesson in detail but answered all my queries. I was also able to share my thoughts and work with colleagues and ask/assist where required. My confidence improved in each lesson I attended.

The course was broken down in parts that I could easily access on my laptop as many times as I wished. The video attachments, tests and feedback were always beneficial and my tutor always sent links of resources for extra practice.

During the lockdown period because I was working from home my working times greatly differed from the normal period and extended to late evening and so I practiced my learning quite late in the night. I remember whenever I sent a question to my tutor, she kindly gave a swift response and encouragement. 

I intend to do a PGCE in Maths. Now that I have achieved the grade required, I will be applying to providers to continue a route into teacher training.

I would definitely be recommending ICS Learn as I have received an abundance of resources and beneficial feedback from my tutors. The support extended to me made it easier for me to achieve my target and so be a step closer to achieving my ultimate goal.


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