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Our Accountancy EPA Standards

We’re now offering our market-leading end-point assessment (EPA) solution in a range of Accountancy standards to meet workforce needs and support employee progression.
Our Accountancy standards
- Accounts or Finance Assistant
- Professional Accounting or Taxation Technician (in partnership with ATT)
- Public Sector Compliance Investigator and Officer
- Assistant Accountant
We can support you if:
- You currently deliver apprenticeship programmes in finance/accounting and want to ensure you’re receiving the best possible service and value
- You’re an employer and interested in finding out how apprenticeships could enhance your accountancy/finance workforce
- You’re interested in providing accountancy apprenticeships and want advice and guidance.
NCFE AND ATT – THE POWER OF OUR PARTNERSHIP BEHIND YOUR APPRENTICESHIP SUCCESS
We’ve partnered with the Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT) to combine our award-winning EPA service with support and guidance from the industry experts at ATT.
Available for our Professional Accounting or Taxation Technician standard.
Why work with NCFE for EPA?
Timely apprentice achievement
- Guaranteed access to your chosen Gateway progression date
- Complete EPAs within 8 weeks of your Gateway acceptance date
- Results from each assessment component within 5 working days (including final assessments).
No unexpected fees
- No upfront registration fees
- No fees for changing your start date before Gateway
- No withdrawal fees.
Support
- Personalised feedback on your Gateway audit if you’re unsuccessful
- A dedicated EPA Relationship team.
Talk to us about our EPA Accountancy standards

EPA 2023 Award finalist
NCFE has been shortlisted for the Multi Standards
EPAO of the Year category in the EPA 2023 Awards.