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Studying CIMA after AAT

01 November 2020
CIMA student, Luke Baxendale, shares his experience of starting a CIMA apprenticeship after his AAT qualification.

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If you’ve got an AAT qualification, you can jump straight into CIMA at the Strategic level. Luke Baxendale shares his experience of doing just that, discussing how he decided on a career in accounting, how he balances study with working at Network Rail, and why CIMA was the perfect way to continue his professional education after AAT.

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