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AAT accelerated route
AAT students and members may be eligible for CIMA exemptions.
We offer direct entry to the CIMA professional qualification to all AAT members and students who have completed the Technician/Diploma level.
Claiming exemptions
To claim exemptions from all five of CIMA's certificate level subjects, you need to submit copies of your Technician/Diploma level certificate and/or statement of achievement (including skills tests and exams).
First you must register as a CIMA student. Please see our page on registering as a student and applying for exemptions for more information
Special arrangement for students who sat Technician/Diploma level in June
If you have just completed the Technician/Diploma level, we understand that you may not receive the necessary documents from the AAT until after our 31 July registration and certificate deadline for the November exam sitting. We have therefore agreed with the AAT to provide a special service to students who have completed Technician/Diploma level in the AAT June exams and would like to register with CIMA and enter for the November exams.
Step one – register as a student and send Intermediate/Advanced Certificate documents
In order to be eligible for this special arrangement you must first register with CIMA and submit copies of your AAT Intermediate/Advanced Certificate level statement of achievement and/or certificate. You must have registered and submitted these documents by 14 August in order to enter the November exams.
Step two - email the AAT
You then need to email the AAT at cimaexemptions@aat.org.uk by 5pm on Friday 14 August, stating that you give permission for your exam results to be released to CIMA. You will need to provide your AAT student membership number together with your Contact ID so that you can be easily identified.
The AAT will then email CIMA with your exam results on Monday 17 August. This will enable us to apply your exemptions in time for you to enter the November exams.
In order to be eligible for this special arrangement, please ensure that you have sent an email to the AAT by by 5pm on August 14. You should receive an automated reply once you have sent the relevant information to the above address.
Step three – receive confirmation
Once your exemptions have been awarded, you will receive official confirmation in writing. You can also view your exemptions using your MY CIMA account online. Please note: your exemptions will be awarded within 7 days of this date. Please only contact CIMA if you have not received your exemptions after this time.
In order to be eligible for this special arrangement you must have sat the AAT exams in the June exam sitting. This service cannot be used to report completion of the Technician/Diploma level prior to the June sitting. If you completed the Technician/Diploma level before the June sitting, please register and submit copies of your Technician level documents.
Skills test results
We advise students applying by special registration to check with your centre or the AAT to make sure all your skills test results have been updated before the exam results are sent. The AAT will not report any part-completed levels to CIMA and you will not be able to enter for exams if the AAT is unable to confirm full completion of the Technician level.
