Accounting Technicians Ireland is an organisation providing accounting education in Ireland. They have over 10,000 members and students in the Republic of Ireland and in Northern Ireland. The organisation was established in 1983. Accounting Technicians Ireland is a non-profit organisation. They are a partner body of Chartered Accountants Ireland and an associate member of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC). They have offices in Dublin and Belfast and links with local college networks throughout Ireland. Accounting Technicians Ireland is the trading name for the Institute of Accounting Technicians in Ireland Limited.

Qualifications

The Accounting Technicians Ireland qualification combines professional exams with work experience. The Accounting Technicians Ireland diploma is divided into two parts, each of which is a qualification in its own right: The certificate and diploma are National Framework of Qualifications Level 6 qualifications. The certificate and diploma are recognised as Qualifications and Credit Framework(QCF) level 4 and level 5 qualifications, respectively, in the UK. Students study for the ATI qualifications full or part-time (normally as part of an apprenticeship with an accountant or company) through a college, or since 2008, directly with the ATI. Members of the Accounting Technicians Ireland body are entitled to use the letters MIATI after their name. After eight years, members may be eligible to apply for fellow membership, who use the designation FIATI after their name. Other professional accountancy bodies recognise the qualification and offer exemptions from their examinations to Accounting Technicians Ireland graduates. Students who complete the diploma can transfer to third year of some business, accounting, and finance degrees in DBS, IPA, Institute of Technology, Sligo, Waterford Institute of Technology, and CIT.

History

Organisational structure

Accounting Technicians Ireland is managed and operated by a board of directors and 26 executive staff. The board of directors is made up of eight directors and a secretary. Four directors are elected members, and the others are nominated by their partner body, Chartered Accountants Ireland. Working under senior management the following departments support students' and members' needs:

Membership structure

Accounting Technicians Ireland has four levels of membership.

Providers

As well as the ATI itself, a number of Schools and College provide Accounting Technician Ireland Training Programmes.