Your must-attend conference for insights, networking and recognition
Join us once again for our annual conference, packed with important updates and information for you to better understand and deliver our qualifications.
We're excited to introduce a wealth of networking opportunities, culminating in an unforgettable night of celebration at the Training Provider Awards, and provide an impressive array of exhibitors ready to connect with you and elevate your experience.
Registration 13.00–14.00
Grab your name badge, get drink, meet fellow delegates as they arrive.
Networking 14.00–16.00
Connect with AAT tutors, hear from AAT staff, and build valuable relationships with sponsors.
Pre-dinner drinks 18.30–19.30
An evening of celebration, connection, and inspiration.
Dress code: Dress to impress.
Dinner, awards and entertainment 19.30–23.00
An evening celebrating excellence across our professional community.
Registration / meet the exhibitors 09.00–10.00
Begin your second day with our registration hour. Meet fellow delegates as they arrive, mingle with exhibitors and settle in for an inspiring day ahead.
Securing future relevance: skills, careers and the profession 10.00–10.45
The future of accounting isn’t defined by qualifications alone – it’s shaped by careers, capability, confidence and a strong sense of professional belonging.
In this dynamic panel discussion, we explore how AAT is evolving to support the whole professional journey: from the first steps into learning, through membership and CPD, to lifelong career progression. Grounded in our strategy to 2030, this session looks beyond education to consider how AAT is responding to shifting employer expectations, rapid technological change, new ways of working and the increasing demand for adaptable, future‑ready professionals.
Designed specifically for Training Providers, this conversation reframes your role as more than delivery partners – positioning you as essential contributors to a wider, interconnected professional ecosystem. Panellists will discuss how education, membership and CPD are becoming more integrated, how skills development is expanding beyond technical competence, and how we are supporting our members to thrive at every stage of their careers.
This session is about momentum, opportunity and partnership – and how, together, we can shape a profession that is relevant, resilient and ready for whatever comes next.
Level 4 Diploma for Professional Accounting Technicians: Audit masterclass 11.00–11.45
Audit is more than an assurance exercise, it’s about understanding risk, evaluating controls, and applying sound professional judgement.
This masterclass is designed to help you teach audit as a practical, judgement‑based discipline that underpins trust in financial information.
At Level 4, students are expected to grasp the purpose and value of audit. This session will support you in teaching these concepts clearly and confidently, enabling students to move beyond theoretical knowledge toward genuine professional understanding.
Tutors will explore the intent of the unit, key content areas, and common student challenges. We’ll also look at effective approaches for teaching risk assessment, internal controls, and audit processes in ways that reflect real organisational contexts.
This isn’t about turning students into auditors, it’s about equipping future accounting technicians with the insight, confidence, and professional awareness expected at Level 4.
Policy radar 2026: what's coming and what we need to focus on 11.00–11.45
Create practical solutions. This is your space to influence the future, shape AAT’s priorities, and ensure providers’ voices are front and centre in the policy conversation.
This insight‑driven session will equip you with the clarity, confidence and foresight needed in a year of significant change. You’ll get a clear, accessible overview of the political and economic forces reshaping qualifications – and what these shifts mean for your students and your organisation.
We’ll explore the barriers affecting delivery and work collaboratively to co‑create practical, realistic solutions. This is your space to influence the future, shape AAT’s priorities, and ensure providers’ voices remain front and centre in the policy conversation.
Apprenticeship reforms: changes, challenges and opportunities 11.00–11.45
Join us for an insight packed session that brings clarity to the apprenticeship reforms reshaping the sector. We’ll unpack what’s changing and why, share AAT’s plan of action, and highlight the practical steps you can take now to stay ahead. This is a packed session designed to give you clarity on the reforms reshaping the sector.
This session is designed to cut through the noise and equip you with guidance you can immediately put into practice – so you can move forward with confidence and a clear view of what’s coming next on the roadmap.
In this session, we’ll explore:
- the drivers behind the apprenticeship reforms and the key decision‑makers shaping them
- what training providers and employers need to be ready for
- AAT’s approach to the reforms and what we’re planning next
- key timelines, transition points and emerging sector opportunities
- how you can get involved and play a role in shaping the future.
SAGE AI session 12.15–13.00
Panel discussion led by Sage looking at the impact of AI and what the future of the profession looks like with this in mind.
(Full description to added soon).
Embedding EDIB (equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging) in education 12.15–13.00
Discover what EDIB looks like in real classroom practice, how bias and barriers can influence student experience, and the steps you can take to create truly inclusive teaching and assessment.
Through real examples and practical tools, this session equips you with strategies you can implement immediately to strengthen belonging, increase engagement and improve student outcomes.
In this session, you will learn:
- what EDIB really means – and why it matters now more than ever
- how bias and barriers shape student confidence and achievement
- the importance of lived experience in shaping inclusive practice
- practical ways to design curriculum and teaching approaches that support all students
- simple, effective techniques to make teaching and assessment more inclusive.
Level 4 Diploma for Professional Accounting Technicians: Tax masterclass 12.15–13.00
Join us for an immersive tax masterclass designed to elevate your expertise and equip you with the skills to confidently deliver the Level 4 Diploma for Professional Accounting Technicians.
This session goes beyond technical content – you’ll discover how to inspire students to think critically, apply their knowledge with assurance, and excel in real world tax and accounting scenarios.
Throughout the masterclass, you’ll explore the vital links between technical accuracy, practical application, professional judgement and progression within the wider accounting industry. You’ll gain the insight needed to prepare your students not just for assessment, but for the evolving roles accountants hold today and in the future.
This isn’t just a masterclass – it’s a catalyst for transforming how tax is taught, how tutors lead, and how students step confidently from qualification to long‑term career success.
Connect and collaborate 14.00–14.30
This is your dedicated space to engage in structured, meaningful conversations with fellow tutors and AAT teams about the real challenges and opportunities shaping your delivery. Guided by thought‑provoking, pre‑set questions tailored to different provider types, these sessions focus on collaborative problem solving, sharing insights, exploring best practice, and generating practical ideas you can take straight back to your organisation.
Keeping students engaged: practical strategies to drive progress and success 15.00–15.45
Join this interactive session to explore what truly keeps students motivated, both in the classroom and online. You’ll uncover practical, proven techniques tutors are using right now to keep students on track, along with insights into how AAT supports engagement throughout the student journey and how you can get involved.
Create solutions with peers, this session is designed to leave you inspired, equipped and ready to elevate the learner experience in your own in person and online delivery, ready to use immediately. Support tools and how to integrate them into your teaching to boost motivation and progression led ideas and best practice examples from other providers facing the same challenges.
Designed for collaboration, this session gives you space to share best practice, exchange ideas and co-create solutions with peers. You’ll leave inspired, equipped and ready to elevate the student experience in your own delivery.
You’ll leave the session with:
- actionable engagement techniques for in‑person and online delivery that you can implement immediately
- clear understanding of AAT’s student support tools, and how to use them effectively to boost motivation and progression
- strategies to help students stay accountable, build strong study habits and grow confidence throughout their qualification
- peer-driven ideas and best practice examples from providers facing similar challenges
- renewed inspiration and confidence to help every student feel supported, connected and ready to succeed.
AI in education: what works and what doesn’t 15.00–15.45
AI is reshaping the way students learn and tutors teach – but what actually makes a difference?
Join a tutor who has successfully woven AI into their teaching practice for an honest, energising and myth‑busting session on how AI can enhance learning, streamline planning and deepen engagement.
Myth-busting, energising look at how AI can enhance teaching, streamline planning and support deeper learning. experience examples from a tutor using AI successfully.
Discover how students can use AI to build confidence and strengthen their study habits and walk away with practical tools you can put into action immediately. Whether you see AI as a risk, a revolution or simply an underused resource, this session will help you understand how to use it well.
In this session, you’ll learn:
- how AI can meaningfully support tutors with planning, feedback and teaching
- responsible, effective ways students can use AI in their study routines
- the biggest myths, fears and misconceptions debunked
- real examples from a tutor using AI successfully in everyday teaching
- clear, practical strategies to bring AI into your teaching with confidence.
Relevant, accessible, and ready
We recognise the accounting landscape is transforming at pace, and your need for AAT to showcase that we're meeting the dynamic needs of the industry, ensuring AAT qualified professionals are the most sought-after accountants and bookkeepers in the market.
Join us to discover:
- how our qualifications are evolving to be more relevant, flexible, and responsive than ever before
- our approach to breaking down barriers to make a career in accounting accessible to everyone from different backgrounds and walks of life
- exploring how we plan to empower our partners to deliver our qualifications to the best standard possible.
Why attend?
Stay informed on teaching methods and the latest updates.
Connect with premium partners and exhibitors. Network and share ideas with fellow peers.
Get inspired with best practices and tips for your professional growth.
Gain new skills and insights to support your students on their journey to becoming qualified.
Empower your students to acquire new skills.
Celebrate excellence at the Training Provider Awards gala dinner.
Two-day package: £189
You get:
- Thursday networking
- awards dinner and ceremony
- full Friday conference access
- all materials and refreshments.
Venue and accommodation information
This is a two day event which will be held at voco® St John's Solihull, 651 Warwick Road, Solihull B91 1AT.
Overnight accommodation is not included with the ticket. The conference venue, voco® St Johns, is offering a small number of bedrooms at the reduced rate of £145 based on single occupancy (£155 double occupancy) with breakfast included. Bookings are payable at the time of booking and are non-refundable and non-transferrable.
To book a bedroom please contact the venue by telephone on 0121 712 7601 between 09.00 and 17.30, quoting "AAT Training Provider Conference 2026".
Alternatively, you can book other nearby accommodation.
Kaplan Publishing
Kaplan Publishing provides student-friendly, assessment-focused materials for AAT's Q2022 qualifications. Updated by expert tutors, our resources include online testing, mocks, and free support via a dedicated website. Providers can enhance their courses with Kaplan's Digital Extra, a truly blended learning package featuring award-winning online tutorials, progress reporting and content flexibility.
Osborne
Thoroughly updated for the new AAT specifications by our experienced authors, Osborne Books' brand new range of user-friendly learning materials for Q2022 accurately reflect the AAT guidelines and assessments and benefit from clear presentation and easy-to-read language.
In addition to our popular Tutorials, Workbooks and Wise Guides, tutors can now benefit from new-style questions in our online Assessment Builder, creating bespoke tests for students with a performance reporting function, whilst learners can access new activities and electronic versions of the books via Student Zone.
Contact us
For any queries about the conference, feel free to reach out to us at communities@aat.org.uk.
