1. Level 7 Accountancy Professional Apprenticeship
Project report

2. What we’ll cover Project Report – what is it?
The Project Report requirements
How to complete your Project Report
Tips from the examiners
How and when to submit your Project Report 2
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3. 1. Project Report – what is it?
Part of the end-point assessment along with Case Study, for the
Level 7 Accountancy Professional Apprenticeship
Seeks evidence of 5 of the 10 skills and behaviours from your training records
Consistent with self reflection and life-long learning
Your role
Level 7
Project Report 3
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4. Knowledge, skills and behaviours from the L7 Apprenticeship Standard
Knowledge / skill / behaviour
Case Study
Project Report
Knowledge
Assurance, risk and control X
Business acumen
Financial information
Legislation, standards and principles
Strategic business management and governance
Skill
Building relationships
Business insight
Communication
Ethics and integrity
Leadership
Problem solving and decision making
Behaviour
Adds value
Continuous improvement
Flexibility
Professional scepticism 4
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5. 2. The Project Report requirements
Using a situation from your practical experience records:
Describe the situation and your role/responsibilities
Explain the actions you carried out, and how you demonstrated the skill / behaviour
Evaluate how effective you were
Describe the lessons you learnt (that could be applied in the future) 5
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6. 2. The Project Report requirements
Q1a. Continuous improvement (18 marks)
Q1b. Building relationships (18 marks)
Q2. Ethics and integrity or professional scepticism (18 marks)
Q3. One other skill (18 marks) [As determined for each sitting]
Q4. One other behaviour (18 marks) [As determined for each sitting]
10 marks for format, spelling and grammar 6
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7. 3. How to complete the Project Report
Template
Download the template for your exam session
icaew.com/projectreport
Guidance document
Available to download
icaew.com/projectreport 7
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8. 3. How to complete the Project Report
Describe the situation and your role/responsibilities
Choose one in which you made a personal contribution and where you learnt something that you could apply in the future
Try to use a different situation for each requirement
Substitute company / individual names with generic alternatives
Explain the actions you carried out, and how you demonstrated the required behaviour
Avoid unnecessary use of jargon. Overly technical answers to the questions are unlikely to be highly rewarded
You should clearly and concisely describe your own personal contribution rather than that of your team   8
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9. 3. How to complete the Project Report
Evaluate your effectiveness
What you did well and where you could improve
A good evaluation will be balanced and honest, identifying positives and negatives  
Describe your lessons learnt (that could be applied in the future)
What you would do in the future in a similar situation, bearing in mind what you learnt from the situation   9
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10. 3. How to complete the Project Report
Word count
Capped at 4,000 words, excluding the words that are already in the Project Report template.
We recommend that you write no more than 800 words for each skill/behaviour.
Allocate sufficient words to address each of the requirements of each question, for example:
description of the situation;
explanation of your actions;
evaluation of how effective you were; and
description of lessons learnt. 10
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11. 4. Examiner tips Read the guidance at icaew.com/projectreport
Use a specific situation, not a general or theoretical situation
Only use one situation for each question
Use ‘I’, ‘me’, ‘my’ not ‘we’, ‘the team’, ‘the firm’…
Use plain English and short sentences
Proof read your answers! Marks are available for well written submissions
Structure your answer around the four requirements of each question – consider use of headings to make this even clearer 11
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12. 5. How and when to submit your Project Report
Complete the relevant template for your exam session – some questions will vary at each session
Submission dates and deadlines – icaew.com/projectreport
Eligibility – previous Case Study attempt OR application for current session
Submission:
Log in to your ICAEW online training file, click on the examinations tab and select ‘Apply for exams’
Your employer may be asked to confirm your experiences
Results:
By text, and within your ICAEW online training file 12
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13. Good luck
Visit icaew.com/projectreport for guidance, template, sample scripts, dates and deadlines
If you have a question relating to the Project Report, your training provider will be able to help and guide you
Thank you and good luck 13
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