Exams and e-Assessment

All you need to know about studying, enrolling for and sitting your online exams. Please read each section carefully and download documentation relevant to you.

If you require more information or have a query, please contact our Assessment team:

exams@accountingtechniciansireland.ie 

October 2021 timetable

Year 2 exam timetable

A PDF of the October 2021 exam timetable can be viewed here. 

E-assessment

The Accounting Technicians Ireland exams take place online via an e-assessment platform. Students are required to type their answers and will need a computer with a keyboard, camera, microphone and internet connection to sit exams.

For October 2021 exam candidates, please familiarise yourself with the following documents:

• Read the Pre-exam checklist 
• Read the Moodle exam how-to guide 

Exam sample papers

You can work through sample papers in MyRevision, accessed via your TouchPoint portal. The new syllabus exam paper structure for Year 1 students can be found here.

Exam rules and regulations

Please make sure to read our Rules and Regulations carefully in advance of sitting your exams.

• Read our Rules and Regulations

• Read our E-Assessment Data Privacy Policy
• Equal Opportunities Policy
• Maladministration and Malpractice Policy

Exam results and verification

Exam results are published on your TouchPoint portal following ratification of results and awards by the relevant meeting of the ATI Assessment Board. Please note that the results of the August 2021 exams will be available in mid-September. Following the publication of results on your TouchPoint portal, a copy of your results will be provided to the college you are attending.

Candidates can apply for a verification of examination scripts in any module. This is a clerical check of an examination to confirm that all questions and marks have been correctly totalled and recorded.

If you wish to apply for a verification, please complete the form below and read the instructions carefully. The completed form must be completed and emailed to exams@accountingtechniciansireland.ie within 5 working days of the publication of the exam results in TouchPoint. Please be advised that there is a €50 fee for this. 

• Download the exam verification form

If you are unsatisfied with the outcome of a verification, you may request a Full Review within 5 working days of receiving the outcome of the verification. Please be advised that there is a €100 fee for this. Please read Section 8 of our Rules and Regulations for more information.

• Download the application for review form

Tax reference material

Please find your tax reference material. This will be provided to you within the e-Assessment platform. You are permitted to print your own copy for use in advance of sitting your exam.   

• Taxation reference material (NI)
• Taxation reference material (ROI)

IAS datasets 

For Year 2 students sitting Integrated Accounting Systems in August, the IAS datasets will be available to download in ‘My Learning Resources’ in your TouchPoint account. You will be notified as to when the datasets will be available. Please ensure to select the dataset relevant to your exam. Instructions on how to download the dataset and save it to your desktop are outlined below.

• Preparing for your IAS examinations 

Re-sits for exam candidates

If you are a September intake student and are required to re-sit an exam from the June session, you can take the exam in August. Following this, the next opportunity to sit your exams will be June 2022. August exam bookings are now closed. 

If you are a January intake student and are required to re-sit an exam from the August session, you can take the exam in October. Following this, the next opportunity to sit your exams will be August 2022. The closing date for booking October exams is the 1st of October. 

If you did not book your exams during registration, you can book your exams via your TouchPoint portal. The exam fee is €75 / £65 per exam.

• How to book your exams

Reasonable accommodation

Reasonable accommodation is available for students sitting their examinations. To apply for a reasonable accommodation, please complete the application form below.

The date to apply for reasonable accommodation for the June exams has now passed. To apply for reasonable accommodation for the August exams, please complete the application and email it to exams@accountingtechniciansireland.ie 

Please note that we require supporting documentation for all applications and that all requests for reasonable accommodation are treated in strict confidence. Please see our privacy policy below.

• Reasonable accommodation application form
• Reasonable accommodation consent form
• Reasonable accommodation privacy policy

Application for extenuating circumstances

Candidates may make representations regarding extenuating circumstances affecting their performance e.g. medical condition, or other personal circumstances. Please ensure to notify us within 5 working days of the exam taking place by emailing exams@accountingtechniciansireland.ie

If you are absent from an exam due to an extenuating circumstance, you will be allowed to re-sit the exam at the next session at no charge. Please note that we require supporting documentation for all applications and that requests for reasonable accommodation are treated in strict confidence

Exam transcripts

You may request a transcript of your results at any stage by completing the request form below and emailing it to exams@accountingtechniciansireland.ie. Transcripts are often requested as official documentation if you wish to gain exemptions for further studies.

Please note, the administrative fee for a transcript is €7/£6 for one year and €14/£12 for two years and there is a two-week waiting period for transcript requests to be processed. The transcript will state: the year you sat your exams; the modules you sat; your award

• Transcript request form