Business, Accounting and Skills Education (BASE)
BASE is a national business competition aimed at sixth form students designed to develop employability skills and introduce chartered accountancy as a desirable career path in business.
What is BASE? | Benefits | How to enter | BASE dates for 2011 | BASE 2010 competition winners
What is BASE?
BASE is an interactive day that will enhance students’ understanding of careers in business and accounting, while developing employability skills such as team work, communication, problem solving and presentation skills.
Students’ financial capability will also be developed through participation in a Business Case study where they assume the role of an ACA.
Benefits
- Enhance students understanding of financial careers
- Develop skills required by employers, specifically careers in business and accounting
- Develop employability skills such as team work, communication and problem solving
- Meet employers and find out what it’s like to work as a chartered accountant
- Speak to universities about elements such as courses available and application processes.
How to enter
Enter a team of six, year 12 and 13 to win some great prizes and the chance to compete to be our BASE champions 2011.
Each team will require a teacher to attend with them.
Find out more email: base@icaew.com
Heats booked so far
| Date | Venue | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 24 November | Villa Marina, Isle of Man | 9am-1pm |
| 10 December | Cambridge University (Fitzwilliam College) | 12pm-4pm |
| 1 February | Chartered Accountants Hall | 12pm-4pm |
| 8 February | University of the West of England | 12pm-4pm |
| 9 February | Gloucester University | 12pm-4pm |
| 10 February | Leicester University | 12pm-4pm |
| 15 February | Cardiff Business School | 12pm-4pm |
| 16 February | Hull University | 12pm-4pm |
| 17 February | Nottingham University | 12pm-4pm |
| 24 February | Liverpool College | 12pm-4pm |
| 2 March | Herts University (TBC) | 12pm-4pm |
| 3 March | Southampton University | 12pm-4pm |
| 15 March | Manchester University | 12pm-4pm |
| 16 March | Oxford Brookes University | 12pm-4pm |
| 21 March | Birmingham University | 12pm-4pm |
| 22 March | Worcester Rugby Club | 12pm-4pm |
| 23 March | Telford Whitehouse Hotel | 12pm-4pm |
| 28 March | Leeds University | 12pm-4pm |
| 31 March | Sheffield United | 11am-3pm |
| 5 April | Exeter University | 12pm-4pm |
BASE 2010 winners
BASE 2010 culminated in a challenging yet exciting National Final on 1 July.
23 teams who won their regional heats came together at Aston University to compete to become our national winners. ICAEW were also joined by our sponsors BPP, Kaplan, KPMG, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Resources Global, Deloitte and Horwath Clark Whitehill, along with an impressive turnout of mentors and judges.
Students further enjoyed a three course celebratory dinner, entertainment by ‘close up magic champion Steve Dela’, awards and a disco.
BASE 2010 champions: Hills Road Sixth Form, Cambridge
Runners up: John Cabot Academy, Bristol
Best Teamwork award: Hymers College Hull
Read our press release and see the photos from 2010’s final
Find out more
Would your organisation like to be involved with sponsorship and mentoring at BASE 2011? Please contact Caroline Gregory or Lucy Griffin for further information at base@icaew.com
