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Benefits of approval
As an Approved Learning Partner - Student Tuition at Gold and Platinum, you will benefit from the following:
Best practice certification: in becoming an Approved Learning Partner - Student Tuition you will have been assessed against ACCA's widely recognised and highly regarded global best practice benchmarks. This provides you and your students with unequivocal assurance about your ACCA tuition and student support frameworks.
Brand enhancement: by becoming an Approved Learning Partner - Student Tuition you will demonstrate to students and their employers that you are committed to providing high quality tuition and student support, and so will enhance your own reputation.
Continuous improvement: you will have access to a wide range of development opportunities, tools and tuition provider events provided by ACCA to help support you in improving your tuition, including free results analysis reports at each exam session, for paper-based and computer-based exams.
Dedicated contact and customer service: you will be provided with excellent account management and support through ACCA's head office and national office network.
Promotion by ACCA: you will have priority entry on ACCA's online database of tuition providers, with up to 100 words of promotional text, plus advertising opportunities on ACCA's website, in student accountant and through ACCA access , our direct mailing service.
Online services : you will have access to your account, including the facility to maintain your details, apply to upgrade your approval, apply for re-approval, use our results analysis service and access past results analysis reports. In addition, your online account will allow you access to a host of exclusive ACCA resources, such as the Knowledge Library, ACCA's online Professional Ethics module and up-to-the-minute information on developments at ACCA.
Marketing tools: you will receive a certificate of your approval from ACCA and, based on your level of approval, you will have the use of the Gold or Platinum approved title and distinctive logo. You will also receive ACCA's latest display merchandise to help you signpost and promote your courses.
A number of additional resources are available based on your level of approval:
| Gold | Platinum |
| ACCA promotional tools, including the use of the Gold Approved title and distinctive Gold Approved logo, together with a certificate of Gold approval from ACCA | ACCA promotional tools, including the use of the Platinum Approved title and distinctive Platinum Approved logo, together with a certificate of Platinum approval from ACCA |
| Recommendation by ACCA as a quality tuition provider | Active promotion by ACCA to our Approved Employers and partners as a highest-quality tuition provider |
| Support to become Platinum, tailored to the needs of your institution | Market information packages, including assistance with potential expansion opportunities |
| The opportunity to comment on ACCA examinations by providing written representation for consideration at ACCA's Examination Review Board |


