Print Accounting - AAT Level 2 Foundation Certificate
B00050
Thinking about a career in accounting? This course is perfect if you're starting out or have recently begun your journey. You'll learn the fundamentals of bookkeeping and accounting, explore computerised bookkeeping and grasp basic costing principles. Gain the skills and confidence to excel in an accounting role and set yourself up for future success. This course is designed to give you a solid foundation for a rewarding career.
Course Content
This course covers:
Introduction to Bookkeeping: Introduces the double-entry bookkeeping system, associated documents, and processes, leading to the extraction of an initial trial balance
Principles of Bookkeeping Controls: Focuses on control accounts, journals, methods of payment, reconciliation processes, and redrafting the trial balance after initial adjustments
Principles of Costing: Provides a basic introduction to costing, building a foundation for more complex costing and management accounting units
The Business Environment: Provides knowledge of key business concepts and their application in the external and internal environment, including the legal system and principles of contract law
We provide top up options for Level 2 Bookkeeping Certificate Holders as follows :
? Business Environment Synoptic: Additional module for learners who completed the AAT Level 2 Bookkeeping Certificate
? Principles of Costing: Additional module for learners who completed the AAT Level 2 Bookkeeping Certificate
Entry Requirements
To be eligible for this course you must be 19 or over on 31st August prior to the course start date.
No previous business accounts experience is needed.
You will need to complete a literacy and numeracy screening assessment if you have not achieved GCSE mathematics and English at grade C or equivalent. The entrance requirement is level 2 or above.
You will also be considered if you have recently achieved a level 1 or 2 in Bookkeeping.
This course is designed for learners with previous accounting and finance background. An interview is required to assess eligibility. Learners without an accounting or business background or have not fulfilled the entrance requirement may be advised to complete the AAT Level 2 Bookkeeping course first. A top-up option is available in February for learners who achieve a Merit or above in the Level 2 Bookkeeping course.
Please note as a fast track Level 2 course all learners are subject to a 6 week trial period which requires 100% attendance, adherence to course documentation requirements, completion of the registration to AAT, and participation with set class activities, tasks and external work.
First Class Requirements
Paper, pen and calculator
Attendance Requirements
You will have to register with AAT; registration fee is ?155 ( ?15 annual membership and ?55 one off admission fee)
Exam fees are included in the tuition fees; however, if you will have to resit an exam, you will be responsible for paying the resit fee.
Textbooks and question bank are also to be bought separately; your tutor will advise you on this on the first day of class.
Assessment Methods
All assessments are set and marked by AAT and are computer-based and time-limited. To achieve the qualification and be awarded a grade, you must pass all the mandatory assessments and the synoptic assessment. Successful completion of this level opens doors to further AAT qualifications, enhancing your career prospects.
Further Study Options
Accounting AAT Level 3 Advanced Diploma in Accounting. When you have successfully completed the level 2 course you can progress onto the level 3 programme. This level 2 Certificate provides progression to the level 3 Diploma in Accounting and, in turn, the Accounting AAT Level 4 Professional Diploma in Accounting, the latter providing exemptions to the Chartered Accounting bodies awards
The finance, accountancy, business and communications skills developed in the AAT Foundation Certificate in Accounting can lead to employment as:
an accounts administrator
an accounts assistant
an accounts payable clerk
a purchase/sales ledger clerk
a trainee accounting technician
a trainee finance assistant.
Additional Information
You will need to register with AAT; the registration fee is £155. Exam fees are included in the tuition fees; however, if you need to resit an exam, you will be responsible for paying the resit fee. Textbooks and a question bank are to be bought separately. Your tutor will advise you on this on the first day of class as to how to buy these books and apply a 40% discount which is given our college.
Exams are set to a central schedule as part of the course delivery. These dates are fixed and learners are expected to adhere to these. If you are required to resit a paper you will be charged an additional fee of £20. Rescheduling of exams is only permitted in exceptional circumstances and this also incurs a fee.
