Why Study This Course?
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.
You will gain a nationally recognised accounting qualification valued by employers.
You will learn essential skills in bookkeeping, costing, and accounting software.
You will build practical knowledge applicable in real-world workplace scenarios.
You will open doors to higher-level AAT qualifications and career advancement.
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
You will gain a nationally recognised accounting qualification valued by employers.
You will learn essential skills in bookkeeping, costing, and accounting software.
You will build practical knowledge applicable in real-world workplace scenarios.
You will open doors to higher-level AAT qualifications and career advancement.
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.
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.
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.
Please note that tutors may occasionally be changed at short notice. While teaching styles may vary, we ensure consistent quality across all of our courses. For this reason, a change of tutor does not qualify for a refund.