Accounting – AAT Level 3 Advanced Diploma

You will enhance your accounting skills with advanced topics.
You will build on your Level 2 knowledge, covering final accounts, management accounting, and indirect tax.
You will gain an industry-recognised qualification highly respected by employers.
You will prepare for career advancement into roles like Accounts Assistant or Finance Officer.
You will focus on practical tasks and real-world scenarios.
You will develop confidence in preparing and interpreting financial information.
You will gain a stepping stone toward Level 4 AAT or chartered accountancy pathways.

This course covers:
Financial Accounting: Preparing Financial Statements: Develop Level 2 skills, incorporating advanced bookkeeping and managing records for non-current assets. Prepare final accounts for sole traders and partnerships, and understand alternative business organisation structures
Management Accounting Techniques: Gain the knowledge and skills to understand the role of cost and management accounting in organisations and how such information supports decision-making
Tax Processes for Businesses: Learn about indirect tax, specifically Value Added Tax (VAT), and its application within businesses
Business Awareness: Understand how the internal and external business environment influences organisational structure, accounting roles, and performance. Explore business types, stakeholder responsibilities, and the impact of economic factors on decision-making

You will enhance your accounting skills with advanced topics.
You will build on your Level 2 knowledge, covering final accounts, management accounting, and indirect tax.
You will gain an industry-recognised qualification highly respected by employers.
You will prepare for career advancement into roles like Accounts Assistant or Finance Officer.
You will focus on practical tasks and real-world scenarios.
You will develop confidence in preparing and interpreting financial information.
You will gain a stepping stone toward Level 4 AAT or chartered accountancy pathways.

You must have completed the AAT Level 2 Certificate in Accounting, ideally at Merit or above.
You will also need to show competency in English and Maths with Level 2 or above, if you have not achieved GCSE mathematics and English at grade C or equivalent.
You must be able to use Word and Excel. Applicants are required to complete an IT test during interview or advised to take ? Excel for Accountants? course.
Please note as a fast track Level 3 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, are computer based and time limited. All units within this qualification are mandatory. Four units are assessed individually in end of unit assessments: Business Awareness, Financial Accounting: Preparing Financial Statements, Management Accounting Techniques and Tax Processes for Businesses. The AAT Advanced Diploma in Accounting will be awarded a grade based on performance across the qualification. These assessments are given a mark that is used in calculating the overall grade. After completing this course, you could progress to AAT Level 4 or pursue chartered accountancy qualifications.

You will have to register with AAT; the registration fee will be £235. Exam fees are included in the fees; however, if you are required to resit a paper you will be charged an additional fee. You will be required to purchase AAT textbooks and question bank.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.