Further Details | |
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Course Code | MY10206 |
Location | Distance Learning |
Duration | Part Time, 12 weeks (26/03/2025 – 02/07/2025) Wednesday’s 1pm to 7.30pm Northop Business School |
Department | Accounting, Business, Management & Leadership |
Start Date | Roll On, Roll Off |
End Date | Roll On, Roll Off |
Course Overview
The purpose of the AAT Certificate in Bookkeeping is to ensure that you have the solid bookkeeping skills necessary for most finance roles. You will gain the knowledge and skills needed to carry out typical bookkeeping transactions and tasks in two mandatory units.
The qualification is composed of two mandatory units, assessed in two end-of-unit assessments:
• Introduction to Bookkeeping
• Bookkeeping Controls.
INTRODUCTION TO BOOKKEEPING
● Understand how to set up bookkeeping systems
● Process customer transactions
● Process supplier transactions
● Process receipts and payments
● Process transactions into the ledger accounts
PRINCIPLES OF BOOKKEEPING CONTROLS
● Use control accounts
● Reconcile a bank statement with the cash book
● Use and record journals
● Produce trial balances
The qualification is composed of two mandatory units, assessed in two end-of-unit assessments:
• Introduction to Bookkeeping
• Bookkeeping Controls.
INTRODUCTION TO BOOKKEEPING
● Understand how to set up bookkeeping systems
● Process customer transactions
● Process supplier transactions
● Process receipts and payments
● Process transactions into the ledger accounts
PRINCIPLES OF BOOKKEEPING CONTROLS
● Use control accounts
● Reconcile a bank statement with the cash book
● Use and record journals
● Produce trial balances
GCSE grade C or above in English and Mathematics, or equivalent.
You will be required to undertake an initial assessment to confirm your suitability for this course.
You will be required to undertake an initial assessment to confirm your suitability for this course.
AAT assessments are designed to assess your knowledge and understanding of the skills you’ve developed.
AAT assessment:
● Computer based tests (CBT) marked wholly by AAT computer software. Level 2 provisional results are available on the assessment day.
AAT assessment:
● Computer based tests (CBT) marked wholly by AAT computer software. Level 2 provisional results are available on the assessment day.
Possible jobs after completing this qualification
● a clerical assistant
● a trainee bookkeeper
● an accounts clerk
● a finance assistant
● an accounts administrator
● a clerical assistant
● a trainee bookkeeper
● an accounts clerk
● a finance assistant
● an accounts administrator
£875 (text books are £65 and will need to be purchased separately).
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