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AAT Foundation Certificate in Accounting - Level 2

Overview

AAT accountancy courses are designed to teach you practical skills that you can transfer directly to your workplace or aid your career progression.

An AAT qualification offers you a professional status that reflects the skills you’ve worked so hard to gain. So when employers see the letters MAAT after your name, they’ll know they’re dealing with a credible, up-to-date professional.

As a member of the AAT, you’ll have the support of the largest professional body for accounting technicians worldwide.

On the Level 2 course, you will learn how to use manual and computerised accounting systems for purchase ledger, sales ledger and the general ledger.

For further information on the AAT courses and qualifications, click here.

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Start dates and fees

On top of the course fees, you will also be required to join the AAT professional body, which may incur a charge.

Start Date	Day/Time	Wks	Code	Annual Fee	Actions
Start Date	Day/Time	Wks	Code	Annual Fee	Actions
18/09/2023	Tue,Thu TBC - TBC	35	1761A102	£1250.00^{** E}	Apply

^E You may be eligible for fee exemption depending on your circumstances. Please see our fees for adult learners page for more information.

What will I study?

Bookkeeping Transactions

Principles and procedures related to processing business transactions, financial documents and payments for customers and suppliers.
Developing skills in processing ledger transactions and preparing an initial trial balance.

Bookkeeping Controls

Maintenance and reconciliation of a cash book by accurately entering receipts and payments, balancing off the book and reconciling with bank statements.
Knowledge and understanding of the UK banking system and related organisational activities.
Petty cash transactions and the importance of the Journal as a primary accounting record.
Maintain control over debtors and creditors, aided by preparation and use of debtor and creditor control accounts.
Non-standard bookkeeping transactions and double-entry bookkeeping records.

Work Effectively in Finance

Developing transferable skills and effective working in an accounting environment.
Teamwork skills and the ability to work independently.
Demonstrating workplace-ready standards of literacy and numeracy.

Elements of costing

Cost recording systems within an organisation and how best to respond to requests for information relating to costs and expenditure.
Recording and extracting information, and using a costing system to provide information for management.

Using Accounting Software

Selecting and using computerised accounting or bookkeeping software to input and process data for orders, invoices, receipts and payments.
Preparing management and period-end reports.

Entry requirements

Learners are required to have achieved GCSE English and maths at grade C or above prior to joining this course however this will be assessed on an individual basis at interview.

This course is for learners aged 19+ only. If you are aged16-18 and wishing to pursue a career in accounting, please consider our course Foundation Diploma in Accounting and Business – Level 2 or an apprenticeship.

Study programmes - essential skills for employment

As an entry requirement on some of our courses, you will need a GCSE in both English and maths with at least a grade 4/C (please see entry requirements above).

If this isn’t displayed under the entry requirements and you don’t currently have a GCSE in both English and maths at grade 4/C or above before joining us, you will then study English and maths as part of your programme with the aim of achieving a qualification with at least a grade 4/C. This is to help improve your chances of employment once you leave us.

In addition, to help you gain essential skills for employment, all students aged 19 and under and studying a full-time course with us will take part in our study programmes.

How long is the course?

This is a part-time course that runs over one year as either a full day or two evenings per week.

Location

Derby Road Campus

How will I be assessed?

External assessment on each of the units.

If you are an external student and want to sit the Using Accounting Software Assessment (SAGE) at the college you are required to attend an assessment preparation class. Please email sally.willey@wnc.ac.uk or call 01623 0900128 for more details.