Intermediate Certificate in AAT Accounting (Level 2 Full Time)
The AAT qualification is designed to teach you practical skills that you can transfer directly into your workplace or that can aid your accountancy career progression.
Course Summary
Course Information for Students
Who is this course for?
The AAT qualification is designed to teach you practical skills that you can transfer directly into your workplace or that can aid your accountancy career progression.
An AAT Certificate offers you a professional status which is recognised by employers and reflects your knowledge, understanding and skills.
When you complete the AAT training, you will be able to use the letters MAAT after your name to reflect your professional competence as an accountant. This accreditation will present you to employers and clients as a credible, up-to-date professional.
The Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) is the professional organisation you will join. Through this organisation, you will be able to draw on the support and expertise of AAT members across the globe.
On the Level 2 course, you will learn how to use manual and computerised accounting systems for the purchase ledger, sales ledger, general ledger and double entry bookkeeping.
Entry Requirements
You will need:
- GCSE grade 4/C or above in Maths
- GCSE English Language at grade 3/D
- 2 x other GCSEs graded 4/C or above
You will be required to complete an interview prior to the course and you need to be self-motivated.
What will you learn?
Basic accounting module 1
This incorporates principles and procedures related to:
- Processing business transactions
- Financial documents
- Payments for customers and suppliers
- Developing skills in processing ledger transactions
- Preparing an initial trial balance
Basic accounting module 2
You will develop the skills of maintenance and reconciliation of a cash book through:
- Accurately entering receipts and payments
- Balancing off the book
- Reconciling with bank statements
- Knowledge and understanding of the UK banking system and related organisational activities
- Petty cash transactions
- Understanding the importance of the journal as a primary accounting record
- Maintaining control over debtors and creditors, aided by preparation and use of debtor and creditor control accounts
- Non-standard bookkeeping transactions
- Double-entry bookkeeping records
- Working effectively in accounting and finance
- Developing transferable skills and effective working in an accounting environment
- Teamworking skills
- The ability to work independently
- Demonstrating ‘workplace-ready’ standards of literacy and numeracy
- Basic costing
- Understanding 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
Computerised accounting
- Selecting and using computerised accounting or bookkeeping software
- Electronic input and process data for orders, invoices, receipts and payments
- Preparing management and period-end reports
How will you learn?
What will you need to bring with you?
Additional costs may be towards any enrichment trips/visits.
How will you be assessed?
You will gain your AAT qualification through online assessment exams set by the professional body for accounting technicians (AAT), and through a project.
Where next?
Further Study
After the course, you are able to discuss progression opportunities with teaching staff and the Derby College Group Apprenticeship Team. Securing an apprenticeship would allow progression to the part-time AAT Level 3 in Accounting. Alternatively, you may wish to go into further employment in an accounts or business environment. We can help you if you are considering an apprenticeship programme or another full-time Accounting course.
Careers
Financial services are a recognised area for skills development. The sector includes employment opportunities providing bookkeeping for small companies or, with further study, other careers in professional and financial services including corporate recovery, insolvency services and forensic accounting.
Who do you contact for more information?
For more information contact Derby College on 0800 0280289 or enquiries@derby-college.ac.uk
Course Information for Employers
Information for Employers
Career Information
This course could lead to one of these careers...
Importers and Exporters
£30274
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Course Information Last Updated On: October 12, 2021 2:48 pm
