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A comprehensive training programme, suitable for beginners, designed to give you book-keeping and accounting knowledge. This diploma will also prepare you to gain a Level 2 and 3 AAT Qualification.
Enquire nowAre you looking to gain known accounting qualifications? Want to put yourself in the best possible position to progress your career in finance? This diploma offers you a route to gain hands-on accounting experience through practical self-paced training.
Once you’ve completed your diploma and gained your new AAT qualifications you can add them to your CV feeling confident that you could apply for roles such as; Accounts Assistant, Bookkeeper, Finance Assistant, Finance Administrator.
If you’re interested in running your own business, you may way find that working as a self-employed bookkeeper gives you great flexibility and you can confidently manage your clients’ books as well as your own business finances!
If you’re keen to progress even further, there are a number of options you could look towards and with further study to gain an AAT Professional Diploma in Accounting, your career path could lead you to work as an Accountant, Finance Manager or Financial Controller for example.
Awarded 565 CPD points upon successful completion
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The Foundation and Advanced Diploma in Accounting with AAT Foundation provides top level professional finance training for anyone wanting a career as an Accountant, Bookkeeper or Finance Professional. If you study this diploma you will also have the opportunity to gain an AAT (The Association of Accounting Technicians) Foundation Certificate in Accounting and the AAT Advanced Diploma in Accounting; both valuable qualifications for anyone aspiring to work in finance.
This training is suitable for complete beginners to accounting. Through a comprehensive range of core subjects such as Final Accounts Preparation, Elements of Costing, Advanced Bookkeeping and Sage 50 Accounts, you’ll gain essential, practical accounts processing understanding and ability. You’ll work through each course step-by-step at your own pace to gain the knowledge required to work confidently in an accounting role.
With this Diploma you’ll also be given your own access to MyAAT. This is a comprehensive and valuable online student resource that all AAT students are provided with to assist their studies and helps prepare you for the qualification examinations.
As with all our training this is a flexible diploma which can be studied via a combination of methods; in one of our training centres or online at home or work. You have overall ultimate control and flexibility over where and when you study.
* Equivalent to Level 5 and 6 in Scotland
Successful completion of this course means you will be eligible to take the AAT Foundation Certificate in Accounting and the Advanced Diploma in Accounting, both extremely prestigious financial qualifications.
Along with the courses shown below you will also study the following AAT core courses:
- Elements of Costing
- Work Effectively in Finance
- Final Accounts Preparation
- Advanced Bookkeeping
- Management Accounting Costing
- Ethics for Accountants
- Indirect Tax
This Sage 50 Accounts course will help you learn how to process a business’ finances using this globally renowned accounting software. This is essential, interactive training using the very latest version of Sage Accounts, designed for those who already have an understanding of manual bookkeeping processes.
Microsoft Excel is the world’s most popular spreadsheet program. This course is suitable for beginner to intermediate level. Over a series of self-paced lessons you'll learn how to format your spreadsheet to best display your information, handle simple and complex formulas, insert charts, learn how to insert functions such as IFERROR and much much more.
Our Excel Expert level course will provide you with the knowledge and skills to use this popular spreadsheet programme to an advanced level. You can choose whether you'd like to study 2013 or 2010 and over a series of self-paced lessons you'll learn how to perform tasks such as conditional formatting, recording and running macros, working with pivot tables and using statistical functions.
This course will help you learn the processes and procedures involved in manual bookkeeping. You will cover the double entry system, the basics of VAT, checking invoices for accuracy, day books, general ledger, purchase ledger and sales ledger, prompt payment discount, petty cash books, balancing ledger accounts and many other aspects of manual bookkeeping. Once you have completed this training, you will be well placed to go on to study computerised accounting.
The course is perfect for those who would like to work as a Bookkeeper or Accounts Assistant. It’s the ideal intermediate bookkeeping course for those wanting to further develop their bookkeeping skills and want to learn the correct methods and techniques to be able to confidently manage the financial records for businesses or other organisations.
You don't need to have any specific experience or qualifications before starting this diploma programme.
Wherever possible our training is tailored to your needs. The cost of our training programmes depend on the course(s) you choose and varies according to duration and breadth. Rest assured we have a number of payment options available to ensure the cost of training is affordable and can be worked alongside your other financial commitments. Common ways people fund their training include: -
Requesting funding from your employers needn’t be a daunting task. Many employers support and encourage their employees with their professional development and consider it a worthwhile investment to fund any training required.
What we can help with:
There may be the opportunity to apply for funded grants that can help towards the cost of training. These include the Skills Development Scotland ITAs and the ReAct programme in Wales. All schemes will have different terms and conditions that will need to be met in order to qualify for a grant and these are managed by each individual centre.
We’d recommend you speak to a Course Advisor in your local centre to find out whether they are registered to offer any such schemes and discuss your requirements further.
* Terms and Conditions apply. Speak to a Course Advisor for full information on the options available to you.
This is a high level diploma and can help you gain roles such as Professional Bookkeeper or Accounts Assistant. Taking your AAT training to the next level could lead to positions such as AAT Qualified Accountant, Treasurer etc.
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| Advanced Diploma in Accounting with AAT | Diploma | Sage, Accounting & Bookkeeping | More Info Enquire now |
| Foundation Diploma in Accounting with AAT | Diploma | Sage, Accounting & Bookkeeping | More Info Enquire now |
| Foundation Diploma in Bookkeeping with AAT | Diploma | Sage, Accounting & Bookkeeping | More Info Enquire now |
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