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AAT Apprenticeship
Intermediate Apprenticeship in Accounting
Level 2Course Overview
Part Time
Certificate
Certificate
This apprenticeship framework is designed for junior and entry level accounting roles, providing a solid foundation in finance administration. It includes the AAT’s Foundation Certificate in Accounting, which helps develop the skills to work in an accounts department, helping a business or organisation to keep financial records and prepare accounts. It covers areas such as double entry bookkeeping and basic costing principles.
Qualification: AAT Level 2 Foundation Certificate in Accounting
Delivery model: College delivery half a day per week
Duration: 12 months
Ideal for:
- Purchase/Sales Ledger Clerks
- Accounts Assistants
- Credit Control Clerks
- Finance Assistants
The apprenticeship will cover the following core areas:
- Balance accounts
- Processing payments and receipts through the ledgers
- Preparing invoices
- Bank reconciliations
- Double Entry Bookkeeping
- Basic Costing
- Business communications
- Handling petty cash
See Employer tab for further details or refer to the AAT website http://www.aat.org.uk/
Components:
- Functional Skills Maths and English at L2
- Employment Rights and Responsibilities
- Personal Learning and Thinking Skills
Benefits for learners:
- Learn a wide range of accountancy skills
- Improve your career choices
- Become an integral part of your organisation
- Gain a professionally recognised qualification
Benefits to business:
- Develop the talent your business needs
- Increase staff productivity
- Start succession planning for the future
- Increase staff retention
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Unit |
Overview |
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Bookkeeping Transactions |
Provides the skills necessary to understand financial transactions within a bookkeeping system, process customer transactions, process supplier transactions, process receipts & payments and process transactions through the ledgers to trial balance. |
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Bookkeeping Controls |
Provides the skills necessary to understand payment methods, understand controls in bookkeeping system, use control accounts, use the journal and reconcile a bank statement with the cash book. |
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Elements of Costing |
Provides a basic introduction to the cost recording system within an organisation, using cost recording techniques and providing information on actual and budgeted costs and income. |
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Using Accounting Software |
Provides the knowledge and skills to set up accounting software, process sales and purchases transactions, process bank and cash transactions, perform period end routine tasks and produce reports. |
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Work Effectively in Finance |
Develops professional skills and behaviours, to understand the finance function within an organisation, use personal skills development in finance, produce work effectively and understand corporate social responsibility within organisations. |
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GCSE in English and Maths A*-C (9-4)
All applicants need to be working in an accounting environment, should enjoy working with figures and be literate and numerate.
Applicants may sit an online skill check at www.aatskillcheck.org/ to enable them to decide whether to start at Level 2 Certificate or Level 3 Diploma.
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Completers may want to progress to Advanced Apprenticeship in Accounting Level 3
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Studying for a business qualification gives you transferable skills that are desired by many industries and professions. You can go on to train as an accountant, manager, marketer, events coordinator or business administrator, and even develop the crucial skills needed to run your own business.
You’ll find that our range of business pathways allow you to explore and learn about a variety of business skills, before choosing a specialist area to suit your interests and future career goals. If you’re interested in events management, human resources, management, marketing, retail or social media, we have a business pathway to suit.
Gloucestershire College is connected to a number of businesses and throughout the year you will get the chance to see how real businesses operate. Previous work-related activities have included trips to Amazon and Sky headquarters and business planning with RBS.
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