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Level 2
AAT L2 Certificate in Accounting
COURSE OVERVIEW
Students should choose the Level 2 Certificate in Accounting if they are interested in developing transferable business and personal skills alongside their core accountancy skills. This qualification may also be valuable for those entering the workplace for the first time or for those changing careers who would like additional support in upskilling to enter, or re-enter, a business environment.
The Level 2 Certificate in Accounting covers a broad range of manual and accounting software skills, as well as accountancy-related business skills and personal skills.
Students are required to attend two evenings per week.
This qualification compromises four mandatory units:
- Introduction to Bookkeeping
- Principles of Bookkeeping Controls
- Principles of Costing
- The Business Environment
Working in accountancy requires good communication skills, information technology skills and an understanding of the business environment, as well as an understanding of daily finance/accounting functions. The purpose of this qualification is to ensure students are well rounded and well prepared to progress into a career in business, finance or professional accountancy, or into further education.
A student completing this qualification will develop accountancy skills in double-entry bookkeeping and basic costing, as well as an understanding of purchase, sales and general ledgers. Students will learn an understanding of accounting software and develop the professional skills and behaviours needed to contribute effectively in the workplace.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Students should begin their studies with a good standard of English and Maths. Accountants work at the very heart of a business and are expected to be able to communicate information clearly and appropriately to a given audience.
With this in mind, we require that all applicants need to have achieved their GCSE in Maths and English Language which should be grade 4 (C) and above (or equivalent).
Students who have not achieved a Level 2 in English and Maths before you start the Level 2 AAT will be required to sit this qualification whilst studying for functional skills in English and Maths.
Students should note that having a Level 2 qualification in English language and maths is an entry requirement if the Level 3 Diploma in Accounting.
The accountancy and finance knowledge developed in this qualification is also the underpinning knowledge needed for the higher-level accountancy and financial skills developed in the Level 3 Diploma in Accounting and the Level 4 Diploma in Professional Accounting.
The accountancy and business skills developed by studying this qualification will enable a student to seek employment with confidence and progress to the next level of training.
Skills developed through this qualification could lead to employment as:
- an Accounts Administrator
- an Accounts Assistant
- an Accounts Payable Clerk
- a Purchase/Sales Ledger Clerk
- a Trainee Accounting Technician
- a Trainee Finance Assistant
All assessments in this qualification:
- are set and marked by AAT
- are computer based
- are time-limited
- will take place in the normal classroom where you have your lessons.
For 3 of these assessments you will receive your results within 2 hours onto your AAT membership page.
The final synoptic assessment is human marked and results will take 6 weeks.
Course fee: £1035
Students will need to pay a one-off registration fee to AAT for £175.00.
Students will also need to purchase textbooks for each unit of the course.
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