Level 3 Diploma in Accounting

Course Content

• You will gain skills in the following areas:
  
  Making provisions for doubtful and irrecoverable debts
  Reconciling ledgers with the cash book
  The importance of professional ethics in the working environment
  Analysing variances
  Use of spreadsheets to manage information in the accounting environment
  
  There will be a computer based exam at the end of each unit, with a final exam covering all units at the end of the course. Your qualification will be graded ( Pass, Merit, Distinction).
  
  Please note that all AAT exams will be scheduled during the daytime and not the evening and there will be a limit to the number of exam retakes you can do.
  
  Candidates will also be expected to undertake additional study outside class times.
  
  Course fees comprise tuition fees and computer based assessment fees (registration/exam) for each of the units, payable to the college. AAT membership fees are payable directly to AAT.
  
  Text books, with a question banks are available for purchase at a discount through the college.

Entry Requirements

• Knowledge of double entry bookkeeping and accounts qualifications at level 2 or above are desirable. However, students who have prior accounts experience may be accepted at the discretion of the course tutor, and upon successful completion of a short test.

Next Steps

• Professional Diploma in accounting - Level 4

Career Opportunities

• Accounts Assistant, Accounts Payable Clerk, Accounts Payable and Expenses Supervisor, Assistant Accountant, Audit Trainee, Bookkeeper, Credit Controller, Finance Assistant, Payroll Administrator, Payroll Supervisor, Practice Bookkeeper, Tax Assistant.