AAT Certificate in Accounting (Level 2)
The AAT Certificate in Accounting (Level 2) covers how to work effectively in finance using a range of basic accounting principles and techniques, from costing and double-entry bookkeeping to using accounting software.
Who is it for?
This qualification is ideal if you are new to finance, or if you are working in an entry-level finance role and looking to progress your career by offering a formal recognition of your skills.
What is covered?
The qualification is composed of four mandatory units, assessed in end-of-unit assessments:
- Introduction to Bookkeeping
- Principles of Bookkeeping Controls
- Principles of Costing
- The Business Environment
Note: The synoptic assessment or final exam will require you to apply knowledge and skills gained across the qualification and within a workplace context.
For those who have completed the AAT Certificate in Bookkeeping (Level 2), you are only required to complete two modules, rather than four.
Progression
Once this stage is completed, you can continue to the AAT Certificate in Accounting (Level 3) or onto the AAT Certificate in Bookkeeping (Level 3).
Employment
The skills developed by studying this qualification will enable a student to seek employment with confidence, and/or to progress to the next level of learning.
- Accounts administrator
- Accounts assistant
- Accounts payable clerk
- Purchase/sales ledger clerk
- Trainee accounting technician
- Trainee finance assistant
Course Fee
£1,150
Fees include your teaching, books for all modules, one exam entry for each module and AAT registration fees. You are able to purchase exam re-sits. If you are eligible for exemptions, the course fee is reduced.
Course Dates
Location: Peterborough campus
Start Date: September & January
Duration:
Day – 1/2 day per week for 37 weeks
Evening: one evening per week for 37 weeks
Validated by AAT
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