AAT Course Information

Course Aim

The AAT qualification is your route to a successful career in finance .
You could work in industry or decide to set up in practice as a self employed professional and be your own boss.
Completion of the level 4 diploma in accounting will also lead you to the Chartered Accountancy courses such as CIMA, ACCA , ICAEW, ICAS or to continue to do a degree course in the university.
Most of the  new AAT qualification (QCF ) is exam based and therefore you are able to take the computer based assessment (CBA ) anytime you are ready unlike the NVQ qualification which was restricted to June and December .

London Metro College is currently accredited to run the following levels of the AAT qualification

AAT Level 2 - Certificate in Accounting
AAT Level 3 - Diploma in Accounting
AAT Level 4 - Diploma in Accounting

                     LEARNING AREAS AND HOW THEY WILL BE ASSESSED

AAT LEVEL 2 CERTIFICATE IN ACCOUNTING
Basic Accounting 1 Mandatory CBA       Basic Accounting 11 Mandatory CBA       Basic Costing Mandatory CBA       Computerised Accounting Mandatory CBA or workplace evidence Work effectively in accounting & finance Mandatory AAT e-evidence project/case study or workplace evidence Professional ethics in accounting and finance Additional unit for apprenticeship student members only CBA
AAT LEVEL 3 DIPLOMA  IN ACCOUNTING
Accounts preparation 1 Mandatory CBA       Accounts preparation 11 Mandatory CBA       Cash Management Mandatory CBA       Cost and Revenues  Mandatory CBA or workplace evidence Indirect Tax Mandatory CBA or workplace evidence Spreadsheet Software Mandatory CBA or workplace evidence Professional ethics in accounting and finance Mandatory if not achieved in level apprenticeship framework CBA
AAT LEVEL 4 DIPLOMA IN ACCOUNTING
Financial Statements Mandatory CBA       Budgeting Mandatory CBA       Financial Performance Mandatory CBA       Internal Control & Accounting Systems Mandatory CBA Project / Case study Optional units (Choose any 2 )     Credit management & control Optional CBA Project Personal Tax Optional CBA Business Tax Optional CBA External Auditing Optional CBA
Workplace evidence

Student members may provide workplace evidence for any of the six e-assessments but this type of evidence must apply to the whole of the unit and cannot be integrated into AAT e – assessment material. This will involve assessors in making assessment decisions on a broad range of evidence. For example witness testimony, written or oral questions and answers, observation records , workplace documents and recognition of prior learning (RPL )