Essential Book-keeping

This book-keeping course is the perfect starting point if you are looking to develop a good level of basic book-keeping skills.

The course leads to a choice of nationally recognised qualifications and introduces all the central principles of book-keeping, whether it's to help with the running of a business, to develop new skills for a job or just to keep you on top of your finances.

Essential Book-keeping covers all the key working practices of both small and large organisations, and you will also learn how to use both manual and computerised systems.

This course will prepare you for the following examinations:

• City & Guilds Level 1 and 2
• EDI Level 1
• IAB level 2
• ICB Level 1 and 2

Essential Book-keeping helps you:

• develop a good level of basic book-keeping skills
• prepare for more advanced book-keeping training
• acquire the underpinning knowledge needed for Accounting NVQs
• gain a recognised book-keeping qualification.

Topics include:

• Debits and credits
• Journals and ledgers
• VAT records
• Trial balance
• Balance sheet

Entry requriements & Hours of study:

• No previous experience is needed
• Access to a computer would be useful but is not essential
• You should allow 60 hours of study time, plus extra time for completing assignments

Specification:

You may work through this course without intending to obtain a qualification. However, if you do decide to work towards a qualification you will need to obtain a copy of the relevant syllabus from your chosen awarding body and take one of the examinations listed above.

Assignments:

Individual tuition with six marked assignments