Core Courses
Book-Keeping Transactions and Controls Part 1
You will cover the double entry system, the basics of VAT, checking invoices for accuracy, day books, general ledger, purchase ledger and sales ledger, prompt payment discount, petty cash books, balancing ledger accounts and many other aspects of manual bookkeeping.
Book-Keeping Transactions and Controls Part 2
This course will help you learn the processes and methods involved in intermediate manual bookkeeping. You will cover cash and bank reconciliations, balancing ledger accounts, using the journal, credit control, bad debt, payroll, VAT schemes, error correction, control accounts and many other aspects of manual bookkeeping.
Sage 50 Accounts
Convert your manual book-keeping skills to computerised accounts using the most popular software.
Elements of Costing
Learn about the cost recording system within an organisation; using cost recording techniques; learn how to provide information on actual and budgeted costs and income.
Work Effectively in Finance
Learn the finance function within an organisation; use personal skills development in finance; produce work effectively; learn about corporate responsibility, ethics and sustainability within organisations.
Excel
Learn spreadsheet skills to a good business standard. This will enable you to create spreadsheets, enter data, formulas and functions, create charts and more.
or Excel Expert
Learn advanced spreadsheet skills, covering areas such as importing and exporting data, creating and using templates, linking workbooks, data management, using analysis tools and pivot tables.
Elective Courses (choose two)
• Understanding Business Accounts
• Time Management
• Effective Business Communication
• Sage 50 Payroll
• Introduction to Business Structure and Law
• Access
• Outlook
• Word
• Word Expert
• Payroll Principles
• Health and Safety Essentials
• Numeric Data Entry
Alternative subjects may be chosen if more suitable to your existing skills and career.
As part of your training you’ll have access to MyAAT which is an online website that all AAT students have access to. On here you’ll find articles, practice papers and other resources all designed to help you fully grasp the finance skills you’re learning.