Part Time Qualifications - AAT Accounting Diploma L3 (23/24)
Course Overview
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This AAT Level 3 qualification is a progression route for students who have achieved the Level 2 Certificate in Accounting. It covers a range of essential and higher-level accounting techniques and disciplines. Students will learn and develop skills needed for complex financial processes, including maintaining cost accounting records, advanced bookkeeping and the preparation of financial reports and returns. They will also understand technology used to provide management accounting information, business issues regarding payroll and VAT, and ethical principles and sustainability considerations for accountants.
This qualification will provide students with the specialist knowledge and skills to progress into employment in an accounting or finance role, or to further study. It is suitable for students who are looking to develop their skills in accounting, or for those who have started working in finance and want to attain formal recognition of their skills.
AAT qualifications are internationally recognised. Members are represented at every level of the finance and accounting world, including students studying for a career in finance, people already working in accountancy and self-employed business owners.
What topics are covered?
This course has four mandatory units and will cover the following areas:
- The different types of business, their legal framework and the importance of professional ethics
- The impact of new technologies in accounting and the risks associated with data security
- The principles of advanced double-entry bookkeeping
- Preparing financial statements for sole traders and partnerships
- Investigating deviations from budgets
- Understanding principles of cash management
- Understanding the legislation requirements relating to VAT
- Understanding principles of payroll
Frequently asked questions
We are currently working on the Curriculum Plan for 2024-25. Course details for September 2024 should be available in June. If you would like to register your interest in advance, please contact us via the 'Contact Us' button.
This AAT Level 3 qualification is a progression route for students who have achieved the Level 2 Certificate in Accounting. It covers a range of essential and higher-level accounting techniques and disciplines. Students will learn and develop skills needed for complex financial processes, including maintaining cost accounting records, advanced bookkeeping and the preparation of financial reports and returns. They will also understand technology used to provide management accounting information, business issues regarding payroll and VAT, and ethical principles and sustainability considerations for accountants.
This qualification will provide students with the specialist knowledge and skills to progress into employment in an accounting or finance role, or to further study. It is suitable for students who are looking to develop their skills in accounting, or for those who have started working in finance and want to attain formal recognition of their skills.
AAT qualifications are internationally recognised. Members are represented at every level of the finance and accounting world, including students studying for a career in finance, people already working in accountancy and self-employed business owners.
You will be taught by a specialist tutor via face-to-face lessons in the classroom and online sessions. Assessments are computer based and will take place on campus. They may include multiple-choice questions, numeric gap-full questions, or question tools that replicate workplace activities. In the Business Awareness unit, some tasks will require extended written responses.
Students who are not local or unable to travel to the campus to participate in the exams will need to arrange this with a different venue and pay an extra fee.
This course is aimed at adults aged 18 and 19+. Each applicant will be contacted for an interview.
This qualification is a progression route for students who have achieved the Level 2 Certificate in Accounting. It is also suitable for those who have already started their journey in studying a related subject and are looking to develop their skills in accounting or attain formal recognition of their skills.
You will gain an AAT Level 3 Diploma in Accounting.
Upon successful completion of the course, you can move into employment or progress to further study. Jobs you can apply for include Accounts Assistant, Accounts Payable and Expenses Supervisor, Audit Trainee, Credit Controller, Finance Officer, Payroll Supervisor, Senior Bookkeeper or Tax Assistant.
You will need to register for AAT student membership to study this qualification.
To avoid disappointment, please make sure you apply for your chosen course early. Decisions regarding running or cancelling a course are made one week prior to the start of the course.
This qualification is funded by the government's Free Courses for Jobs. Eligible learners can enrol for free depending on their age, address, prior attainment level, employment, and income. Learners who do not qualify for funding can apply for an Advanced Learner Loan. For more information, please email info@bathcollege.ac.uk.