AAT Level 2 Accounting Course. Study online at your own pace, fitting your learning around work, family, and other commitments. The course typically takes 12 months. You'll develop practical skills in double-entry bookkeeping, basic costing, and accounting software, plus an understanding of purchase, sales, and general ledgers. No prior accounting qualifications or experience are needed to start, though basic numeracy and literacy skills will help. This level 2 aat accounting qualification is a recognised starting point for roles in accounting and finance.
Who this course is for
This short course is for anyone who wants to learn bookkeeping. You might be in or looking to enter a bookkeeping job, aiming to start up your own business or perhaps become the treasurer of a local club or society. It's an entry-level qualification that will provide you with the basics you'll need to start.
This qualification delivers the skills and essential knowledge to manage books effectively. It includes manual double entry bookkeeping, and associated documents and processes, up to Trial Balance standard. It also covers using accounting software.
Entry requirements
You will need basic computing skills to attend this course as the final exam is computer-based.
What you will learn
You'll apply double-entry bookkeeping principles to record financial transactions accurately.
You'll work with purchase ledgers, sales ledgers, and the general ledger.
You'll develop skills in basic costing methods used in accounting practice.
You'll use accounting software to process financial data.
You'll understand the documents and processes that support bookkeeping up to trial balance.
You'll develop the professional skills and workplace behaviours expected in accounting roles.
How you will learn
You'll study through narrated interactive video presentations and a Study Support Guide with an Individual Learning Plan tailored to your progress. Downloadable transcripts and activities with answers let you review at your own pace. Progress tests, practice assessments, and mock exams prepare you for the final computer-based assessment. Basic computing skills are needed, as the exam is taken online.
What you will need to bring
The centre will provide most materials. Accountancy Learning will confirm anything else you need before you start.
Where next
Jobs you could do
Accounts assistant: processing invoices, payments, and financial records
Bookkeeper: managing day-to-day financial transactions for businesses
Finance administrator: supporting finance teams in offices or practices
Purchase ledger clerk: handling supplier invoices and payments
Sales ledger clerk: managing customer accounts and receipts
Payroll administrator: entry-level payroll support roles
What you could study next
AAT Level 3 Certificate in Accounting: the natural next step after Level 2, covering more advanced financial accounting, tax, and management accounting skills.
AAT Level 3 Diploma in Accounting: a broader qualification covering additional units alongside the core Level 3 content.
Completing Level 3 opens the route to AAT Level 4 Professional Diploma in Accounting and, beyond that, chartered accountancy qualifications.
