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AAT Level 3 Accounting Course Online – Kaplan Online

CostEmployer funded
Duration10 days
LevelLevel 3
DeliveryOnline
StartFlexible
Awarding bodyAAT awarding body

Funded through an apprenticeship or your employer. Fees apply if you're not eligible. Contact Kaplan Talent Partners for more info.

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About this course

AAT Level 3 Accounting Course. Study online at your own pace, fitting learning around your work and other commitments. This level 3 aat accounting course may be funded through a Government Apprenticeship for eligible learners. A Kaplan Payment Plan is available if fees apply to you. You'll cover advanced bookkeeping, financial processes, final accounts preparation, cost accounting records, and ethical practices for accountants. The course takes around 8 days of study time in total. Entry requirements include a Level 3 qualification such as an A Level or a Key Stage 5 Technical Certificate, or completion of the AAT Level 2 Foundation Certificate.

Who this course is for

Kaplan's Advanced Diploma in Accounting covers a range of complex accounting tasks, including maintaining cost accounting records and the preparation of reports and returns. You'll learn and master a number of accounting disciplines including financial processes, advanced bookkeeping, final accounts and ethical practices for accountants.

It is ideally suited for someone who has completed the Level 2 Foundation Certificate, someone who perhaps works in an accounts department at an intermediate level and wants to develop their accounting skills or someone who is looking to change their career. It is also an excellent A Level alternative.The Advanced Diploma is made up of 4 separately examinable units plus a synoptic assessment. Within the synoptic assessment you will be tested on two additional units, Ethics for Accounting and Spreadsheet for Accounting, as well as on the knowledge you've gained from the 4 underpinning units. You must have completed your studies for all separately examinable units before you attempt the synoptic assessment.

Entry requirements

Level 3 (Level 6 Scotland) A Level /AS Level (grades A-E) Key Stage 5 Technical Certificate

What you will learn

  • You'll maintain cost accounting records accurately.
  • You'll prepare financial reports and statutory returns.
  • You'll apply advanced bookkeeping techniques.
  • You'll produce final accounts for sole traders and partnerships.
  • You'll understand ethical practices and responsibilities in accounting.
  • You'll work with financial processes used in professional accounting roles.

How you will learn

You study entirely online, working through structured course materials at your own pace. Assessment is through computer-based exams set and marked by AAT. Each unit is assessed separately, so you can sit exams when you feel ready. You'll have access to online resources, practice assessments, and tutor support throughout your studies.

What you will need to bring

The centre will provide most materials. Kaplan Online will confirm anything else you need before you start.

Where next

Jobs you could do

  • Accounts assistant, handling day-to-day financial transactions
  • Bookkeeper, managing records for small and medium businesses
  • Payroll administrator, processing staff wages and deductions
  • Purchase ledger clerk, managing supplier invoices and payments
  • Sales ledger clerk, tracking customer accounts and receipts
  • Finance administrator, supporting a company's finance team
  • Assistant accountant, supporting qualified accountants with reporting

What you could study next

  • AAT Level 4 Professional Diploma in Accounting. The natural next step after Level 3, covering budgeting, financial statements, and management accounting at a higher level.
  • ACCA or CIMA qualifications. Completing AAT Level 4 can give you exemptions from some ACCA and CIMA exams, opening the route to chartered accountant status.
  • AAT-qualified membership. Once you complete Level 4, you can apply for full AAT membership and use the MAAT designation.
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