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AAT Level 3 Accounting Course in Birmingham – Kaplan Birmingham – Evening

CostFREE
Duration10 days
LevelLevel 3
DeliveryClassroom based
StartFlexible
Study modePart-time
AttendanceEvening
Awarding bodyAAT awarding body
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About this course

AAT Level 3 Accounting Course in Birmingham. Evening classes run at Kaplan Birmingham, part-time over 8 days. The course may be funded through a Government Apprenticeship for eligible learners. Fees may apply otherwise. This level 3 aat accounting course covers advanced bookkeeping, final accounts, cost accounting records, and ethical practices for accountants. You'll build on foundation-level knowledge and develop the skills employers look for in accounts departments. The provider notes that completing the Level 2 Foundation Certificate is useful preparation, though entry requirements include A Level or equivalent Level 3 qualifications.

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 prepare financial statements and final accounts.
  • You'll maintain cost accounting records and analyse costs.
  • You'll apply advanced bookkeeping techniques.
  • You'll prepare reports and returns for accounting purposes.
  • You'll understand ethical practices and responsibilities in accounting.
  • You'll work with financial processes used in professional accounts departments.

How you will learn

You'll study in a classroom at Kaplan Birmingham during evening sessions. AAT Level 3 is assessed through computer-based exams set and marked by AAT. Each unit has its own exam, which you sit when you're ready. Some units also include a synoptic assessment that tests your knowledge across the qualification as a whole.

What you will need to bring

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

Where next

Jobs you could do

  • Accounts assistant, handling day-to-day financial transactions
  • Bookkeeper, maintaining accurate financial records
  • Payroll administrator, processing staff pay and deductions
  • Finance assistant, supporting a finance team
  • Purchase ledger clerk, managing supplier invoices and payments
  • Sales ledger clerk, managing customer accounts and receipts
  • Management accounts assistant, preparing internal financial reports

What you could study next

  • AAT Level 4 Professional Diploma in Accounting. The natural next step after Level 3. Covers management accounting, budgeting, and financial statements in greater depth.
  • ACCA or CIMA qualifications. AAT Level 3 and 4 can give you exemptions from some early ACCA or CIMA exams, opening a route toward chartered accountant status.
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