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AAT Level 3 Accounting Course at Kaplan Hull

CostFREE
Duration3 days
LevelLevel 3
DeliveryClassroom based
StartFlexible
Study modePart-time
AttendanceDay or block release
Awarding bodyAAT awarding body
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About this course

AAT Level 3 Accounting Course in Hull. Classes run at Kaplan Hull, part-time on a day or block release basis. The course may be funded through a Government Apprenticeship for eligible learners. Fees may apply otherwise. This level 3 aat accounting qualification covers advanced bookkeeping, final accounts preparation, cost accounting records, and ethical practices for accountants. You'll also study financial processes and the preparation of reports and returns. The course takes 4 days in total. Entry requirements include a Level 3 qualification, A Level or AS Level (grades A to E), or a Key Stage 5 Technical Certificate. AAT Advanced Diploma in Accounting, Level 3, with 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'll study in a classroom at Kaplan Hull, attending on a day or block release basis. Learning is delivered through taught sessions covering each accounting discipline. Assessment is by computer-based exams set and marked by AAT. Each unit is assessed separately, so you sit exams as you complete each topic rather than all at the end.

What you will need to bring

The centre will provide most materials. Kaplan Hull 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 ledgers and reconciliations
  • Payroll administrator, processing employee pay and deductions
  • Finance officer, supporting budgets and financial reporting
  • Purchase ledger clerk, managing supplier invoices and payments
  • Sales ledger clerk, tracking customer accounts and receipts

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. AAT Level 3 can give you exemptions from some early papers, opening a route toward chartered accountant status.
  • AAT Level 3 also supports entry into finance degree programmes at some universities.
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