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AAT Level 3 Accounting Course in Leicester – Kaplan Leicester – Day or block release

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 Leicester. Classes run at Kaplan Leicester, 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. You'll cover advanced bookkeeping, final accounts, cost accounting records, and ethical practices for accountants. The course builds on foundation-level accounting knowledge and takes you into more complex financial processes and reporting. Entry requirements include a Level 3 qualification such as an A Level or a Key Stage 5 Technical Certificate. The course typically runs over 4 days.

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 final accounts for sole traders and partnerships.
  • You'll maintain cost accounting records and analyse costs.
  • You'll apply advanced bookkeeping techniques, including accruals and prepayments.
  • You'll prepare reports and returns for management and external purposes.
  • You'll understand and apply ethical practices relevant to accounting work.
  • You'll work with financial statements and interpret accounting data.
  • You'll use spreadsheets and accounting software to support financial tasks.

How you will learn

You'll study in the classroom at Kaplan Leicester, with day or block release sessions. Learning is tutor-led and covers each unit through structured teaching, worked examples, and practice questions. 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 Leicester will confirm anything else you need before you start.

Where next

Jobs you could do

  • Accounts assistant, handling day-to-day bookkeeping and ledger work
  • Purchase ledger clerk, managing supplier invoices and payments
  • Sales ledger clerk, processing customer accounts and receipts
  • Payroll administrator, running employee pay and deductions
  • Finance assistant, supporting management accounts and reporting
  • Credit controller, chasing outstanding payments and managing debt
  • Cost accountant, tracking and analysing business costs

What you could study next

  • AAT Level 4 Professional Diploma in Accounting. The natural next step after Level 3. Covers budgeting, financial statements for limited companies, and management accounting.
  • ACCA or CIMA qualifications. Once you hold the AAT Level 4 Diploma, you may be eligible for exemptions from some ACCA or CIMA exams, opening the route to chartered accountant status.
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