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AAT Level 3 Accounting Course at Kaplan Reading

CostFREE
Duration6 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 Reading. Evening classes run at Kaplan Reading, part-time, so you can fit study around work. The course may be funded through a Government Apprenticeship. If that route does not apply to you, a payment plan may be available. This level 3 aat accounting course covers advanced bookkeeping, final accounts, cost accounting records, and ethical practices for accountants. You'll also work on financial processes and the preparation of reports and returns. The course runs over 8 days of classroom sessions. It builds directly on Level 2 AAT study and prepares you for roles in accounting and finance. 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 record and maintain cost accounting records.
  • 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 and apply ethical practices in accounting.
  • You'll work with financial processes used in accounts departments.

How you will learn

You'll study in a classroom at Kaplan Reading during evening sessions. Learning is delivered face-to-face over 8 days. Assessment for the AAT Level 3 qualification is through computer-based exams set and marked by AAT. Each unit has its own exam, which you sit when you're ready. There is no coursework portfolio at this level.

What you will need to bring

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

Where next

Jobs you could do

  • Accounts assistant, handling day-to-day bookkeeping and ledgers
  • Finance assistant, supporting month-end and reporting processes
  • Payroll administrator, managing employee pay and deductions
  • Purchase ledger clerk, processing supplier invoices and payments
  • Sales ledger clerk, managing customer accounts and credit control
  • 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 for limited companies. Completing Level 4 gives you full AAT membership and exemptions toward ACCA or CIMA qualifications.
  • ACCA Applied Knowledge level. For those aiming toward chartered accountant status. AAT Level 4 completers often receive exemptions from the first ACCA exams.
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