Free AAT Level 3 Accounting Course in Richmond. Classes run at Richmond Adult Learning and Skills Service, part-time during the day. This free AAT accounting course for adults covers complex accounting tasks, including cost accounting records, preparing reports and returns, and applying accounting ethics. Classes meet for 4 hours per week, making it manageable alongside other commitments. The AAT Level 3 accounting qualification is widely used by employers as a benchmark for accounting roles.
Who this course is for
The level 3 in Accounting covers a range of complex accounting tasks, including maintaining cost accounting records and the preparation of reports and returns while complying to Accounting ethics.
Entry requirements
To be eligible for funding for courses you must be over 19 years of age as at 31st August in the current academic year and not be an apprentice,further eligibility may be linked to where you live and your individual income.
What you will learn
You'll maintain cost accounting records accurately.
You'll prepare financial reports and statutory returns.
You'll apply accounting ethics and professional standards.
You'll analyse and interpret financial data at an advanced level.
You'll manage budgets and produce management accounting information.
You'll understand indirect tax and VAT processes.
How you will learn
You'll study in a classroom at Richmond Adult Learning and Skills Service, with tutor-led sessions covering each unit of the AAT Level 3 accounting classes. Assessment is through a combination of computer-based exams set by AAT and, for some units, synoptic assessments that draw on knowledge across the qualification. You'll sit assessments when you're ready, not at fixed exam dates.
What you will need to bring
The centre will provide most materials. Richmond Adult Learning and Skills Service 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.
Payroll administrator. Processing staff wages and statutory deductions.
Purchase ledger clerk. Managing supplier invoices and payments.
Sales ledger clerk. Maintaining customer accounts and credit control.
Finance officer. Supporting financial reporting in public or private sector.
AAT Level 4 Professional Diploma in Accounting. The natural next step, covering financial statements, budgeting, and management accounting at a higher level. Completing Level 4 also gives you exemptions from some ACCA and CIMA exams.
ACCA Qualification. For those aiming toward chartered accountant status. AAT Level 3 and 4 can earn you exemptions from the ACCA Applied Knowledge papers.
CIMA Certificate in Business Accounting. An alternative professional route focused on management accounting.
