Free AAT Level 3 Accounting Course in Liverpool – The City of Liverpool College Clarence Street

CostFREE
Duration1 year
LevelLevel 3
DeliveryClassroom based
Start8 Sep 2026
Study modePart-time
AttendanceDaytime
Awarding bodyAAT awarding body

About this course

Free AAT Level 3 Accounting Course in Liverpool. Classes run at The City of Liverpool College Clarence Street, part-time during the day. The course takes one year to complete. You'll build on foundation-level accounting skills, covering accounts for sole traders and partnerships, indirect taxation, professional ethics, and more complex financial processes including spreadsheets and final accounts. AAT is the qualification employers look for when hiring for accounting roles, and this level 3 aat accounting qualification opens the door to a range of finance careers.

Who this course is for

The aim of this qualification is to enhance the skills developed at the Introductory Certificate Level. You'll cover accounts for sole traders and partnerships, indirect taxation management, and master more complex financial processes, including final accounting, professional ethics and spreadsheets. The qualification provides you with a high quality, nationally recognised qualification. This is a vocationally related, credit based qualification that provides a valuable opportunity for you to develop skills, gain underpinning knowledge and understanding and provide progression in the accounting and finance sectors. It can be a standalone qualification or a vehicle for progression to the AAT Level Four Professional Diploma. This course is designed for students who are 19 years or older and is suited for: • Those students who have successfully completed the Level Two Certificate in Accounting • Learners who would like to become a graduate member of the AAT and progress to the Level Four Professional Diploma in Accounting. Once you have enrolled on the course it is essential that you continue your membership with the AAT so that you can sit the AAT on-line assessments and access study resources. Course Content: • Advanced Bookkeeping • Final Accounts Preparation • Management Accounting: Costing • Indirect Taxation • Spreadsheets for Accountants • Ethics for Accountants There are six online assessments including a synoptic test for the qualification which students need to secure a competent outcome in each.

Entry requirements

Please vist: https://www.liv-coll.ac.uk/courses/AAT-Accounting-Level-3-Advanced-Diploma

What you will learn

  • You'll prepare accounts for sole traders and partnerships.
  • You'll manage indirect taxation, including VAT returns and compliance.
  • You'll work through more complex financial processes and final accounts.
  • You'll apply professional ethics in an accounting context.
  • You'll use spreadsheets to support financial record-keeping and reporting.

How you will learn

You'll attend classroom-based sessions at the college during the day. Learning is structured around the AAT assessment model, which includes computer-based exams for each unit. You'll be assessed through these timed, online assessments set and marked by AAT. Your tutor will guide you through the content in class and help you prepare for each assessment.

What you will need to bring

The centre will provide most materials. The City of Liverpool College Clarence Street will confirm anything else you need before you start.

Where next

Jobs you could do

  • Accounts assistant, handling day-to-day financial transactions
  • Purchase ledger clerk, managing supplier invoices and payments
  • Sales ledger clerk, processing customer accounts and receipts
  • Payroll administrator, calculating and processing staff pay
  • VAT administrator, preparing and submitting indirect tax returns
  • Finance assistant, supporting a finance team in any sector
  • Bookkeeper, maintaining financial records for businesses

What you could study next

  • AAT Level 4 Professional Diploma in Accounting. The natural next step after Level 3. Covers budgeting, financial statements, and management accounting at a higher level.
  • ACCA or CIMA qualifications. AAT Level 3 gives you exemptions from some early ACCA and CIMA papers, so you can move into chartered accountancy training with credit for what you've already studied.

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