Free AAT Level 3 Bookkeeping Course in Catterick Garrison. Classes run at Catterick Library & Information Centre on evenings, so you can fit study around your existing commitments. This free AAT bookkeeping course for adults covers complex accounting tasks, including cost accounting records, preparing reports and returns, and applying accounting ethics. Sessions run for 4 hours. The level 3 AAT bookkeeping qualification is well suited to those moving into finance roles or formalising existing bookkeeping experience. AAT bookkeeping classes at this level build the technical depth employers look for.
Who this course is for
The level 3 Certificate in Bookkeeping 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 to real bookkeeping tasks.
You'll record and analyse complex financial transactions.
You'll understand the principles underpinning double-entry bookkeeping at an advanced level.
You'll produce management information to support business decision-making.
How you will learn
You'll study in a classroom at Catterick Library & Information Centre during evening sessions of 4 hours each. Learning is tutor-led, covering technical bookkeeping content through taught sessions and practice exercises. Assessment for the AAT Level 3 Certificate in Bookkeeping is by externally set and marked assessments, as required by AAT. You'll sit these assessments when you're ready, under exam conditions.
What you will need to bring
The centre will provide most materials. Catterick Library & Information Centre will confirm anything else you need before you start.
Where next
Jobs you could do
Bookkeeper: manage day-to-day financial records for businesses.
Accounts assistant: support a finance team with transactions and reconciliations.
Purchase ledger clerk: process supplier invoices and payments.
Sales ledger clerk: manage customer accounts and credit control.
Payroll administrator: handle employee pay calculations and records.
Finance administrator: provide broad financial support across an organisation.
What you could study next
AAT Level 3 Diploma in Accounting: broadens your studies to include financial statements, tax, and management accounting, building toward full AAT technician status.
AAT Level 4 Professional Diploma in Accounting: the senior level of AAT study, covering budgeting, financial statements, and optional specialist units. Opens routes toward chartered accounting qualifications such as ACCA or CIMA.
