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Free Level 1 Payroll Course in Dudley

CostFREE
Duration1 year
LevelLevel 1
DeliveryClassroom based
Start14 Sep 2026
Study modeFlexible
AttendanceDaytime
Awarding bodyVTCT awarding body
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About this course

Free Level 1 Payroll Course in Dudley. Classes run at Dudley College of Technology, daytime and flexibly over around 16 weeks.

No prior qualifications are needed to join. You'll learn how computerised payroll works using Sage Business Cloud software. Topics include tax codes, National Insurance contributions, and the rules behind statutory payroll processing. Study combines taught classroom sessions with online tools you can use at your own pace.

You'll finish with a VTCT Award in Computerised Payroll for Business at Level 1.

Who this course is for

This 16 week course is an excellent starting point if you are new to electronic payroll. Learn on the most up to date and premium version of Sage Business Cloud payroll software, combining taught classes combined with on-line tools to learn in your own time and at your own speed. You will learn the underpinning knowledge of payroll processing, for example tax codes and how they work, NI contributions and their calculation. This knowledge is important so that you know how statutory payroll works within the software. The course can enhance your employability, progress your career or help you to learn how to run the payroll system for your own business.

Entry requirements

This qualification does not require you to have any prior qualifications or levels of prior learning. There is no minimum or maximum age requirement for this qualification.

What you will learn

  • You'll use Sage Business Cloud payroll software to process payroll.
  • You'll understand how tax codes work and how to apply them.
  • You'll calculate National Insurance contributions for employees.
  • You'll learn how statutory payroll rules operate in practice.
  • You'll process payroll runs from start to finish electronically.

How you will learn

You'll attend daytime classes at Dudley College of Technology. Taught sessions are combined with online tools you can use in your own time. The flexible study approach lets you work through material at your own speed. Assessment is based on the work you complete during the course.

What you will need to bring

The centre will provide most materials. Dudley College of Technology will confirm anything else you need before you start.

Where next

Jobs you could do

  • Payroll administrator, runs payroll for a small or medium employer.
  • Payroll assistant, supports a payroll team with data entry and processing.
  • Accounts administrator, handles financial admin including basic payroll tasks.
  • Finance assistant, works in a finance team with payroll responsibilities.

What you could study next

  • Level 2 Award in Computerised Payroll for Business, the natural next step to deepen your payroll skills.
  • Level 2 Certificate in Bookkeeping, useful if you want to broaden into accounts work alongside payroll.
  • AAT Level 2 Certificate in Accounting, a recognised route into accounting and finance careers.
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