Book-Keeping and Account C&G Level 1 Award (Manual)

Course Overview
This course is designed as a follow up to the Introduction to Book-keeping Course. Students will be interested in seeking employment in book-keeping, keeping the accounts of a small business, or progressing to further studies in accounting.
This qualification at Level 1 evaluates learners abilities to produce accounts for businesses. It is suitable for anyone looking for a qualification as the starting point for a career in book-keeping and accounts.

Course Structure
The programme will cover the following topics:
You will be able to:

• Know how to complete financial documents
• record cash and credit transactions in books of original entry
• prepare bank reconcilliation
• understand the petty cash imprest system
• extract a trial balance from ledger accounts

Qualification Aims
The aims of these qualifications are to:

Meet the needs of candidiates who work or want to work in job roles such as:

• Accounting technicians
• Accounts/Finance clerks
• Private practice accountants

Allow candidate to learn, develop and practice the skills required for employment and/or career progression in the accounting sector

Assessments/Examinations
For this qualification, candidates will be required to complete one externally set and marked test.
Examination: 1 hour and 30 minutes
Assessments will be graded Pass or First Class Pass
The examination paper will take the format of a number of practical tasks. All areas of the syllabus will be tested on every paper and questions will follow a standard format, although details will vary on each paper.

Cost / Equipment
Tuition fee£290

Students will need to pay an examination fee of£22.00 plus£1.50 p&p.

Students will need to purchase a recommended textbook, currently retailing at approximately££22

Start Date
12th January 2010