Computerised Book keeping Certificate Sage

Vocational qualification

In Cirencester

£ 218 + VAT

Description

  • Type

    Vocational qualification

  • Location

    Cirencester

  • Duration

    14 Weeks

Your tutor will guide you through activities with explanations, demonstrations, lectures, discussion question and answer sessions and assign additional practice exercises to the classroom. A textbook will be used with additional handouts for class exercises as well as home study. Homework will be set each week and reviewed in a group exercise and individually marked in the following session. A.

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Location

Start date

Cirencester (Gloucestershire)
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Fosse Way Campus Stroud Road, GL7 1XA

Start date

On request

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Course programme


Computerised Book-keeping Certificate (Sage)
This Level 2 qualification is suitable for those with a knowledge of fundamental manual book-keeping skills and covers a range of day-to-day book-keeping best practice routines and activities using a computerised book-keeping system.

  • Tuesday 6:00pm - 9:00pm at Castle, Cecily Hill
  • Fee £218.00
  • Starts: Mar 01, 2010
  • Duration: 14 weeks
  • Code: MC2V09C1WA

What does the course involve?
Your tutor will guide you through activities with explanations, demonstrations, lectures, discussion question and answer sessions and assign additional practice exercises to the classroom. A textbook will be used with additional handouts for class exercises as well as home study. Homework will be set each week and reviewed in a group exercise and individually marked in the following session. A Sage Instant Accounts study disk can be purchased through the college at a reduced cost for practice outside of the classroom.

A comprehensive overview of the course content and qualification criteria is available


What will I study?
Understand the business and computer environment Recognising health & safety regulations where they relate to working with the computer. Understanding the cause and effects of corruption of data, fire damage and the importance of anti-virus software and setting up firewalls. Data security and backing up and restoring data.

Setting up company information How to initialise the accounting software including inputting company information, setting up the financial year and setting the defaults to suit the business needs.

Create and maintain Sales, Purchase and Nominal Ledgers Input opening balances, set up and maintain accurate customer, supplier and general ledger accounts. Creating, amending and deleting records as necessary.

Routine transactions Entering sales and purchase invoices and credit notes including VAT transactions. Record the purchase of new fixed assets. Make simple corrections to sales, purchase and nominal ledger accounts. The basics of double entry book-keeping.

Banking Transactions Processing customer receipts, supplier payments, recurring banking transactions such as direct debits and processing petty cash transactions. Account for bad debts, returned cheques and contra entries. Reconciling bank statements.

Reporting Producing day-to-day routine transaction reports such as customer and supplier day books, aged debtors and creditors analysis reports, credit control reports including statements and overdue letters. Producing nominal account activity reports, audit trail, bank reconciliation and trial balance.

What are the entry requirements for Computerised Book-keeping Certificate (Sage)?

  • Some previous experience is desirable.

How is the course assessed?

  • Examination at the end of the course

Frequently Asked Questions
Do I have to be able understand the basic principles of book-keeping to do this course?
Ideally yes as this will help you understand the fundamentals, however, it is not essential.

Do I have to know how to use a computer?
Yes. This course is not designed to show you how to use a computer, it assumes that you already have computer skills but does not assume any knowledge of the sage accounting software.

How much committment do I need to make to the course?
This course has two hours 30 minutes taught time per week, but you will be expected to do homework which will average another two hours per week (depending on present skills and knowledge). It is essential that students attend most, if not all, of the lessons and therefore consideration needs to be given to other committments before enrolling on this course (although we do understand that holidays may have already been booked).

How do I enter for the examination?
The registration form will be completed in class after a few weeks of starting the course.

When is the examination?
The examination will be held mid June 2010. The exact date will be confirmed by your tutor. Whenever possible, the exam is sat at the same venue and time of the normal lesson.

How long is the exam?
2 hours (Set by exam board and subject to change).

What percentage do I need to achieve to pass the exam?
The pass mark is 65% (Set by exam board and subject to change).

How soon will I know if I have passed the examination?
IAB will notify you of your results approximately 10 weeks following the exam.

What happens if I fail an examination?
You can pay to resit your examination at the next available session. This would need to be discussed with your tutor in the event of you not passing.
Exam Board = IAB

This information is believed to be correct. Cirencester College continually updates and reviews its provision to ensure that it meets the needs of the community. Therefore the right to amend, change or delete learning programmes, accreditation routes or terms and conditions relating to entitlement to study is reserved at all times. We aim to provide open access to a comprehensive range of high quality education and training for the whole community over the age of 16 regardless of race, class, belief, language, gender, sexual orientation, disability, previous educational attainment or particular circumstances.

Computerised Book keeping Certificate Sage

£ 218 + VAT