IAB Certificate in Computerised Bookkeeping - Level 2

The IAB Level 2 Award in Computerised Bookkeeping aims to:

1. Act as further study into financial record keeping within a double-entry bookkeeping system, using commercially available computerised accounting software.
2. Give candidates the necessary skills to assess their own competence in carrying out a range of basic day-to-day computerised bookkeeping routines and activities using commercially available computerised accounting software. The activities will include entry of business transactions, and routine bookkeeping tasks including working within a double-entry system involving ledgers and journals.
3. To assess their understanding of the importance of maintaining accuracy, security and data integrity in performing any bookkeeping tasks using commercial software for computerised bookkeeping and accounting systems.
4. Enable candidates to progress in their learning to further develop their knowledge, understanding and skills of dealing with financial transactions by:
   • Completing the units necessary to receive the Level 2 Certificate in Computerised Accounting for Business
   • Undertaking further units to complete the study of bookkeeping and accounting routines to achieve a competence qualification at Level 2
   • To progress to a deeper understanding of the use of commercially available computerised accounting software within a double-entry bookkeeping and accounting system.