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Course Description
This qualification is perfect for young people and those taking their first step on the career ladder. As well as covering the basic accounting techniques and principles you’ll gain a broader understanding of the business environment and how to prepare for entering the world of work.
Entry Requirements
With this qualification there’s no need for any prior accounting knowledge. This qualification will give you a solid background in single entry bookkeeping.
Syllabus and what you’ll learn
This unit will develop practical skills that students need to seek work and to be successful in the workplace once they are employed. They will explore workplace communications and the use of software for different business tasks, while understanding the need for data security and learning how to keep data secure.
Learning outcomes:
- Explore different employment sectors
- Understand how organisations operate
- Know methods of workplace communications
- Identify the characteristics of effective team working
- Know how to use planning aids to time manage
- Understand the Principles of Professional Behaviour
- Understand the importance of keeping data and information secure
- Develop skills for the workplace
- Be able to apply for a job
Progress onto…
These qualifications will enable you to go on to study further AAT qualifications. You can either go on to study our bookkeeping qualifications or our foundation level Accounting Qualification.
What jobs can you do with this qualification?
The skills developed in this qualification can lead to employment in junior or supporting administrative roles in companies across a wide range of sectors, for example, as a:
- data entry clerk
- accounts administrator
- administrative assistant
- receptionist
- retail assistant
- customer service advisor
- despatch clerk/warehouse operative
