Designed for:

Those who wish to develop essential manual and computerised book-keeping skills.

Objectives:

To provide you with the essential skills to successfully work as a book-keeper

Course Content

Core Subjects

1. Basic Book-keeping – gain a clear understanding of the basic principles of book-keeping. Learn how to maintain a cash book, petty cash books and reconcile a bank statement
2. Purchase Ledger – become proficient at maintaining a manual purchase ledger
3. Sales Ledger – become proficient at maintaining a manual sales ledger
4. Final Accounts 1 – learn the principles of double-entry book-keeping in order to maintain a nominal ledger and extract a preliminary trail balance
5. Sage Line 50 – convert your manual book-keeping skills to computerised accounts using the most popular software
6. Microsoft Excel Proficient – introductory and intermediate spreadsheet skills to a good employable standard. This will enable you to create a spreadsheet, entering text, numbers and formulas and creating charts
7. Numeric Data Entry – learn efficient use of the numeric keypad

Recommended Electives – choose one

1. Introduction to Computers
2. Microsoft Word
3. Microsoft Word Expert
4. Microsoft PowerPoint
5. Microsoft Access
6. Microsoft Outlook

The above are recommended electives for this Diploma. Alternative subjects may be chosen. Please discuss the options with your Course Advisor.

Benefits

1. Equip you to start a new career
2. The flexibility and value of a self-study course designed to enable you to work at your own pace
3. Personalised workbooks to use as a reference guide on completion of your training
4. On successful completion of this diploma it is possible to gain a Certificate in Basic Book-keeping from the Institute of Certified Book-keepers (ICB) and the opportunity to become an affiliated member of the ICB
5. The opportunity to gain a Pitman Training Diploma that is recognised nationally and internationally by employers

Duration

  120 Hours Flexi-Study