Course Summary
Accounting and financial management is the discipline that drives all business. Finance professionals create the strategies and carry out the work that leads businesses to success. This is why all industries, all over the world, need the best finance professionals.
So when you choose finance and accountancy, you’ll be in demand – and doors to respected, hugely rewarding career opportunities will open for you.
Course Content
There are many elements to accounting and depending on the level of course that you start with us you can look forward to studying many of these topics during your time with us include:
• Introduction to Bookkeeping
• Principles of Bookkeeping Controls
• Principles of Costing
• The Business Environment
• Business Awareness
• Financial Accounting: Preparing Financial Statements
• Management Accounting Techniques
• Tax Processes for Businesses
• Professionalism and Ethics
• Fundamentals of law
• Analysing business performance
• Tax and audit functions
• Payroll
Course Assessment
You are assessed by a variety of methods including:
• Oral questioning
• Written modular tests.
• Internally and externally set assignments and/or examinations
• A period of work experience between 50 and 450 hours depending on the level enrolled onto.
Materials
You will have access to an eBook and reading materials will be provided online. You are expected to bring your own folder/plastic wallets/dividers/paper/pens and USB stick to save your work to.
Progression
The table shows you the areas of accounting, administration, business, law and marketing along with the levels you are likely to study at depending upon your final GCSE grades. Offers will be made based on your indicated grades and the levels available within the progression table.
Area |
Expected grades when leaving school |
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Level 1 - no formal qualifications needed |
Level 2 - 3 x GCSEs at grade 3 including English & Maths |
Level 3 - 4 x GCSEs at grade 4 including English & Maths |
T Level - 5 x GCSEs at grade 4 including English & Maths |
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Accounting |
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Yes |
Yes |
Administration |
Yes |
Yes |
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Yes |
Business |
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Yes |
Yes |
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Law |
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Yes |
Yes |
Marketing |
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Yes |
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Entry Requirements
- No GCSE results for Level 1
- 3x GCSEs at grade 3 including English & Maths for Level 2
- 4 x GCSEs at grade 4 including English & Maths for Level 3
- 5 x GCSEs at grade 4 including English & Maths for T Level Level 3