Book Keeping City and Guilds Award Level 1

This qualification prepares learners who are looking towards a career in Accounting. This course aims to provide you with a basic knowledge in book keeping including writing up cash books, day books and double entry book-keeping. This qualification may help you to get a job in an accounting or office environment. If you successfully complete this course you may progress on to AAT Level 2 Foundation Certificate in Accounting. Many of our successful Level 1 Book-keeping students progress in this way.

This qualification includes the following modules:
- Preparation of invoices and credit notes
- Preparation of day books
- Operation of petty cash system.
- Writing up and reconciliation of cash and bank records
- Double entry book keeping and posting to accounts

The assessment for this qualification is an external examination at the end of the course.

A basic knowledge in manual book-keeping.

All class-based materials will be provided but you will need to provide a calculator, paper and pens.

City and Guilds Award in Book-Keeping Level 1

This qualification will lead to employment in the industry of Accounting or to further study/higher education

For entry onto this qualification learners will be asked to take initial assessments in literacy and numeracy and need to achieve Level 1 in both subjects. If you do not achieve level 1 in these assessments we suggest that you take Functional skills Maths and English qualifications before you start this particular course.

Funding may be available to support your learning as an adult (aged 19+) studying at Dudley College in the following circumstances:

• If the course is funded by the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) and they have given us permission to offer it at no cost to you and live in the WMCA area.
• If the course is part of the ‘Free Courses for Jobs’ government scheme and you are unemployed or working for a low wage.
• If the course is funded by the Department for Education (DfE) / WMCA and you meet certain criteria (such as this being the first qualification of this type and level you are studying, or unemployed, or working for a low wage).

Your personal circumstances and the funding available to you will be discussed at enrolment, if would useful if you bring evidence including proof of income / benefits; proof of age (i.e. driving licence); prior qualifications.

English & Maths: If you have not previously achieved GCSE grade C or above in English and/or maths, you can study these for free.