This 16 week course is an excellent starting point if you are new to electronic payroll. Learn on the most up to date and premium version of Sage Business Cloud payroll software, combining taught classes combined with on-line tools to learn in your own time and at your own speed.

You will learn the underpinning knowledge of payroll processing, for example tax codes and how they work, NI contributions and their calculation.

This knowledge is important so that you know how statutory payroll works within the software. The course can enhance your employability, progress your career or help you to learn how to run the payroll system for your own business.

You will learn:

• Introduction to payroll
• Employment legislation including Maternity and Paternity Pay
• Data Protection, Security and Confidentiality
• An introduction to Real Time Information (RTI)
• Preparing Employee Records
• Calculation of Gross Pay
• An overview of processing the payroll – Income tax
• An overview of processing the payroll – NIC
• HMRC PAYE and NIC Calculations
• An overview of Voluntary Deductions
• Leavers
• An overview of completing the processing of the payroll
• Preparing to Pay employees
• Reports and payments due to HMRC

To be awarded this qualification, learners must successfully achieve the following assessments:

• Portfolio of evidence
• Skills-based assessment

Support materials will be provided, access to the Internet is required for practice and development of skills.

On successful completion of this course you will achieve a VTCT Skills Level 1 Award in Computerised Payroll for Business (SAGE).

On completion of this qualification you could progress onto the following course:

• Level 2 Certificate in Computerised Payroll for Business (RQF)

This qualification does not require you to have any prior qualifications or levels of prior learning. There is no minimum or maximum age requirement for this qualification.

Funding may be available to support your learning as an adult (aged 19+) studying at Dudley College. Check out the Financial Support guidance for more information.