Course overview
AAT accounting courses offer you an accredited route into accountancy if you have little or no experience. Choosing an online training course in accounting allows you to gain a professional qualification from home and around your current commitments.
Whether you are looking to start a career in accounting or advance from a junior role, our AAT Level 2 online course will lay the groundwork for your future in the accounting profession. On completion of the AAT Level 2 course you will have a firm grasp of the typical business practices and skills used in accounting and, having gained your AAT Level 2 Certificate, you will be ready to progress onto further study with the AAT and take up a basic accounting role.
Job outcomes
- Accounts Officer
- Payroll Administrator
Recognition
Study method
- Online
- Blended
- In-class
Duration study load
- 12 months
Entry requirements
As this is a foundation level course there are no formal academic or work experience requirements. A basic qualification in mathematics or a keen interest in accounting is desirable, plus an intention to progress your career.
The following entry requirements apply:
- You must be over the age of 18 or have a third-party payee for any financial agreement
- You must have a solid grasp of the English language (IELTS 5.5 or equivalent if English is not your first language)
- You must have access to a computer or other internet enabled device and a reliable Internet connection, plus basic computer skills
- You must be able to attend all exams at a UK based AAT Approved centre. Students outside the UK will incur an additional cost for international postage of textbooks.
Pathways
- Advanced Diploma in Accounting (Level 3)
- Professional Diploma (Level 4)
Course features
- Accredited by the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT)
- Level 2 qualification – comparable to a GCSE or higher diploma level qualification
- Four computer-based exams and one synoptic assessment, all taken at an external test centre
- Typically complete within 9 months
- 24-hour access to your online campus, accessible on mobile and tablet
- Five online units with a hardcopy book to support each one
- Sage One Accounts Extra Software accessed online for UACS
- Dedicated tutor and community team to support you throughout the course
- Regular online live classes with your tutor and classmates
- Revision classes, assignment marking and feedback to help you improve
- Free access to AVADO’s premium Career Development Hub
- Free NUS card – the definitive student discount card with a range of exclusive discounts
Delivery
All our AAT courses are delivered through our award-winning Virtual Learning Campus (VLC). The VLC is an online learning platform that houses all your learning materials in one easy-to-access place. The VLC is designed for use on all internet-enabled devices, so you can study on your mobile or tablet anytime, wherever you are.
Your VLC features:
- Inspiring bite-size learning content, including videos and quizzes
- Frequent live online classes with your tutor, tailored to your group’s needs and recorded so you can catch up whenever you like
- Learn as a group, with structured milestones to keep you on track
- Regular learning checks and practice tests so you know how you are progressing
- Proactive tutor support – monitoring your progress and reaching out if you need support
Subjects
Review double-entry processes and business documentation, trial balances, the cashbook, reconciling a supplier’s statement, discounted transactions and payment records.
Be able to prepare control accounts, use journals, understand the banking system, and manage cash books, petty cash and control accounts.
Learn how to calculate product costs and budget effectively using spreadsheets including cost behaviour, manufacturing accounts, labour costing, product coding and costing for inventories.
Develop the skills needed to professionally process transactions using computerised accounting software, learn how to effectively set up a company, create customer and supplier records, manage ledgers, enter sales and purchase transactions, and understanding banking receipts and payments.
Discover how to work effectively within an accounting team, complete accounting and payroll functions, learn about professional ethics and understand key business skills such as managing workload, personal development and literacy and numeracy skills
About AVADO
At AVADO, we’re passionate about creating inspiring learning that has a lasting impact.
We deliver engaging online learning to individuals and businesses, working in partnership with leading organisations like Google and the CIPD. Our flexible, accessible programmes allow anyone, anywhere to become professionally qualified and further their career.
AVADO is reinventing professional learning with our digital-first approach. By combining expert tutors, award-winning learning design and inspiring content, we have become the UK’s leading online professional education provider for both professionals and businesses.
