Why choose AAT Level 2 - Certificate in Accounting?

Why choose AAT Level 2

Certificate in Accounting?

You should choose the Level 2 Certificate in Accounting if your interested in developing transferable business and personal skills alongside your accountancy skills. This qualification will be valuable for those entering the workplace for the first time or for those changing careers who would like additional support in upskilling to enter or re-enter a business environment.

This qualification will usually take around 6-12 months to complete, but this will depend on the study method and course timetable.

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Who should choose to study this AAT Level 2 qualification?

The purpose of the Level 2 Certificate in Accounting is to offer the foundation accounting knowledge needed to progress to employment or further study in accountancy and finance, alongside business and personal skills that are transferable to any sector and additional business knowledge relevant to accountancy. The qualification offers a broader focus across several subject areas which enhance employability and are particularly suitable for young people studying full-time.

What does the qualification cover?

This qualification comprises four mandatory units:

Introduction to Bookkeeping
Principles of Bookkeeping Controls

Principles of Costing
The Business Environment

A student completing this qualification will develop accountancy skills in double-entry bookkeeping and basic costing, as well as an understanding of purchase, sales and general ledgers. Students will learn an understanding of accounting software and develop the professional skills and behaviours needed to contribute effectively in the workplace. Working in accountancy requires good communication skills, IT skills and an understanding of the business environment, all of which are covered by this qualification.

Learning Outcomes

Introduction to Bookkeeping (ITBK)

Understand how to set up bookkeeping systems
Process customer transactions
Process supplier transactions
Process receipts and payments
Process transactions into the ledger accounts

Principles of Bookkeeping Controls (POBC)

Use control accounts
Reconcile a bank statement with the cash book
Use the journal
Produce trial balances

Principles of Costing (PCTN)

Understand the cost recording system within an organisation
Use cost recording techniques
Provide information on actual and budgeted costs and income
Use tools and techniques to support cost calculations

The Business Environment (BESY)

Understand the principles of contract law
Understand the external business environment
Understand key principles of corporate social responsibility (CSR), ethics and sustainability
Understand the impact of setting up different types of business entity
Understand the finance function within an organisation
Produce work in appropriate formats and communicate effectively
Understand the importance of information to business operations

Entry Requirements

AAT does not set any entry requirements for this qualification. However, for the best chance of success, we recommend that students begin their studies with a good standard of English and maths. Accountants work at the very heart of a business and are expected to be able to communicate information clearly and appropriately to a given audience.

What will this qualification lead to?

The accountancy and business skills developed by studying this qualification will enable a student to seek employment with confidence and/or to progress to the next level of learning.

A student completing this qualification will develop skills in double-entry bookkeeping and will understand how to use journals, control accounts and a trial balance. Students will also gain an understanding of accounting software packages, how to process financial information in accordance with company procedures and schedules, and how to provide information to colleagues, suppliers and/or customers as required.

Skills developed through this qualification could lead to employment as:

Accounts Administrator
Accounts Assistant
Accounts Payable Clerk

Purchase/Sales Ledger Clerk
Trainee Accounting Technician
Trainee Finance Assistant.

The accountancy and finance knowledge developed in this qualification is also the underpinning knowledge needed for the higher-level accountancy and financial skills developed in the:

For example, double-entry bookkeeping at Level 2 is the basis for Financial Accounting: Preparing Financial Statements (Level 3), which leads to Drafting and Interpreting Financial Statements (Level 4).

Accreditation Number: 603/6338/1

Level: 2

Type: Accounting

Certified: YES

Learning Time: 6 -12 months

Guided Learning Hours: 255 Hours

Total Qualification Time: 340 Hours

Number of Assessments: 4

AAT Registration Fee: £172.00