AAT 2 Foundation

Units include:

Basic Accounting I
Unit covers: books of prime entry, coding, double entry bookkeeping system, discount, credit customers, sales invoices and credit notes, payments received, credit suppliers, purchase invoices and credit notes, payments made, ledger transactions, ledger balances and an initial trial balance etc

Basic Accounting II
Unit covers: petty cash recording and balancing, cash books, bank reconciliation statements, journals, double entry bookkeeping records, correction of errors, suspense accounts, control accounts, sales, purchase and tax control accounts, banking processes, document retention and storage requirements etc

Basic Costing
Unit covers: business transactions, materials, labour, overheads, direct or indirect costs, costing systems, fixed, variable or semi-variable expenses, stock valuation methods, work-in-progress, budgeted and actual costs, cost and profit centres, coding data etc

Computerised Accounting
Unit covers: accounting data, coding, legal requirements, credit customers, suppliers, data entry errors, organisational procedures, viruses, back ups, Data Protection Act, process transactions etc 

Work Effectively in Accounting and Finance
Unit covers: accounting or payroll functions,  communication skills, working independently, developing skills and knowledge, numeracy and literacy skills, presenting information in appropriate formats, planning and managing your own workload effectively and prioritise tasks, resolving conflicts, impacts of non completion of work, continuing professional development, development needs, etc

All tuition is based around classroom lectures by highly qualified and experienced members of staff. Examinations are on-line assessments.