The Level 3 Certificate in Bookkeeping develops existing skills and knowledge to an advanced level for anyone wishing to pursue a career in bookkeeping. This qualification offers progression for students who already have bookkeeping knowledge, either to gain employment in a bookkeeping role or to progress to further study. This qualification is suitable for those who have completed the Level 2 Certificate in Bookkeeping and may help students already working in a bookkeeping role to progress by offering them formal recognition of their skills.
Students may wish to choose the Level 3 Certificate in Bookkeeping to focus soley on developing their bookkeeping skills in order to progress quickly to employment or to focus on becoming a bookkeeper. Students may also wish to start with this qualification before progressing to complete the Level 3 Diploma in Accounting in order to gain a wider knowledge of accountancy, covering management accounting and business skills.
- GCSE Maths and English (4 or above) or equivalent
- L2 Certificate in Bookkeeping or equivalent
- L2 AAT Certificate in Accounting or equivalent
This qualification comprises two mandatory units:
- Financial Accounting: Preparing Financial Statements
- Tax Processes for Businesses
A student completing this qualification will develop the skills needed for financial processes including accounting principles and concepts, advanced bookkeeping and preparing financial statements. They will also understand business issues regarding payroll and value added tax (VAT) (which may be known by another name in other countries). All of this will be learned in the context of the ethical issues that a bookkeeper may encounter in their professional life. The two units are assessed individually through computer based end of unit assessments.
Results are immediate for FAPS and TPFB
Students completing this qualification may wish to go on and complete the Level 3 Diploma in Accounting. If students wish to continue studying and choose to complete one of the full AAT Accounting Qualifications, their achievement/s in this qualification may be transferred to the larger qualifications.
The skills developed while studying this qualification could lead to employment as:
- a Professional Bookkeeper
- a Senior Bookkeeper
- an Accounts Manager
- a Ledger Manager
This qualification is not part of an apprenticeship.