Beginner's Bookkeeping Course, Module 1
Make this training programme your first step to a high-status, well-paid career as a book-keeper!
A fascinating, practical manual bookkeeping course for people who want to take their first steps to learning to be a bookkeeper.
And it covers part of the OCR and IAB Level 2 book-keeping examination requirements, as well as introducing the basics of keeping accurate accounting records to those running a small business.
Who This Course Is Aimed At.
Aimed at absolute beginners, this programme will take the average learner approximately 22 hours of study at our comfortable London Pitman Training centres in either Notting Hill or High Holborn or in Manchester.
To find out more or to book a free sample of the course, just call us:
Notting Hill - 020 7792 5214
Holborn - 020 7025 4700
Manchester - 0161 923 6814
Or contact us by email.
What Is Covered.
This fascinating bookkeeping course comprises 8 core lessons with lots of practice to ensure your skills are deeply embedded:
• Lesson One – The role of the book-keeper, the difference between capital, assets and liabilities, the dual effect of transactions and the double entry system, the accounting equation, the difference between cash and credit transactions, preparing simple balance sheets, identifying transactions in ledger accounts
• Lesson Two – The basic principles of Value Added Tax, calculating VAT, constructing sales invoices, trade and cash discounts, posting sales invoices to the General Ledger
• Lesson Three – Checking purchase invoices for accuracy, credit notes, posting purchase invoices and credit notes to the General Ledger, the purpose of the Purchases Day Book, Purchase Ledger, posting an Analysed Day Book to the General Ledger and Purchase Ledger
• Lesson Four – Purpose of an Analysed Sales Day Book, making postings to the General Ledger and Sales Ledger, understanding why Returns Day Books are used, identifying debit and credit entries, using day books confidently and accurately.• Lesson Five – Why the Cash Book is used, processing Cash Book payments and receipts, balancing the Cash Book, preparing a postings list, preparing a 3 column Cash Book
• Lesson Six – Why the Petty Cash Book is used, processing Petty Cash payments and receipts, balancing the Petty Cash Book, preparing a cheque requisition
• Lesson Seven – Using a Postings List to update the General Ledger, updating the Sales and Purchase Ledger from the Cash Book, balancing ledger accounts, posting balances from a list, coding day books
• Lesson Eight – The purpose of a trial balance, preparing a trial balance, demonstrating the ability to maintain day books, prepare ledger balances and extract a trial balance
How This Book-keeping Course Works.
You can start this course at any time and study at hours to suit you. We're open Monday to Thursday from 09:00-20:00; Fridays from 09:00-16:30 and Saturdays from 10:00-16:00.
You choose your own study hours!
You'll enjoy self-paced training using high quality audio and training materials under the supervision of our friendly, experienced staff who are dedicated to helping you.
You can even sample the course, free, before making up your mind whether it's right for you.
To find out more or to book your free sample visit, just call us:
Notting Hill - 020 7792 5214
Holborn - 020 7025 4700
Manchester - 0161 923 6814
Or contact us by email.
We're looking forward to hearing from you!
How To Book Or Find Out More.
If you'd like to book this course or simply just find out more about it, call our friendly Course Advisors:
Notting Hill - 020 7792 5214
Holborn - 020 7025 4700
Manchester - 0161 923 6814
Or contact us by email.
And don't forget that what makes us different from most training providers is that we encourage potential students to try our courses, free, before making up their minds?
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Bookkeeping for Beginners
It can be overwhelming when moving into a completely new field of work, but our Bookkeeping for Beginners' course is designed especially for absolute beginners, and assumes no current experience in the world of bookkeeping. Introducing the basics of keeping accurate accountancy records, this course is also helpful for anyone running a small business, or thinking about starting one. The Pitman Bookkeeping for Beginners' course covers part of the OCR and IAB Level 2 bookkeeping examination requirements and includes eight core lessons, complete with lots of practice to ensure you understand each part comfortably before moving on. The first lesson taught provides an overview into the roles of the bookkeeper. Our specialist staff will explain the difference between certain terminology such as capital, assets and liability, and explain various roles undertaken including preparing simple balance sheets and identifying transactions in ledger accounts. Because we understand the pressures involved in selecting the correct bookkeeping for beginners course, we even give you the option to trial the course for free to make sure it's suitable for you.
Beginners Bookkeeping Course
The second core module in the Beginners' Bookkeeping course concentrates on the basic principles of Value Added Tax and calculating VAT, as well as constructing and posting invoices. The next five lessons will cover an assortment of skills to give you the first step on your way to a rewarding, highly paid career as a bookkeeper. These include learning how to use and balance a cash book, for receipts and payments, as well as similar training for the same petty cash book procedures. Amongst other fundamental areas, you will gain a comprehensive understanding of general and purchase ledgers, making posts to them, how to update them, as well as information about the purposes of the Purchases Day Ledger. The Beginners' Bookkeeping course ends by covering the purposes of a trial balance. It focuses on the practicalities of bookkeeping such as how to prepare these, maintain day books and prepare ledger balances.
Manual Bookkeeping Courses
It makes sense to study your manual bookkeeping courses at Pitman Training. As well as being the oldest and most trusted name in office skills qualifications, we do everything in our power to make the experience as hassle free for our students as possible. Our training centres are open long hours, which include evenings and Saturdays, so are perfect if you only have a couple of hours to spare. To help you plan your study around other commitments, we have calculated that our manual bookkeeping courses such as the Beginners' Bookkeeping course will take the average learner an estimated twenty two hours of study, and we leave it entirely up to plan how you would like to schedule these. With the possibility to start immediately, you could be on course to enhancing your CV sooner than you think!
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