AAT Level 2 Accounting training will provide you with a basic knowledge of accounting principles and skills. At this level, your knowledge in accounting will start to develop and finance administration is your focus.
The five units you'll cover through this course, are:
- Unit 1 – Introduction to Bookkeeping
- Sage Business Cloud training included
- Unit 2 – Principles of Bookkeeping Controls
- Unit 3 - Principles of Costing
- Unit 4 – The Business Environment
- Unit 5 – The Business Environment Synoptic Assessment
Average course completion time – 9-12 months
These qualifications will teach you how to process payments and receipts, prepare invoices, complete bank reconciliations, and have the skills required to work effectively in the finance industry.
AAT Level 3 Diploma in Accounting Syllabus
Building on the skills and techniques you developed throughout Level 2, the AAT Level 3 Diploma in Accounting will enable you to understand and perform more complex accounting processes, such as negotiate payment plans for credit
The 4 modules that you’ll cover throughout this course, are:
- Unit 1 - Business Awareness
- Unit 2 – Financial Accounting: Preparing Financial Statements
- Unit 3 - Management Accounting Techniques
- Unit 4 – Tax Processes for Businesses
Average course completion time – 12 - 15 months
AAT Level 2 Certificate in Accounting Exam Details
Included in your online hub is all the support you need to pass your exams, including e-learning, books, mock papers and practice assessments. Your personal AAT tutor will also run your live online classes so that you get the benefits of learning in a college class without leaving your home. Live online classes cover revision sessions and practice papers on the units you need to pass your exams.
There are four exams in total. All are computer-based exams, including 1 Synoptic Assessment.
Exams
- Introduction to Bookkeeping (90 mins)
- Principles of Bookkeeping Controls (90 mins)
- Principles of Costing (90 mins)
- The Business Environment (2 hours)
When you are ready to take your assessments, you need to book your exam at an AAT approved assessment venue. We can help find the closest one to you. Exam fees vary from centre to centre.
Exam fees are not included in the course cost.
Your final exam is a Synoptic assessment, which will test your understanding of connections between the different topics covered across the Level 2 qualification. Synoptic assessments are sat towards the end of your qualification and will be taken at specific times throughout the year.
AAT Level 3 Diploma in Accounting Exam Details
Your course contains all the support and resources you need to pass your exams with flying colours. You will have access to mock papers, past recorded sessions, and the ability to contact your tutor with any questions you may have. Online classes cover revision sessions and practice papers on all the modules needed to pass your exams such as Business Awareness, Management Accounting Techniques and Audit and Assurance.
There are 4 computer-based exams in total, which will need to be taken at your local AAT test centre.
Exams
- Business Awareness (2 hours 30 mins)
- Financial Accounting: Preparing Financial Statements (2 hours 30 mins)
- Management Accounting Techniques (2 hours 30 minutes)
- Tax Processes for Businesses (1 Hour 30 minutes)
The exam format includes multiple-choice questions, selecting answers from a drop-down menu and typing numbers and text into form fields.
Exam fees are not included in the course costs.
AAT Membership
Membership is not included in this course but will be required to sit exams. As a student AAT member, you will benefit from:
- Access to AAT learning portal
- Green light tests to check if you’re exam ready
- Helplines to support you throughout your career
- Free events
- Discussion forums
- Exclusive networking events
- And more…
Pass Rates
We’re proud to have achieved some of the highest pass marks in the UK.
- AAT Level 2: National pass rate is 85.0% | e-Careers pass rate is 91.2%
- AAT Level 3: National pass rate is 75.0% | e-Careers pass rate is 87.6%
- AAT Level 4: National pass rate is 68.8% | e-Careers pass rate is 82.2%
AAT Exams Update - COVID-19
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