Computerised Accounts (Intensive) Level 2 (City & Guilds)

Course Information

Learning Aim: 50042920

General Information

This qualification provides you with an extension to the computerised accounting practices learnt at Level 1. The Level 2 Award in Computerised Accounts is ideal for those learners who are seeking an expansive experience in using computerised accounts software. You will increase your skill level and ability, allowing you to use the application independently for routine activities. This is particularly aimed at those who want to enter employment within computerised accounts. 

This course also includes the additional qualification - Employability Skills Level 2 Award. This will give increase your general skills for the workplace and be a great addition to your CV.

What will I learn on this course?

The aim of this course is to help students understand how to use a computerised accounting package (SAGE) to enter bookkeeping transactions of a business, complete computerised journal entries, process wages and produce an invoice.

You will learn the following on the course,

How to allocate Customer and Supplier Payments and Receipts

How to prepare, process and print a service invoice

How to process a bank account transfer

How to process returned/cancelled cheques

How to process journals including a Wages Journal

How to produce Aged debtor/creditor reports

How to produce Day book reports

How to prepare and produce Remittance advices and customer statements

How to prepare management reports

Important note: If you completed your Level 1 before December 2017 using the old version of the SAGE software (version 19), you will need to attend a booster session to bring you up to date with the new software (version 24). Please mention this when you fill in your course approval application.

PLEASE NOTE: This is a fast paced course, with classes twice a week. 

Sutton College uses Sage 50 software to teach this course and an individual software licence is included in the course cost for the Level 1 course. If you studied the Level 1 course prior to September 2022 you will be charged extra for the software (£60) when enrolling on this course.

You will need a laptop with Microsoft Windows, that meets the minimum specification required for Sage 50 in order to practise at home: Please note that the SAGE 50 software licence does not work on a Macbook. 

https://www.sage.com/en-gb/products/sage-50cloud/detailed-information/

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Early enrolment is advised to ensure that you are able to access the software required from the beginning of the course.

This licence is valid for 180 days.

What level is this course & what skills do I need?

This course is Level 2. To be able to enrol on the course you need to have passed Book-Keeping Level 2 and Computerised Accounts Level 1. 

How do I enrol?

To be considered for a place on this course, you are required to complete an online course Assessment to ensure this course is suitable for you. 

You can make an application by clicking on ‘APPLY’ at the bottom of this page. If you do not already have a Sutton College online account you will need to create one first. On completion of your application you will receive further information via email.

Courses at Level 2 or below may be free if you are in work, live in a London Borough and earn under £25,642.50 or are in receipt of a means tested benefit and looking for work. For further information please contact enrol@suttoncollege.ac.uk

Learners on Government funded courses must attend a minimum of 90% or may be withdrawn. Learners must also have the intention of taking the exam/assessment prescribed to their course. Withdrawal from a course and/or failure to take exams or submit assessments means you will be required to pay the full course cost.

On this course, you will develop the following life skills: 

Mental Wellbeing

English Skills

Employability Skills

Confidence building

Social Wellbeing

Maths Skills

Digital Skills

Additional information

Please bring a pen, paper, a ring binder folder and a calculator to your class.

What are the progression opportunities at the end of this course?

Bookkeeping Level 3 City and Guilds

Accounting Level 2 Certificate AAT

Accounting Level 3 Advanced Diploma AAT (you must secure a First Class pass in Book-Keeping Level 2) 

Accounting Level 4 Professional Diploma AAT

Any course enrichment opportunities associated with this class will be listed in your Google classroom.

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