AAT Foundation Certificate in Bookkeeping
Gain the key practical skills, knowledge and understanding needed for bookkeeping with our Level 2 Foundation Certificate in Bookkeeping online course. This distance learning course is relevant for businesses of all sizes and in all sectors.
Course Length
12 weeks
Course Level
Level 2
Learning Method(s)
Online materials & assessment
Course Content
Unit 1: Introduction to Bookkeeping
This unit introduces students to the double-entry bookkeeping system and the associated documents and processes. Students will have learnt all stages necessary to process transactions using both manual and digital systems.
Unit 2: Principles of Bookkeeping Controls
This unit builds on the knowledge and skills acquired from studying Introduction to Bookkeeping and explores control accounts, journals, and reconciliations. It takes students through a number of processes used in bookkeeping that help verify and validate the entries made. Students will also understand the use of the journal to the stage of redrafting the trial balance, following initial adjustments.