• Course Type
    Adult Courses
  • Course Code
    BU102
  • Campus
    Hamilton
  • Start Date
    8th Sep 2025
  • Level
    Level 1
  • Duration
    7 weeks

This course is funded by Liverpool City Region Combined Authority's Adult Skills Fund.

Access (Level 1) qualifications are an entry point for students who need additional support to develop their finance or business skills.

These qualifications are designed to give students the introductory knowledge and confidence to take on higher level AAT qualifications and to progress in their lives and careers.
 

  • Course Details

    The AAT Access Award in Bookkeeping offers students at Level 1 the opportunity to develop practical bookkeeping skills. This qualification may help students to move on to further study in either accountancy or bookkeeping with AAT, offer a route into employment or be of interest to those already in employment. AAT does not set any prerequisites for the study of the AAT Access Award in Bookkeeping. However, the ability to communicate information clearly and appropriately to a given audience is a valuable skill in any role and in any type of business, particularly in finance roles.

    For the best chance of success, we recommend that students begin their AAT studies with a good standard of English and maths.

    Modules include:

    • Understand the role of the bookkeeper
    • Understand financial transactions
    • Process customer and supplier transactions
    • Process receipts and payments

    Following successful completion of this qualification, your progression will normally be to the AAT Level 2 Foundation Certificate in Accounting.

  • Entry Guidelines

    Relevant Entry Level qualification or 3 GCSEs at Grade 2/E or above

    Maths and English at Grade 2/E or above.

    Satisfactory interview, assessment, school report and/or satisfactory reference.

    If English is not your first language, you may need an assessment before enrolling on this course. To discuss further, please contact the ESOL department on 0151 551 7144.

  • Where can I progress to?

    Learners who completed this course went on to apply for the AAT Level 2 Certificate in Accounting, and to follow this with Level 3 and 4 studies.

    You could continue your studies and gain a partial or full AAT Qualification. Subject to further testing, you would be eligible to apply for the AAT Level 2 Certificate in Accounting, and possibly to follow this with Level 3 and 4 studies. You could work in a junior capacity in a clerical or similar role.

  • Timetable

    Friday, 09:30 — 12:30

  • Assessment Methods

    Students must successfully complete one end-of-qualification computer-based assessment to achieve this qualification. The proportion of this qualification assessed by external assessment is 100%.

Related Careers

Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks

34.32 Potential salary

Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks maintain and balance records of financial transactions, oversee the operation of payroll functions and calculate hours worked, wages due and other relevant contributions and deductions.

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