Course Details
This course will enable you to gain a general book-keeping qualification, while at the same time offering an introduction to Sage - the accountancy software now used by over half a million UK businesses.
As well as learning the essential principles of book-keeping covering all the key areas including how to record transactions, how to input and customer and supplier details, how to edit the nominal ledger, how to record income and expenditure, how to follow the correct procedures for banking and invoicing, and how to keep VAT records. It also provides an introduction to Sage Instant Accounting Solutions.
You will need no prior knowledge of Book-Keeping, but by the end of your training you will be qualified to apply for a job as a Sage Book-keeper - the kind of job that could easily pay you up to £35,000* per annum.
Note: Latest Sage computerised book-keeping software v12 is supplied.
At the end of your Sage computerised book-keeping course, you can sit for either the Certificate in Book-Keeping, awarded by the Institute of Certified Book-Keepers the largest book-keeping association in the world with over 150,000 members, or the Oxford and Cambridge Certificate in book-keeping.
This course will add value to your CV by demonstrating your commitment to your own personal development, as well as demonstrating your skill and competence as a trained book-keeper with a sound working knowledge of Sage.
We recognise that expert support and guidance is vital in helping students succeed, and your Home Learning College Tutor is critical to the delivery of this service excellence. When you enrol you are assigned a personal Tutor, an expert in their subject area and trained to support and coach you throughout the duration of your studies.
Tutors are recruited, employed and trained by Home Learning College, ensuring that students have access to the best quality support and tuition available. You will have unlimited access to your personal Tutor via phone, post or online. From the day you enrol, we are committed to seeing you through to the successful completion of your course and beyond.
Students enrolling with Home Learning College will also benefit from unlimited access to our unique Virtual Learning Community, a secure online environment designed to enhance your learning experience.
Here you will be able to:
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Meet and chat with 30,000 other students
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Set up your own student profile
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Participate in online discussion boards
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Interact with your Tutor
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Access a library of user generated content relating to your course
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Submit coursework
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Access additional learning tools and content
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Watch videocasts and online tutorials
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Access anywhere and anytime
Home Learning College is the only vocational home study provider within the UK to offer students an interactive online community.
Access to our Virtual Learning Community means that you'll have all the flexibility and benefits of studying from home whilst ensuring that you are never actually studying alone.
** Please note that some aspects of the Virtual Learning Community are not yet available.
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Introduction to Sage computerised book-keeping
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Recording income & expenditure
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The Bank Account
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The Analysed Cash Book
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Business documents
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Day books
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VAT
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Calculating Profit and Loss
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Double entry Book-Keeping
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Cash and credit transactions
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Customers
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Suppliers
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Nominal ledger
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Banking
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Stock
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Invoicing
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Final accounts
At the end of each chapter of the Sage computerised book-keeping course you may complete an optional assignment and submit this to your tutor.
Most students can complete the Sage computerised book-keeping course within approximately 120 hours of study.
Note: The minimun computer hardware requirements for this course are;
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1 GHz or faster processor
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512mb ram or higher
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400MB of available hard disk space for installation
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Internet Explorer 6 or higher
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DVD-ROM drive
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800x600 or higher resolution screen with 16 bit high colour
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Your operating system must be at least Windows 2000(SP4), WindowsXP(SP2), Windows 2003 or Windows Vista.
Our Sage computerised book-keeping course material is written by experts. To see an example of our course material click on the link below.
With this course you will be able to apply for jobs as a specialist Sage Book-Keeper and could earn £13,000 - £20,000* per annum.
*Source: Hays Accountancy and Finance Salary Guide 2007