College SA Foundation Level: National Certificate in Bookkeeping

Keen to gain skills and knowledge that can be used in any type of business? Why not consider a career in financial management? If you have a head for numbers, this career path will be perfect – considering all the job opportunities that you will have.

By studying the Foundation Level: National Certificate in Bookkeeping, you will learn how to do monthly bookkeeping to trial balance, disclose profit and financial position, reconcile suppliers, inventory and bank statements. You will also learn to work with PAYE, UIF, SDL and other deductions, documents and VAT returns.

This national certificate will allow you to apply for junior bookkeeper, accounts clerk, payroll clerk and reconciliation positions. What’s more, you can also level up and study the Intermediate Level: Further Education and Training Certificate in Bookkeeping. This certificate will allow you to apply for senior bookkeeper positions

What will you learn in this Foundation Level: National Certificate in Bookkeeping course?

This course will equip you with the skills and the knowledge to perform the accounting function in small organisations. It will also equip you to provide support to financial administrators, accounting technicians, accountants and financial managers in medium and large organisations so that the accounting and financial management functions can be performed effectively. You will learn about monthly bookkeeping to trial balance (manual and computerised); disclose profit and financial position; reconcile suppliers, inventory and bank statements; calculate PAYE/UIF/SDL; payroll tax and other deductions; EMP201, EMP501, IRP5, IRP6 and IT3a documents and VAT returns.

Textbook costs included!

Textbooks can be extremely expensive and some institutions do not include it in the course fee. Not at College SA! Our study material and textbooks are included in the total course price, so you do not have to worry about sourcing your own textbooks. We will send you all the necessary study material to complete this course.

Course Cost and Duration

At College SA we offer you the following ways in which you can pay for your studies:

ENROL
ONLINE!

STUDY DURATION (16 MONTHS)
STUDY MATERIAL COURIERED TO YOU
MONTHLY DEBIT ORDER
OPTIONS AVAILABLE
Total Price
R12,600

*A once-off R950.00 activation fee applies if you pay by debit order

What is included in the course fees?

Text books and study material
Courier fee

Course Start Dates

With College SA you can start studying whenever you want, there are no specific course start dates since we offer distance learning. Please speak to our Educational Planners about your enrolment and study options.

Exam Information

Exam Dates:

05 – 08 February 2018
07 – 10 May 2018
09 – 12 July 2018
10 – 13 September 2018
12 – 15 November 2018

Exam Fees:

(Please note that your exam fees are not included in the course fee and may be subject to change.)

Annual registration fee: R 340.00
Exam fee per subject: R650.00
Exam re-write fee per subject: R 450.00
Exam late entry fee per subject: R 470.00
Exam postponement fee per subject: R 230.00
Exam re-mark & Examiners report: R900

Assessments Information

30% of your final mark comes from your coursework
70% of your final mark comes from the final exam
You need at least 50% in the final exam to pass
You need at least 60% overall to pass

Portfolio of Evidence:

You will only receive your POE (Portfolio of Evidence) directly from the ICB offices when you register for your exam. This will consist of the assignments you have to do during your studies. When you register for your exams, take your POE with, and once you’ve completed your exam and added it to the POE, you’re done!

Exams:

Exams can be written in February, May, July, September and November each year.

Accreditation Info

Status: Accredited course
Type & reward: National Certificate – (SAQA ID 58375)
Provided by: QCTO & ICB
Minimum credits: 120

College SA is authorised and accredited by the ICB to offer the QCTO Occupational-accredited National Qualifications. QCTO and the ICB (The Institute of Certified Bookkeepers) are organisations whose purpose is to quality assure theoretical training to prospective bookkeepers and accountants that meet industry standards. ICB quality assures accredited bookkeeping, accounting, business and administrative courses. These qualifications are recognised by employers and several other professional bodies nationally and internationally which allow students to get a nationally recognised qualification, further their studies and subsequently their careers. Furthermore, successful completion of one of these accredited courses will qualify you for a relevant national certificate or diploma (depending on the course), which is registered on the National Qualifications Framework.

QCTO continuously strives to improve the quality of development and training of entrants to the bookkeeping and accounting sector through qualifications. They do this in order to address the skills scarcity that currently exists in the financial market. This ensures that as a bookkeeping or accounting professional you can continuously increase your skills and employers can continuously ensure that their employees are up-to-date with bookkeeping and accounting practices, laws and procedures.

Entry Requirements

Grade 10 or equivalent
No prior accounting knowledge needed
You must be at least 16 years old

Professional Designation

Junior Bookkeeper

Subjects

What are subjects?

Subjects are the particular fields of study that are covered in a course. The subjects below make up this course and will need to be completed in order for you to complete this course.

The following subjects make up this course:

Foundation Level: National Certificate in Bookkeeping

Business Literacy

Designed to equip you with the basic numerical and communication skills required to operate effectively in business.

Bookkeeping to Trial Balance

Introducing you to source documents, the rules of double entry, subsidiary journals, the general ledger, bookkeeping for the different inventory systems and bank and creditors reconciliations.