College SA Intermediate Level: Further Education and Training Certificate in Bookkeeping Course
Proper bookkeeping is important to keep a business running efficiently. With even just one small mistake, a business could easily suffer financial losses. This is why businesses employ skilled bookkeepers to manage the financial aspects.
This Intermediate Level: Further Education and Training Certificate in Bookkeeping will equip you with the skills to manage the bookkeeping aspects of a business, which incorporates depreciable asset disposal, year-end adjustments, preparation and analysis of financial statements for sole proprietorships, partnerships, close corporations and companies.
These skills will allow you to work in a senior bookkeeping, junior accountant, financial services officer, credit controller or business analyst position. You could also study the Upper Intermediate Level: National Diploma in Technical Financial Accounting course, which will enable you to apply for technical financial accountant and other high-level positions.
What will you learn in this Intermediate Level: Further Education and Training Certificate in Bookkeeping course?
Equip you with the skills and knowledge to perform the Accounting function in small organisations and 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 how to analyse accounts, draft financial statements, prepare general ledger accounts, calculate and record VAT and complete 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:
ONLINE!
- STUDY DURATION (6 MONTHS)
- STUDY MATERIAL COURIERED TO YOU
- MONTHLY DEBIT ORDER
OPTIONS AVAILABLE -
Total Price
R6,300*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: Further Education and Training Certificate Bookkeeping – NQF Level 4 (SAQA ID 58376)
Provided by: QCTO & ICB
Minimum credits: 130
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.
Professional Designation
Senior 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:
Intermediate Level: Further Education and Training Certificate in Bookkeeping
Financial Statements
This module incorporates depreciable asset disposal, year-end adjustments, preparation and analysis of financial statements for sole proprietorships, partnerships, close corporations and companies. It also includes a comprehensive study of cash flow statements.
ICB Cost and Management Accounting
Learn about the introduction to accounting for a manufacturing concern, break even analysis, cost-volume-profit analysis, budgeting and standard costing, financial management and business ethics.