Learning these skills
is easy with Pitman Training. Our tried and trusted methods
are the best available and are designed for speedy results.
You work at your own pace
in our comfortable premises, helped by experienced tutors as required. The
atmosphere is relaxed and non-competitive.
You choose your own hours,
working when it suits you ? and keep the reference books and training manuals
when the course is over.
The subjects covered are
shown below. Together, they will equip you to start a secretarial career with
complete confidence.
On completion of your
final exams, you will receive a Pitman Training Diploma that
is recognised nationally and internationally by employers.
Invest in yourself
Acquiring these vital
business skills ? and your Pitman Training Diploma to prove it ? will repay
the cost in improved employment opportunities and job advancement potential.
What better investment in your own future?
The sooner you start,
the sooner you will benefit.
Why Pitman Training?
No-one has helped more
people gain valuable business skills than Pitman Training. That unbeatable
experience is your guarantee of success.
Our teaching methods are
proven; our course materials are the best of their kind.
There are no hidden costs.
The Diploma package includes certification fees and all training.
A Pitman Training Diploma
is an industry standard; your passport to a better career.
Designed for individuals
who wish to develop a comprehensive range of manual and computerised book-keeping
and payroll skills together with spreadsheet knowledge.
Core Subjects
Basic Book-Keeping
Gain a clear
understanding of the basic principles of book-keeping. Learn how to maintain
the cash book, petty cash books and reconcile the bank statement.
Purchase Ledger
Become proficient
at maintaining a manual purchase ledger.
Sales Ledger
Become proficient
at maintaining a manual sales ledger.
Manual Payroll
Learn to calculate
wages and salaries using Inland Revenue tables, understand tax codes, Inland
Revenue forms, and how to complete them. Covers holiday pay, Statutory Sick
Pay and Statutory Maternity Pay.
Final Accounts I
Learn the principles
of double-entry book-keeping in order to maintain a nominal ledger and extract
a preliminary trial balance.
Final Accounts II
Learn how to
extend the trial balance in order to prepare the final accounts of a business
(profit and loss account and balance sheet).
Sage Line 50
Convert your
manual book-keeping skills to computerised accountancy using the most popular
software.
Sage Payroll
Convert your
manual payroll skills to computerised skills using this most popular programme
including Statutory Sick Pay, and Statutory Maternity Pay.
Microsoft Excel Proficient
Introductory
and intermediate spreadsheet skills to a good employable standard. This course
will enable you to create a spreadsheet, entering text, numbers and formulas
and creating charts.
Microsoft Excel Expert
Learn advanced
spreadsheet skills, covering areas such as importing and exporting data, creating
and using templates, linking workbooks, data management, using analysis tools
and pivot tables.
Data Entry
Learn efficient
use of the numeric keypad. Windows Operating System
This course is for complete
beginners and will teach basic computer skills from using a mouse to file
management; using the internet and email, creating and printing a document
in WordPad.
Recommended
Electives - choose 1
Microsoft Word Proficient
Introductory
and intermediate word processing skills to a good employable standard. This
course will enable you to create professional looking documents, produce tables,
insert pictures and much more.
Microsoft Outlook
Learn how to
share, manage and schedule information electronically. Covers the use of email,
electronic calendar, scheduling meetings and appointments, creating and assigning
tasks, creating address lists.