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Provided by: Pitman Training Centre (Luton) Accounting Technician DiplomaAccounts Payable |
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Money and people are the foundation of every business - and this double aspect Diploma course will make you essential to both. On one side it covers the primary book-keeping disciplines, including computerised accounting; on the other side it features payroll systems and all the constantly changing employment benefits and contributions laid down by the government. Both these skills are as necessary for small companies as large; are transferable from one employer to another; and can be the starting point for a rewarding career in financial accounting.
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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.

