Enterprise and Commerce
Accounting Level 7 Diploma
Campus Sighthill Campus
Qualification SCQF Level 7
Study mode Evening
Duration 42 weeks
Start date
Aug 2024
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Course overview
This course is ideal for those who are currently employed. The course is in the evening two evenings per week, though a mix of in person and online sessions.
The accountancy skills developed through this qualification will enable a student to seek employment with confidence and/or to progress to the next level of learning. It will lead to a choice of great careers, as well as providing progress onto the Level 8 Diploma in Professional Accounting and a route to higher education.
This qualification is part of a suite of AAT qualifications available to students that offer both horizontal and vertical progression channels. Completion of this qualification can provide progression onto the Associate Bookkeeping membership, where students will gain professional recognition with the designatory letters AATQB. Students may also progress onto Professional level and become a full member of AAT upon achieving the associated membership criteria. The Level 7 Diploma in Accounting also provides the skills required to support the establishment and operation of a healthy business.
What you will learn
- Tax Processes for Businesses
- Business Awareness
- Financial Accounting: Preparing Financial Statements
- Management Accounting Techniques
How the course is assessed
- You will have an exam at the end of each of the units.
- The assessments in this qualification are computer-based, with time restrictions.
- You will be presented with different question types and formats. These may include multiple-choice questions, numeric gap-fill questions, or question tools that replicate workplace activities such as completing an extended trial balance. In the Business Awareness unit, some tasks will require extended written responses.
- You are encouraged to proceed through tasks in the order they are presented. You should familiarise yourself with the CBA environment, assessment platform software and some of the question styles you might encounter by using the practice assessment materials provided by AAT.
- Registered students may access the Lifelong Learning Portal and practice assessment materials through MyAAT.
Number of days per week
- Tuesday and Thursday Evenings.
- Two evenings per week from 6 pm until 8.45 pm (Days to be confirmed)
- This course will be delivered by evening classes and a flexible online model. This can give you the flexibility to study at a convenient time and you will be able to contact your tutor for additional support if needed. You will be required to have access to IT to enable you to engage in the course e.g. laptop or a PC or Tabl
Entry requirements
- AAT does not set any entry requirements for this qualification. However, for the best chance of success, we recommend that students begin their studies with a good standard of English and Maths.
- Accountants work at the very heart of a business and are expected to be able to communicate information clearly and appropriately to a given audience.
- AAT recommends that students use AAT Skillcheck to ensure that they’re ready to start on a particular qualification.
- Successful completion of AAT Level 6 Certificate.
- HNC Accounting Next Gen.
- Work Experience.
Information on Tests / Auditions / Interview Requirements
- You can read more about tests on the AAT website
- Undertake the AAT SkillCheck on the AAT website
- If you can demonstrate that they already have the knowledge and skills to meet the requirements for a unit assessment, you may be eligible for RPL. This must be arranged through a registered AAT training provider and mapping of the student’s skills and knowledge must be uploaded to AAT’s assessment platform.
- For the Level 7 Diploma in Accounting, RPL is only available for some unit assessments from September 2024. There are restrictions on the number of units that may be claimed by RPL to ensure that at least 50% of the qualification will always be externally assessed.
- Where RPL is successfully claimed for a unit assessment, the student will be given a pass mark for that assessment and this mark will be used in determining the final qualification grade. To achieve a higher mark, the assessment must be taken as normal. More details on RPL can be found in the AQ2016 to Q2022 Transitional Arrangements document and the dedicated RPL and exemptions webpage.
English Proficiency Requirements
IELTS 5.5Progression and Articulation Routes
- AAT Level 8 Diploma in Professional Accounting
Career options
Skills developed through this qualification could lead to employment as:
- Accounts Assistant
- Accounts Payable and Expenses Supervisor
- Assistant Accountant
- Audit Trainee
- Credit Controller
- Finance Assistant
- Finance Officer
- Payroll Supervisor
- Senior Bookkeeper
- Tax Assistant.
Study Options
| Campus | Study mode | Start date | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sighthill Campus | Evening | 26/08/24 | 42 Weeks |
