Finance Award Mini-Diploma Course - Pitman Training

Finance Award

This training programme covers manual bookkeeping, Sage and Excel training to give you a wide ranging knowledge of general accounts.

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Is this for you?

Whether you're looking to gain some bookkeeping abilities for work or for your own use, this is a fast-track bookkeeping programme for people with an aptitude for figures keen to gain essential business finance experience.

 

Optional Qualifications and Certification*

Awarded 85 CPD points upon successful completion

* not available to those on funded or TSG-supported programmes

Start Date

Flexible

Study Type

In centre, online, or a combination

Training Type

award

Duration

85 hours or 3 weeks full-time study

About this award

Whether you’re looking to gain some bookkeeping abilities for work or for your own use, this is a fast-track bookkeeping programme for people with an aptitude for figures keen to gain essential business finance experience.

The award covers manual bookkeeping, Sage and Excel training to give you a wide ranging knowledge of general accounts.

Unlike some courses, ours gives you all the time-management benefits of flexibility to suit your work or home life. The award takes 80 hours – you can start anytime and study part or full time, depending on your situation.

  • Flexible training which fits around your commitments
  • Support on hand from our friendly course advisors
  • Get the skills in demand by employers

Aims and Objectives

This award will help you gain hands-on experience of key financial processes and how to work common programmes Sage 50 Accounts and Microsoft Excel.

Courses Included

Bookkeeping - Module 1

People with strong bookkeeping skills are always in demand. This course is designed to give you an advantage over others with less experience, teaching you double-entry bookkeeping.

Excel

Microsoft Excel is the world’s most popular spreadsheet program. In Part 1, you will learn how to use the core features of Excel, such as how to create and format worksheets, use functions, create formulas, and more. In Part 2, you will learn intermediate and advanced-level features of the Microsoft Excel application, such as how to create and edit charts, sort and filter data, use advanced formulas, and more.

Sage 50 Accounts

This Sage 50 Accounts course will help you learn how to process a business’ finances. This is essential, interactive training using this globally recognised accounting software.

Pre-Requisites

There are no specific pre-requisites required for this award.

Finance Options

Wherever possible our training is tailored to your needs. The cost of our training programmes depend on the course(s) you choose and varies according to duration and breadth. Rest assured we have a number of payment options available to ensure the cost of training is affordable and can be worked alongside your other financial commitments. Common ways people fund their training include: - 

 

Self-Funded: 

  • Flexible payment plans to help you spread the cost* available at many of our centres;
  • You could opt to pay upfront.

 

 

Company Funded:

Requesting funding from your employers needn’t be a daunting task. Many employers support and encourage their employees with their professional development and consider it a worthwhile investment to fund any training required.

What we can help with:

  • Providing a comprehensive training programme outlining learning outcomes
  • Tailored personnel letters
  • Communication with finance departments to arrange payment options (upfront or payment plan*).

* Terms and Conditions apply. Speak to a Course Advisor for full information on the options available to you.

 

 

Career Path

A great training programme if you’re aspiring to work as a Bookkeeper or gain a role in the accounts department of a business. With this you could progress towards roles such as Accounts Assistant, Auditor, Sales Ledger Clerk, Purchase Ledger Clerk or push your training further and train to become a qualified Accountant.

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Whats the difference?

We offer a range of training packages in a range of subject areas and can offer blended learning opportunities to best meet your needs.

Course

Our courses are practical in nature and focus on a single subject and can last anywhere from a few hours to a few days.

Diploma

Diplomas are designed to give you a complete skillset mapped to a specific career path and contain a number of core and elective courses.

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