Accounting Courses
Fast track your career with AAT.
Globally-recognised AAT qualifications covering practical, real-world accounting skills that you can put to use from day one.
- Enhance your earning potential on-site child care
- Funding available depending on your circumstances
- Daytime and evening courses available
AAT Access Award in Business Skills (Level 1)
- Gloucester Campus
- Evening classes
- Progression on to Level 2
- This qualification will help you develop essential business and finance skills you can apply directly to the workplace, including sales and purchases and using numbers in business.
AAT Award in Bookkeeping (Level 1)
- Gloucester Campus
- Evening classes
- Progression on to Level 2
- If you have no prior accounting knowledge, this entry-level bookkeeping qualification will give you an understanding of manual, single-entry bookkeeping basics.
AAT Certificate in Accounting (Level 2)
- Online, remote and on campus options
- Cheltenham and Gloucester campus
- Progression pathway on to level 3
This qualification will prepare you for junior and entry level accounting roles. It delivers a solid foundation in finance administration - covering areas such as double entry bookkeeping to basic costing principles.
AAT Certificate in Bookkeeping (Level 2)
- Gloucester Campus
- Progression pathway on to level 3
- Gain the skills and essential knowledge needed for completing the manual bookkeeping activities that underpin all accountancy and finance roles.
- Topics include introduction to bookkeeping and principles of bookkeeping controls.
AAT Diploma in Accounting (Level 3)
- Online, remote and on campus options
- Cheltenham and Gloucester campus
- Day and evening classes available
- Part-time
- Progression pathway on to a foundation degree
You will learn and master financial processes, including accounting principles and concepts, advanced bookkeeping, final accounts, VAT issues in business, management accounting costing techniques and ethical practices for accountants. You will also gain software skills through spreadsheet training for accounting.
AAT Certificate in Bookkeeping (Level 3)
- Gloucester campus
- Day and evening classes available
- Part-time
- You'll learn enhanced skills and expertise in bookkeeping activities, critical for the smooth and efficient running of all finance departments.
AAT Diploma in Professional Accounting (Level 4)
- Cheltenham and Gloucester campus
- Day and evening classes available
- one-to-one support
- Funding available depending on your circumstance
This course is suitable for students who have completed the AAT Level 3 Advanced Diploma in Accounting.
In this qualification you will cover higher accounting tasks including drafting financial statements, managing budgets and evaluating financial performance, as well as optional specialist units including business tax, personal tax, external auditing, credit management, and cash and treasury management.
