Book-Keeping/Accounting Courses?

[paddyhasneeds]

A friend of mine is interested in doing a book-keeping/accounting course.

The programme that's been mentioned is "IAB level 2 certificate book-keeping" and she's been looking for something that she can do from home rather than a "day release" type of course.

Other than good old Google, is anyone in the know on who might be worth looking at for this sort of thing?

I think most of the companies she's phoned so far have given her the impression she's dealing with salesmen, which I guess she is, but basically people more interested in selling a course than finding out what she does/doesn't want etc.

[paddyhasneeds]

Oh well one bump just to see then it's on its way to page 7.

[funkyboogalooo]

No promises but try here http://www.aat.org.uk/
Not sales based organisation, my wife works for TSB and has been doing a course with them for a few years now and is currently going on now to her degree.
Take a look see

[paddyhasneeds]

funkyboogalooo said:

No promises but try here http://www.aat.org.uk/
Not sales based organisation, my wife works for TSB and has been doing a course with them for a few years now and is currently going on now to her degree.
Take a look see

Thanks I'll pass that on - of course not being in accounts I don't know what is/isn't "good" I just said I'd try asking around vs. her just going off what Google throws back.

The thing that did surprise me is that even with a home course it still seems each module takes a year (with the course I mentioned).

I guess I naively thought it'd be "self study" i.e. if you feel capable of passing the exams you take them when you want to rather than stick to a timetable.

[funkyboogalooo]

I dont know much about it either but I guess it has to be timed as tax laws etc change and you need to learn what is current.
Mike

[Eric Mc]

There is no doubt that AAT will give anyone an excellent grounding in the theory of book-keeping and accounting as well as a good overview of other aspects such as taxation, Company Law and VAT.

The AAT is a well respected qulification and can be used as a stepping stone to a full blown professional accounting qualification if the individual is ambitious enough.