Level 4 Professional Accounting Technician Apprenticeship
Includes study for the AAT Advanced Diploma in Accounting
Summary:
The AAT Level 4 Diploma in Accounting (Professional) is the final level of the AAT Qualification. The course covers statements for limited companies and complex management accounting tasks, as well as optional specialist units including business tax, external auditing and credit control.
The qualification will take 15-18 months to complete, as part of CIPFA’s Apprenticeships Programme.
Course content:
This qualification comprises four mandatory units and two specialist units selected from a choice of five options.
(420 guided learning hours in total).
The mandatory units are:
• Management Accounting: Budgeting
• Management Accounting: Decision and Control
• Financial Statements of Limited Companies
• Accounting Systems and Controls
The optional units CIPFA offer are:
• Business Tax
• External Auditing
Workplace Skills:
In addition to the AAT qualification, students who choose the apprenticeship route will also gain valuable work place skills and behavioural techniques and behaviours, including:
Skills
• Analysis
• Communication
• Leadership
• Planning and prioritisation
• Production of quality and accurate information
• Team working and collaboration
• Systems and processes
Behaviours
• Adaptability
• Adding value
• Ethics and integrity
• Proactivity
• Professional scepticism
Entry requirements:
Completed the AAT Intermediate Diploma or equivalent and 4 GCSE’s grade C/4 or above including Maths and English. Foundation degree, higher education diploma, HND and HNC, NVQ 4/5. Relevant work experience will also be considered.
Study modes:
Live web classes
Duration:
15-18 months