Practical Book-Keeping

Course Details

Book-keeping is a growing profession - it is demanding, exciting, challenging and rewarding and bookkeepers are needed by every business, providing outstanding career opportunities. Practical Book-keeping is about understanding how a business works and then providing accurate figures that enable the business to know exactly how well it is doing.

With this Practical Book keeping intermediate course you'll quickly master the world standard "Double Entry System" of keeping accounts. You'll learn through a variety of interesting and practical examples and assignments. Qualified bookkeepers can  command salaries of up to £35,000* per annum.

Qualifications

With this course you will be able to obtain an industry recognised qualification in Practical Book-keeping through the ICB, and join past students who have taken the ICB exam and have achieved a 82.6% pass rate, which is higher than the national average.

Obtain industry recognised qualifications by taking this course in Practical Book-keeping through the ICB.

The ICB is the largest book-keeping association in the world with over 150,000 members.

Completing the course in Practical Book-keeping will add value to your CV, both in the knowledge gained and in demonstrating your personal commitment to your development Alternatively, if you are setting up your own business or currently run your own business, this course will give you the knowledge and skills required to deal with your practical book-keeping requirements.

Tutors

We recognise that expert support and guidance is vital in helping students succeed, and you Home Learning College Tutor is critical to the delivery of this service of excellence.   When you enrol you are assigned a personal Tutor, an expert in their subject area and trained to support and coach you throughout the duration of your studies.

Tutors are recruited, employed and trained by Home Learning College, ensuring that students have access to the best quality support and tuition available.  You will have unlimited access to your personal Tutor via phone, post or online.  From the day you enrol, we are committed to seeing you through to the successful completion of your course and beyond.

Virtual Learning Community

Students enrolling with Home Learning College will also benefit from unlimited access to our unique Virtual Learning Community, a secure online environment designed to enhance you learning experience**. 

Here you will be able to:

• Meet and chat with over 30,000 other students
• Set up your own student profile
• Participate in online discussion boards
• Interact with your Tutor
• Access a library of user generated content relating to your course
• Access additional learning tools and content
• Watch video casts and online tutorials
• access anywhere and anytime

Home Learning is the only vocational home study provider within the UK to offer students an interactive online community.

Access to our Virtual Learning Community means that you'll have all the flexibility and benefits of studying from home whilst ensuring that you are never actually studying alone.

** Please note that some aspects of the Virtual Learning Community are not yet available.

Study Plan

• Double entry procedure
• Capital and Revenue expenditure and income
• Credit control, Discounts & Pricing
• Day Books
• Trial Balance
• VAT Registered Businesses
• The Journal
• Suspense account
• The Cash Book and Petty Cash Imprest system
• Bank Reconciliation and control accounts
• Preparation of Final Accounts
• Accruals and Prepayments
• Depreciation
• Provision for doubtful debts
• Practical Book-keeping entries for year end adjustments

Assignments

At the end of each chapter of the Practical Book-keeping Intermediate course you may complete an optional assignment to submit to your tutor.

Study Details

Most students complete this Practical Book-keeping Intermediate course within approximately 90 hours of study.

Sample Course Material

Our Practical Book-keeping Intermediate course material is written by experts. For an example of our course material click the link below.

• Practical Book-keeping.pdf

Careers

With this course you'll be able to apply for jobs as a Book-Keeper and could earn £13,000 - £20,000* per annum.

*Source: Hays Accountancy and Finance Salary Guide 2007

**Please note that some aspects of the virtual learning community are not yet available.