£57/month interest-free

Payments
5 months

Deposit
£60

Total Price
£345

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Average completion time3 months

Support period6 months

100% onlinewith unlimited 1:1 tutor support

Start anytime& study at your own pace

Additional feesAAT Registration, AAT Exams, Exam Centre Admin

Ideal if you have no or minimal bookkeeping experience
Leads to roles such as Clerical Assistant & Trainee Bookkeeper
Study anywhere, anytime on your laptop, phone or tablet
Live online AAT classrooms & personal AAT tutor
9.6/10 Trustpilot rating from 3000+ independent student reviews

Why is this course right for you?

Find your dream job: 78% of AAT members and 73% of students are happy in their jobs ^‡

Increase your salary: 77% of students say AAT increased their earning potential ^‡

Build a career for life: 83% of AAT members feel secure in their jobs ^‡

Gain a respected qualification: 9.6/10 Trustpilot rating from 3000+ independent reviews

Course Details

Entry requirements

You don’t need any previous finance experience to enrol on this online course. You should be over 19.

If English is your second language, we recommend you have an IELTS 5.5 or equivalent, but we’re happy to review your case on an individual basis.

If you have a criminal record or have been made bankrupt, AAT might not accept you as a member making you unable to sit your exams. Please contact AAT directly for more advice.

Course content

Your course is fully online. You'll study 2 units:

Bookkeeping Transactions
Bookkeeping Controls

For full details of what you’ll learn on each unit, download our AAT course guide.

Please note that where this course discusses legislation, this will be based largely on UK law.

Assessments

You’ll sit 2 in-person exams at an AAT exam centre. Find an exam centre near you.

You’ll also complete online mock tests throughout your course to ensure you’re well-prepared for your exams.

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‘I had an amazing online tutor. You feel as though you are the only student in a classroom with undivided attention. ICS Learn was the best decision I have made, and I would recommend it to anybody.’
- Jason Parker

‘My course fits around my full-time job and can be completed at my own pace, and my tutor is always on hand to encourage and push me forward. ICS Learn is perfect for me.’
- Joanna Griffin

‘I would recommend everyone to study AAT with ICS Learn if you prefer flexible payment options, great customer service, and being able to study in your own way, in your own time & place, on any device.’
- Elina Bernane

Contact your personal AAT tutor anytime online or by phone
All our tutors are hand-picked for their extensive business and education expertise
Ask questions in real time in our live online AAT classrooms
Get study help and advice from our friendly student services advisors

FAQs

Yes! We’re an award-winning AAT centre, and we’ve been pioneers in flexible learning for 130 years.

We help thousands of students across Ireland and 90+ countries to achieve their career goals each year.

And we’re the most trusted online AAT provider, with a Trustpilot rating of 9.6/10 from more than 3000 independent reviews.

The Foundation Certificate in Bookkeeping is perfect if you have no or minimal bookkeeping experience, or if you haven't yet mastered essential skills like double-entry bookkeeping.

The Advanced Certificate in Bookkeeping is ideal if you have a firm grasp on all the topics covered on the Foundation Certificate, including double-entry bookkeeping. Our AAT course guides include a detailed breakdown of the topics covered in each course.

Bookkeeping covers only one small area of accounting. If you’d like a broader financial skillset and more varied job opportunities, our AAT Accounting Foundation Certificate, Advanced Diploma, or Professional Diploma could be for you.

AAT graduates are in high demand by employers for their practical, hands-on accounting skills.

The AAT Foundation Certificate in Bookkeeping can lead to entry-level roles such as:

Clerical Assistant
Trainee Bookkeeper
Accounts Clerk
Finance Assistant
Accounts Administrator

Right away! When you enrol, you’ll be able to log in to your course and get started within an hour.

There are no set start dates or study schedules – everything is shaped around you.

Unlimited 1:1 tutor support online or by phone
Live online AAT classrooms, recorded to watch back anytime
Interactive online learning designed by AAT experts
24/7 access to the Student Community, your all-in-one online learning platform
AAT student forums so you can connect and share advice with other students
In-house student services team, so you’re never more than a message or phone call away from a helping hand

You’ll be assessed through two computer-based AAT exams sat at your local AAT centre.

Find an exam centre near you using the venue finder tool.

Please note that your AAT exam fees and other fees aren’t included in the course cost.

If your course is being funded by your employer, let us know and we can bundle your fees into one all-inclusive package.

If not, we can include AAT's Registration fee in your interest-free payment plan, but you'll pay your AAT exam and exam centre fees directly to AAT and your exam centre.

Get in touch with our AAT Advisors by email or by calling +44 141 404 6595.

They’ll talk through your experience and skills to make sure you’re choosing the right course, then get you enrolled with an interest-free payment plan.

If you have any disabilities which you think might affect your studies or assessments, please tell your Course Advisor before you enrol so we can advise you on whether reasonable adjustments can be made to accommodate your needs.

‡ AAT Salary Survey 2017.

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