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AAT Award in Bookkeeping – Level 1

Course Code: B70119A

Level: 1

Study mode: Part time

The Award in Bookkeeping provides you with basic knowledge in bookkeeping including writing up cash books, day books and double entry book-keeping. This qualification may help you to get a job in an accounting or office environment. As part of this course, you will also look at Sage Bookkeeping to develop practical knowledge and use.

The skills developed in this qualification may also underpin those developed further in the suite of AAT Foundation qualifications:

AAT Foundation Diploma in Accounting and Business Level 2
AAT Foundation Award in Accounting Software Level 2
AAT Foundation Certificate in Bookkeeping Level 2

Course content

Access to bookkeeping: introduces the role of a bookkeeper and simple bookkeeping techniques.

Units include;

Understand the role of the bookkeeper
Understand financial transactions
Process customer and supplier transactions
Process receipts and payments
Sage Bookkeeping

You will be assessed via an online examination at the end of the course which will require attendance at Halesowen College campus

Entry Requirements

AAT does not set any prerequisites for the study of this qualification. However, the ability to communicate information clearly and appropriately to a given audience is a valuable skill in any role and any type of business, and it will support students in studying this qualification. For the best chance of success, we recommend that students begin their AAT studies with a good standard of English and maths.

Materials

Class materials and access to a computer.

Day, time and duration

Face to Face

Monday Morning

Start date: Monday 2nd February 2026

Online

Thursday Morning

Start date: Thursday 5th February 2026

Start date

February 2026

Course fees