AAT Level 2 & 3 Accounting with Work Experience

Gold Edge are renowned for their multiple pathway learning resources and exceptional high pass rates. Each of these qualities are highly valued by employers. We embrace your preferred natural learning style so you have an equal opportunity to pass your exams and learn how you learn best. We offer you 5 different areas of expert support with Career Head Start as opposed to other colleges who offer one. This ensures that every aspect of your Career Head Start is focused with expert advice. Your AAT qualification studies are supported by experts who are accountants with many years of industry and teaching experience.

Our students achieve the highest of pass rates across the UK because success is factored into each part of your course . We don't only beat the AAT national and international pass rates, we smash them out of the park.

Benefits of Our courses

Flexibility - Our courses are designed to be studied 24/7. We offer live classroom and recorded classroom so everyone benefits equally. Your tutor support is available 7-days a week live meaning recorded lectures are tutor supported in the same way live lectures are.

Variety of Resources - Our resources meet all learning styles equally to ensure your learning is stress-free we offer, live classroom, recorded classroom, videos, animations, interactive e-learning, hardcopy Kaplan study textbooks, 4-stage revision programme including hard copy Kaplan Exam Kit question books. We offer personalised timetables based around the hours you have available to study. Plus a full set of coaching tutorials to help you to become the best learner you can be.

Start Your Career Studying our Career Head Start programmes is direct route into your career. professional education bypasses university to deliver the qualifications preferred by employers over accountancy degrees. Avoid the high debts of university and and be savvy, begin your career much sooner than university students. Plus gain the employability skills and work experience that will give you the opportunity to ace an interview when needed. 

Delivery Method Online courses studied through your personal learning portal.

Live classroom and recorded classroom. Hardcopy Kaplan study text books

& exam kit books and extensive interactive e-learning.

Sage Accounting Training including software access, exam fee & certification - Optional if not studied at level 2.

Sage Payroll Training optional - including software access, exam fee & certification - Optional if not studied at level 2

Exams can be sat at your local assessment centre or remotely from home - additional cost

AAT Membership available at an additional cost

Average completion time based on 6-8 hours of study a week is 30 weeks for level 2 and 34 weeks for level 3. We will support you for 12 months for level 2 and 15 months for your AAT studies + 6 months for your Sage Payroll studies (optional).

Expert Support You will have 5 areas of expert support - 7-days a week tutor support - 5 days a week personal learning growth coach - work experience mentor - Professional CV writer -Your CV is added to our 13,000 strong employer database.  

• Level 2 has no entry requirements, but it is expected that you have a good standards of Maths skills and a good command of the English language.

• Level 3 requires that you have passed level 2 or, alternatively, you have at least 2-3 years previous experience and a very good working knowledge of double-entry bookkeeping.

• Have access to to a PC or laptop - This course is both MAC and Windows compliant).

The AAT consists of 3-levels. All have the study method of distance learning. Each level is standalone qualifications meaning on successful completion of each level, you are AAT qualified at that AAT level. As a training provider, we provide students with own pace learning so they achieve the skills needed to start or progress their careers. You can study from 3 hours a week through to full-time, which is determined by you. The courses can be financed through interest free instalments.

The three levels are: The Level 2 Certificate in Accountancy qualifications - The Level 3 Diploma in accounting qualifications and The Level 4 Diploma in Professional Accounting qualifications. They are the most popular accounting qualifications nationally and internationally with employers and students alike. The roles possible vary per level.

• The Level 2 Certificate in Accounting - Is the perfect starting point if you haver no prior accountancy experience. You start studying with the basic and progress from there. You can choose to study our fast-track option at level 2. Roles are at this AAT level: payable and expenses supervisor, finance assistant, sales ledger finance assistant, accounts administrator, finance officer, accounts payable clerk, accounts assistant, payroll administrator. On completion of level 2, you are ready for work experience in the jobs market. On completion of the unpaid work experience, your salary earning potential is high for an entry level role in the accounting jobs market. Whilst the AAT salary survey gives a salary range, it is best to internet search for a salary in your area. Then you will best gauge the local average salary range. You will already have bookkeeper skills to begin achieving your career goals

• The Level 3 Diploma in Accounting- roles are when studying AAT courses: senior bookkeeper, senior accounts assistant, tax assistant, audit trainee, trainee in financial management, management accounting officer, assistant credit controller and other assistant accountant and financial management roles. As you come close to completing level 3 you will find the accountant will pass on more responsibility and more complex accountancy tasks.

• The Level 4 Diploma in Professional Accounting - roles when you're studying AAT courses online move into the management side of the accounting profession. Your financial career in accountancy career will encompass the management of the finance function and its wider aspects of the business environment. You will have learnt the bookkeeper and accounting knowledge for preparing financial statements for large corporate companies. On completion of level 4 Diploma in Professional Accounting you will become an AAT Accountant opening career jobs with many opportunities. You may then go on to study to become a chartered accountant. As level 4 qualified, you will already be able to take on a lot of accountants work due to the skills set and knowledge learnt at each level  

There are 4 modules to complete at level 2.  At the end of each module you will sit an exam as follows:

• Introduction to Bookkeeping - 1 exam 

• Principles of Bookkeeping Controls - 1 exam

• Principles of Costing - 1 exam

• The Business Environment Synoptic Assessment- 1 exam

There are 4 modules to complete at level 3.  At the end of each module you will sit an exam as follows:

• Financial Accounting: Preparing Financial Statements - 1 exam

• Management Accounting Techniques - 1 exam

• Tax Processes for Businesses - 1 exam

• Business Awareness - 1 exam

Booking Exams

When to book your exams - It is time to think about booking your exam when you begin the revision stages of your studies. Revision on average takes 3 weeks to complete. Booking an exam at this stage gives you a focused end date for exam readiness.

You can sit your exams close to where you live. With the AAT qualification, there are no set exam dates for AAT, you sit them when you are ready.  We will advise you on how to book closer to when you are ready  for the first exam. 

If I purchase a package, are my studies treated the same as if I purchased a single course?

Yes completely. We still treat each level of your package as an individual course with the same completion time allocation as individual course. We sell packages so that you get a bigger discount and you have the peace of mind that all of your AAT courses are paid for.

When would you advise that I complete my work experience?

At the end of a level when you are ready to look for employment. Ideally you want to progress from work experience to employment.