Sage Computerised Bookkeeping

ICB Certificate in Bookkeeping

 Sage

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Course Details

Sage is the accountancy software used by over half a million companies in the United Kingdom and the Sage Computerised Bookkeeping course provides the opportunity to attain a universal bookkeeping qualification.

The course will provide an introduction to Sage Instant Accounting and teach you the necessary principles of bookkeeping and key areas.  By the end of the course you should have knowledge on how to edit the nominal ledger, how to input customer and supplier details, how to keep VAT records, how to follow the correct procedures for banking and invoicing and how to record income and expenditure.

You require no bookkeeping knowledge prior to beginning the course.

Note: Latest Sage computerised bookkeeping software v12 is supplied.

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Qualifications

On completion of your course you can sit for one of two exams:

  • Certificate in Bookkeeping, awarded by the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers
  • Sage Certificate of Competency.

Along with an extra qualification you will be demonstrating your skill and competence as a trained Bookkeeper with a sound working knowledge of Sage. The course doesn’t just cater for those looking for a career in bookkeeping, it will also provide you with the knowledge to keep your own accounts if you run your own business.



Study Plan
  • Introduction to Sage computerised bookkeeping
  • Recording income and expenditure
  • The Bank Account
  • The Analysed Cash Book
  • Business documents
  • Day books
  • VAT
  • Calculating Profit and Loss
  • Double entry bookkeeping
  • Cash and credit transactions
  • Customers
  • Suppliers
  • Nominal ledger
  • Banking
  • Stock
  • Invoicing
  • Final accounts

There are optional assignments at the end of each subject matter.  You can then submit your assignments to your personal tutor to obtain helpful feedback and advice on how you are progressing.

Study Details

The Sage Computerised Bookkeeping course usually takes approximately 120 hours of study time to complete.
 
Note: The minimum computer hardware requirements for this course are:

  • DVD-ROM drive
  • 800x600 or higher resolution screen with 16 bit high colour
  • Your operating system must be at least Windows 2000(SP4), WindowsXP(SP4), Windows 2003 or Windows Vista.
  • 1 GHz or faster processor
  • 512mb ram or higher
  • 400MB of available hard disk space for installation
  • Internet Explorer 6 or higher

Careers

Not only are the job opportunities interesting, they can be very rewarding too with salaries paying up to £13,000 - £20,000* per annum and sometimes more for specialist Sage Bookkeepers.

*Source: Hays Accountancy and Finance Salary Guide 2007

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