ICB Level 1 & Computerised Bookkeeping Course

If you would like to learn computerised bookkeeping and gain a recognised qualification then this is the course for you!
Our course maps to the ICB Level 2 Computerised Bookkeeping exam using the Sage Instant Accounts package.
If you wish to start your own bookkeeping business or currently run a small business and wish to control your finances better then enroll on our course today!
We offer full tutor support via email so you are never alone with your studies.
Course Content

LESSON ONE

• Setting up the system


• List of accounts
  

LESSON TWO

• Restoring files


• Bank receipts and payments

LESSON THREE

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  Finding transactions


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  Correcting errors


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  Purchases and carriage inwards


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  Sales and carriage outwards


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  Loans

LESSON FOUR

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  Bank reconciliation


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  Credit card receipts and payments

LESSON FIVE

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  Credit transactions


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  Returns

LESSON SIX

• The Chart of Accounts


• General Journal


• Simple correction of errors


• Petty Cash


• VAT Returns

LESSON SEVEN

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  Accounting periods


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  Capital and Revenue items


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  The asset of stock


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  Trading and Profit and Loss Account


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  Final accounts and the ledger

LESSON EIGHT

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  The Balance Sheet


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  Year End Procedures

LESSON NINE

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  Opening Balances


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  Disposal of fixed assets 1


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  Accruals and prepayments


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  Depreciation


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  Disposal of fixed assets 2


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  Bad debts


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  Provision for bad debts
  

Exam Information
On successful completion of our course we will provide you with a completion diploma.
As a member of the ICB they will send you all the information you require to take the exams.
We will pay your student membership for 12 months.
The Level 1 Certificate in Manual Bookkeeping is taken at home on a Friday, you arrange with the ICB for them to send the test papers out to you and you complete them from home then send it back to them.
The Level 2 Certificate in Manual Bookkeeping is sat in a centre. The ICB arrange the centre and notify you with a map and directions and times. Most examinations are at 9:30AM. They have centres all over the world, and in the UK they are not normally very far away (10-20minutes) unless you live in very rural areas.
Those two examinations are held on the 2nd Wednesday of every February, June and October, and the deadline for entry is the 20th of the month prior, I.E January, May and September.

Exam papers are sent out to you for completion at home or at work.
Do I need any experience or qualifications to take this course?
No prior knowledge is necessary to study this course, although an interest in figures and financial transactions will be an advantage
How long will the course take?
To complete this course it will take in the region of 60 study hours which can be spread over a 12 month period to suit the student and you can work as fast or as slow as you like.
Will I need to buy the software to take the course?
Yes, if you do not have Sage Instant Accounts version 15 you will need to purchase it.
We can offer you the software at cost price which is £115.00 including vat.
I have another version of Sage can I use it?
No, you must have the latest version as our training course maps to version 14 although there is very little difference. You can upgrade your software through Sage.


Do you offer Sage Line 50 courses?
No sorry we only offer Sage Instant at the moment.
Do you offer Sage Payroll?
Not at the moment however it will be available in June after the budget as changes will have to be made to the course.
ICB Level 1 Manual Bookkeeping
Who is this course intended for?
UK Open Learning courses are specifically designed in a format that allows you to study at your own pace, in your own time, wherever you wish. This course is suitable if you wish to develop bookkeeping skills for your business, your job or keep track of finances. Essential Bookkeeping prepares you for a number of nationally recognised qualifications and is also the perfect starting point for a career in accounting.
This Course Helps you

• develop a good level of basic bookkeeping skills


• prepare for more advanced bookkeeping training


• acquire the underpinning knowledge needed for Accounting NVQs


• gain a recognised bookkeeping qualification

Do I need any experience or qualifications to take this course?
No prior knowledge is necessary to study this course, although an interest in figures and financial transactions will be an advantage.
What will I gain from this course?
Our level 1 Bookkeeping course is the starting point to help you develop a good level of basic bookkeeping skills. The course leads to a choice of nationally recognised qualifications and introduces all the central principles of bookkeeping, whether it's to help with running your business, to develop new skills for your job or just to help you stay on top of your finances. You will also need this course if you wish to take the ICB Computerised Bookkeeping exams.
What can I expect from this course?
Taking a UK Open Learning course means there are a number of people to help you. You will be assigned a personal tutor, an experienced accountant, who will provide regular feedback by marking your assignments. You can contact your tutor by email, as well as by post
Unit 1 – An introduction to record keeping

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  The importance of keeping accurate financial records


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  The layout of a bank account and its entries


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  Balancing the account

Unit 2 – Further bank account transactions

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  Types of income and expenditure


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  The analysed bank account

Unit 3 – Double Entry Book Keeping – Cash Transactions

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  Basic double entry accounts for bank transactions


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  Further account balancing


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  The trial balance


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  The cash account


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  The capital account


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  Accounting for payroll transactions

Unit 4 – Double Entry Book Keeping - Credit Transactions

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  Credit transactions


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  Developing accounts for customers and suppliers


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  Splitting the Ledger


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  Entering credit transactions into the accounts

Unit 5 – The Calculation of VAT and the development of business documents

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  The concept of VAT and VAT registered businesses


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  Calculating VAT


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  The production of business documents containing VAT


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  Dealing with trade and cash discounts

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