Product Description

Overview

The purpose of this qualification is to :

• Provide the learner with the knowledge, understanding, skills and experience to
  become a Bookkeeper. This will aid individual development and enhance the
  employment prospects of the learner, as well as social transformation through the
  formal acknowledgement of competencies, skills and knowledge.
• Equip the learner with a Qualification that can be used as an introduction to the field
  of Accounting. Successful completion of this qualification will give the learner the
  knowledge and skills required not only to perform his/her Accounting job efficiently,
  but also to proceed on a path of life-long learning with Qualifications at a higher level.
• Provide employers and others with an adequate basis for assuring that those learners
  gaining the Qualification are competent to act as Bookkeepers, providing accounting
  support and recording the day-to-day financial transactions of the business for
  companies and other organisations.
• Encourage the widest possible access to the Accounting profession and Accounting
  Qualifications by making it possible for the following learners to obtain a bookkeeping
  qualification:
  – Those who have performed an Accounting and/or Bookkeeping function in their
  organisation for some time without a formal Qualification in Accounting.
  – Those who were previously disadvantaged and who were unable to continue their
  learning in the Further Education Band.
  – Those who are contracted in a learnership agreement in the Accounting sector.
  – Those who have recently taken up a position as a support staff member in an
  Accounting section of a medium to large organisation.

Subjects

• Bookkeeping to Trial Balance (BKTB)
• Payroll and Monthly SARS Returns (PMSR)
• Computerised Bookkeeping (CPBK)
• Business Literacy (BUSL)

Duration: 12 Months

Entry Requirements

• Grade 10 (Std 8) or equivalent.
• No prior accounting knowledge needed. You must be at least 16 years old.

What Will I Learn To Do?

• Monthly bookkeeping to trial balance (manual and computerised).
• Disclose profit and financial position; reconcile suppliers, inventory and bank statements.
• Calculate PAYE/UIF/SDL.
• Payroll tax and other deductions.
• EMP201, EMP501, IRP5, IRP6 and IT3a documents and VAT returns.

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