AAT Foundation Certificate in Bookkeeping (Level 2)

This qualification will prepare you for junior and entry level accounting roles in a wide range of jobs and organisations.
It is a short qualification that gives you a thorough foundation in bookkeeping and basic accounting practices, including double-entry bookkeeping.

It is suited to people who:

• Are already working in finance and looking to gain a recognised a qualification
• Want to work in bookkeeping in a finance department or as an independent professional
• Run their own business and need to do their own bookkeeping

With AAT (an internationally recognised qualification) on your CV, you demonstrate a level of industry excellence and work-readiness sought after by employers across all industries and sectors.

Start date: 2/2/2026

Course Content

What Modules will you Study?

Processing bookkeeping transactions

This includes:

• Understanding double-entry bookkeeping, integrating books of prime entry and describing coding system functions.
• Understanding discounts and settlement, trade and bulk discount differences.
• Preparing and processing customer and supplier invoices and credit notes.
• Totaling and balancing a 3-column analysed cash book.
• Totaling, balancing and reconciling petty cash records within an analysed petty cash book.
• Processing ledger transactions and extracting a trial balance.

Control accounts, journals and the banking system

This includes:

• Understanding the purpose and use of control accounts and journals.
• Maintaining and using control accounts and the journal.
• Reconciling a bank statement with the cash book.
• Understanding the banking process and main services of banks and building societies.
• Understanding requirements of retention and storage relating to banking documents.

How long is the course?

3 hours per week over 14 weeks. The qualification will require at least an equal amount of home study and students are encouraged to read their text book and use the practice questions available in the text and via the AAT website.

Where will I learn?

Channelside Campus

How much will this course cost?

Fees: £207. Subject to change.

Funding may be available for learners age 19+, unemployed or earning less than £25,750 per year, residencey eligibility criteria applies.

Entry Requirements

What are the entry requirements?

Students should have an adequate level of English and Mathematics (Level 1 or equivalent recommended).

Progression

What opportunities will this lead to?

On successful completion, students can progress to Level 3 Diploma in Accounting.

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