Bookkeeping for Beginners - Online Course - Community Learning - 10:00-11:00

About this course

To secure your place on the course BOTH the following must be done:

• Complete the EVENTBRITE BOOKING
• Complete our INSPIRE ONLINE ENROLMENT FORM for each person attending the course.

You should be redirected to the Inspire Online Enrolment Form after completing the Eventbrite booking.  If you are not redirected, please use the link supplied in the Eventbrite booking confirmation email

To book and enrol on one of our courses, you must have been a resident in the UK for the past 3 years.

Some exceptions may apply if you are living in the UK with evidence of the right to remain and are from an EEU/EEAU country (completion of a questionnaire will be required).

The aims of this six-week course are: 

• to provide learners with an introduction to bookkeeping practices and to process source documents that underpin accurate record keeping; 
•  meet the needs of learners want to work in a job role eg Accounts Trainee or Finance Clerk; 
•  allow learners to learn, develop and practice basic bookkeeping skills required for employment; and/or career progression in the accounting sector;  
• contribute to the knowledge and understanding towards the related Level 2 NVQ in Accounting and to City & Guilds Level 1 Award in Bookkeeping and Accounts. 

At the end of this course you should be able to do the following: 

• Petty Cash: Using the imprest system, enter the opening balance and analyse petty cash vouchers to appropriate analysis columns, balance and cross tally, and restore the imprest amount. 
• Documentation: Complete and check the following documentation: invoices; statements; credit notes; cheques.  Check invoices and credit notes calculating: VAT; discount, and prices. 
• Day books: Enter invoices and credit notes into the appropriate daybook: sales day book; purchases day book; sales returns day book; purchases returns day book.  Transfer the total(s) of the day book(s) to the respective ledger account(s). 
• Initial trial balance: Balance ledger accounts and bring down the balances to the following accounting period. Extract the trial balance from the ledger. 
• Introduction to balance sheets: Prepare a balance sheet.        

Learners will need access to a basic calculator, online access, an email address.  Although handouts and financial documentation will be provided, a pen and paper to make notes will be useful. 

This is an online course. A suitable electronic device such as a laptop, tablet or smartphone with internet access will be required. Learners will be required to download and use Zoom (free software).