Bookkeeping for Beginners - Mansfield Central Library - Community Learning

Mansfield Central Library, Mansfield

Date	6 June - 11 July 2022
Sessions	Mondays: 1pm - 3pm
No. sessions	6
Venue	Mansfield Central Library, Mansfield View venue details
For ages	19+
Group size	5 - 15
Cost	FREE - £36

About this course

What is the intent of the course?

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

What will be covered on the course?

Information about bookkeeping practices will be shared through explanation, demonstration and group discussions. Learners will receive a variety of documentation to process so they will be able to learn, develop and practice basic bookkeeping skills required for employment.
Course topics include operating a petty cash system, completing and checking documentation, maintaining day books, posting from source documents to balance off ledger accounts (sales, purchases and general ledger) and extracting a trial balance.

At the end of this course learners will be able to:

Documentation: Complete and check the following documentation: invoices; statements; credit notes. 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 a variety of source documents to the respective ledger account(s) and balance off ledger accounts;
Extract a trial balance from ledger accounts;
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.

No previous experience is needed.

No knowledge of, or qualification in, Maths required.

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

One hour of self-study time will be beneficial to the learner in addition to weekly attendance to the course.

There are no set textbooks that you must read for the course although you may find the following of interest: Frank Wood’s Bookkeeping and Accounts

Booking your place and fee information

If you are in receipt of certain benefits you will be offered the course for free, however if you have a financial barrier which may prevent you from enrolling on the course please visit our webpage for further information https://www.inspireculture.org.uk/skills-learning/funding-your-courses/

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 living in England and have been resident in the UK for the past 3 years.

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

As we no longer receive funding for our ESFA-funded courses for learners living in the devolved areas listed below, full cost fees would apply to these courses if you live in these areas: