Accounting and Business - Level 2
Start Date: 1st September 2026
- Length 1 Year
- Study Full-Time
- Location Kidderminster College
Qualification Gained
AAT Level 2 Certificate in Bookkeeping and AIM Level 2 Extended Certificate in Business and Law
Levels ExplainedMore about the course
If you are interested in developing your professional and personal skills whilst building a strong foundation of accounting knowledge, this could be the course for you.
The Level 2 AAT 2 Certificate in Bookkeeping aims to help you take your first steps onto a lucrative career ladder by covering all the basics of bookkeeping, including everything from double entry bookkeeping to producing financial statements and the relevance of digital software.
You will learn how important it is to be able to record, classify, summarise, interpret, and communicate all the financial information about a business.
In the AIM Level 2 extended certificate in business and law, you will cover basic costing principles as well as effective business communications and aspects of law related to business.
Entry requirements:
You will hold 3 GCSE’s at grade 4 or above including Maths.
If these requirements are not met, we will have a conversation with you around which course and level would be most appropriate.
Please note that entry requirements and course offer can be subject to change at any time.
What will I achieve?
AAT Level 2 Certificate in Bookkeeping
AIM Level 2 Extended Certificate in Business and Law.
What will I learn?
- Introduction to Bookkeeping
- Principles of Bookkeeping Controls
- Principles of Costing
- Excel learning
- Accounting software
- Management accounting
- Investigating a Career
- Organisational Structures
- Legal Aspects of Business
- Marketing Tools
- External Influences in Business
- Managing People
- Quality and Customer Care
How is the course taught?
- Structured class lessons
- Presentations
- Practical activities and discussions
- 1:1 support
- Tutorials
- Group work
- Work experience
- Blended learning including online resources
You will study up to a maximum of 18 hours per week over three days in college with additional online learning and independent study.
Classes generally run between 9am-5pm but may vary.
How am I assessed?
AAT is assessed through a computerised exam at the end of each unit.
AIM is assessed through written assignments and practical tasks.
Work experience opportunities
As part of your course, you will be required to complete a period of work experience. This forms an essential component of your overall study hours and is designed to support your learning and progression. The number of hours you need to complete will vary depending on the level and type of qualification you are undertaking. There is an expectation that your placement will be relevant to your chosen course, helping you gain valuable insight and practical skills in your subject area. While learners are expected to secure their own placement, our dedicated Work Experience Coordinator will support you throughout the process and ensure that all placements meet the necessary compliance and safeguarding requirements.
English and maths
English will be included in the course through learning new terminology.
Maths will be included using Excel.
Tutorial
Tutorial is a program of essential topics affecting you as a potential employee and member of a community. You will cover topics to improve employability skills, mental fitness (both for you and those around you) and much more. It is an essential part of your personal development.
As part of you weekly timetable, you will be expected to take part in Tutorial. This consists of a 1-1 meeting (at least 3 a year) and Personal Development activities that develop you both personally and professionally. Part of the focus is to raise digital Standards and take part in Employer Engagement Activities such as guest speakers, logging Work Experience and in person and online networking.
We work with Student Experience, Careers and your Curriculum team to ensure your Tutorial elements link to your industry area and to create opportunities to develop key skills for profile raising as well as enabling you to create competitive applications and CVs.
Tutorial is also an opportunity to check in with you as part of a group and individually. You can discuss any issues you might be having that affect your learning and essentially identify strategies and support available to you.
Where can I progress?
Upon successful completion of this course, you could progress onto our Level 3 AAT Diploma in Accounting. Alternatively, you could transfer onto an Accounting Assistant Apprenticeship.
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What can I do with a qualification in Accounting?
Daily tasks:
- Conducts investigations and advises management on financial aspects of productivity, stock holding, sales, new products, etc.
- Prepares periodic accounts, budgetary reviews and financial forecasts.
- Liaises with management and other professionals to compile budgets and other costs.
- Evaluates financial information for management purposes.
- Conducts financial investigations concerning insolvency, fraud, possible mergers, etc..
- Prepares tax returns, advises on tax problems and contests disputed claim before tax official.
- Audits accounts and book-keeping records.
- Prepares financial documents and reports for management, shareholders, statutory or other bodies.
- Plans and oversees implementation of accountancy system and policies.
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Daily tasks:
- Reports regularly on progress to the client or to senior managers.
- Ensures that each stage of the project is progressing on time, on budget and to the right quality standards.
- Negotiates with contractors and suppliers for materials and services.
- Selects and leads a project team.
- Draws up a detailed plan for how to achieve each stage of the project.
- Agrees timescales, costs and resources needed.
- Finds out what the client or company wants to achieve.
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Daily tasks:
- Monitors accounting systems to determine accounts are being maintained effectively and provides information on accounting practices to auditors.
- Ensures invoices and payments are correct and sent out on time.
- Liaises with clients to ensure that payments are made on time and credit limits are not exceeded.
- Produces, collates and reports financial information for managers.
- Maintains profit and loss accounts, budgets, cash flow forecasts and other accounting records.
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Daily tasks:
- Performs other clerical duties not elsewhere classified including preparing financial information for management, proof reading printed material and drafting letters in reply to correspondence or telephone enquiries.
- Arranges, classifies and indexes publications, correspondence and other material in libraries and offices.
- Updates and maintains data, correspondence and other records for storage or despatch.
- Receives and pays out cash and cheques and performs closely related clerical duties.
- Prepares and checks invoices and verifies accuracy of records.
- Computes cost of product/services and maintains and balances records of financial transactions.
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Daily tasks:
- Calculates costs and overheads and prepares analyses for management.
- Compiles schedules and distributes or arranges distribution of wages and salaries.
- Processes holiday, sick and maternity pay and travel and subsistence expenses.
- Calculates and records hours worked, wages due, deductions and voluntary contributions.
- Supervises payroll team and develops payroll systems and procedures.
- Prepares provisional balances and reconciles these with appropriate accounts.
- Records and checks accuracy of daily financial transactions.
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Daily tasks:
- Coordinates the activities and resources of finance departments.
- Plans work schedules and assigns tasks to financial clerks.
- Prepares or arranges the preparation of financial reports for managers.
- Oversees the recording and checking of daily financial transactions, the preparation of provisional balances and reconciliation of accounts.
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What can I do with a qualification in Accounting?
Chartered and Certified Accountants
Daily tasks:
- Conducts investigations and advises management on financial aspects of productivity, stock holding, sales, new products, etc.
- Prepares periodic accounts, budgetary reviews and financial forecasts.
- Liaises with management and other professionals to compile budgets and other costs.
- Evaluates financial information for management purposes.
- Conducts financial investigations concerning insolvency, fraud, possible mergers, etc..
- Prepares tax returns, advises on tax problems and contests disputed claim before tax official.
- Audits accounts and book-keeping records.
- Prepares financial documents and reports for management, shareholders, statutory or other bodies.
- Plans and oversees implementation of accountancy system and policies.
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Business and Financial Project Management Professionals
Daily tasks:
- Reports regularly on progress to the client or to senior managers.
- Ensures that each stage of the project is progressing on time, on budget and to the right quality standards.
- Negotiates with contractors and suppliers for materials and services.
- Selects and leads a project team.
- Draws up a detailed plan for how to achieve each stage of the project.
- Agrees timescales, costs and resources needed.
- Finds out what the client or company wants to achieve.
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Financial and Accounting Technicians
Daily tasks:
- Monitors accounting systems to determine accounts are being maintained effectively and provides information on accounting practices to auditors.
- Ensures invoices and payments are correct and sent out on time.
- Liaises with clients to ensure that payments are made on time and credit limits are not exceeded.
- Produces, collates and reports financial information for managers.
- Maintains profit and loss accounts, budgets, cash flow forecasts and other accounting records.
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Local Government Administrative Occupations
Daily tasks:
- Performs other clerical duties not elsewhere classified including preparing financial information for management, proof reading printed material and drafting letters in reply to correspondence or telephone enquiries.
- Arranges, classifies and indexes publications, correspondence and other material in libraries and offices.
- Updates and maintains data, correspondence and other records for storage or despatch.
- Receives and pays out cash and cheques and performs closely related clerical duties.
- Prepares and checks invoices and verifies accuracy of records.
- Computes cost of product/services and maintains and balances records of financial transactions.
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Book-keepers, Payroll Managers and Wages Clerks
Daily tasks:
- Calculates costs and overheads and prepares analyses for management.
- Compiles schedules and distributes or arranges distribution of wages and salaries.
- Processes holiday, sick and maternity pay and travel and subsistence expenses.
- Calculates and records hours worked, wages due, deductions and voluntary contributions.
- Supervises payroll team and develops payroll systems and procedures.
- Prepares provisional balances and reconciles these with appropriate accounts.
- Records and checks accuracy of daily financial transactions.
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Finance Officers
Daily tasks:
- Coordinates the activities and resources of finance departments.
- Plans work schedules and assigns tasks to financial clerks.
- Prepares or arranges the preparation of financial reports for managers.
- Oversees the recording and checking of daily financial transactions, the preparation of provisional balances and reconciliation of accounts.
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