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The following payment plans are suitable for all modules and courses. Payment plans for our Bookkeeping courses can be found below.
| Qualification Type | Instalment Plans Available | Instalment Plans Total | Discount Price (when paid on enrolment) |
| Certificate
(1 Module) |
2 x £147.00 | £295.00 | £295.00
N/A |
| Proficiency Certificate (2 Module) | 2 x £295.00 3 x £196.00 |
£590.00 | £530.00 Saving £60 |
| Advanced Certificate (4 Module) | 2 x £590.00 3 x £393.00 4 x £295.00 |
£1180.00 |
£700.00
Saving £480 |
| Diploma
(6 Modules) |
2 x £885.00 3 x £590.00 4 x £442.00 6 x £295.00 |
£1770.00 |
£1050.00
Saving £720 |
| Advanced
Diploma
(8 Modules) |
2 x £1180.00 |
£2360.00 |
£1400.00
Saving £960 |
| Higher
Advanced Diploma
(12 Modules) |
2 x 1770.00 3 x 1180.00 4 x £885.00 6 x £590.00 8 x £442.00 10 x £354.00 12 x £295.00 |
£3540.00 |
£2100 Saving £1440 |
Pay from as little as £25pm
| Deposit | Payment | |
| Payment Plan 1 | £50.00 | £25.00 Per Week |
| Payment Plan 2 | £0.00 | £75.00 Per Month |
Bookkeeping Instalment Plans
3 x £146.50
3 x £221.50
3 x £248.50
3 x £423.50
CD
Receiving your course material on CD-ROM is our most popular method (this gives students portability - some even take their CD’s with them on holidays!). The course material may also be copied and saved to a USB stick, as well as downloading, printing and binding the lessons into a folder for you to organise. CD’s are also an excellent choice for people who have a computer but do not have internet access or have a slow connection.
Online
Online students require a reliable internet connection. Our Student Study Zone allows you to view all of your course material online, anywhere in the world. Students can watch videos, read notes and study illustrations on the computer screen then complete self assessment quizzes to gauge their learning.
Correspondence
Course material may be supplied in a printed format. Students work through notes, practical tasks and assignments. The student is guided by a printed study guide and accompanying materials as well as advice and feedback from tutors. Assignments are submitted to tutors for grading and feedback, and exams can be taken anywhere in the world.
Recommended Sequence of ICB Courses
1. Basic Bookkeeping – Compulsory
2. Level
II - Manual Bookkeeping
3. Level II - Computerised Bookkeeping
After successfully passing the three (3) examinations at the above levels you are entitled to apply for Associate Membership of the ICB under their new regulations and have the initial AICB after your name. Also, at this level you are then qualified to start your own bookkeeping business (if that is your goal) – in this instance you will need to apply for the ICB's Practising Certificate.
4. Level III - Diploma in Payroll Management
BBS403
5. Level III - Diploma in Manual Bookkeeping BBS310
6. Level III - Diploma in Computerised
Bookkeeping
3 x £590.00
4 x £442.50
3 x £450.00
4 x £337.50
3 x £285.00
4 x £213.75
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Bookkeeping Courses
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Certificate in Business Operations
Course Structure: Certificate in Business Operations VBS106
There are 6 lessons in this course:
1. Introduction
- Business law
- types of businesses
- starting a business
2. Finance
- Liquidity
- The money market
- terminology
- insurance
3. Financial Records
- Simple Bookkeeping procedures
- cash flow
4. Financial Management
- Taxation
- costing
- budgeting
- investing
5. Business Planning
- Overview
- Improving results in business
- Developing a 12 month business plan.
6. Mistakes to avoid
- Examples of things to avoid; lack of market research, problems with marketing, cash flow, attitude, etc
- Profitability
- Profitability ratios
- Reasons why businesses fail
Aims: Certificate in Business Operations VBS106
- Define the business community, the types of businesses involved and the interaction which occurs between different businesses.
- Explain the difference between goods and services based businesses.
- Define a range of commonly used business terms.
- Research and analyse business opportunities by studying activities in the business world.
- Assess the feasibility of a business opportunity and allocate resources to this business.
- Carry out the basic procedures of recording and interpreting financial records and statements including the cash book, balance sheet, profit and loss statement.
- Explain liquidity and productivity
- Calculate profit and determine assets
- Calculate the real cost of labour in a business.
- Determine pricing based on costs calculated for providing a particular service or product.
- Develop a budget for a simple business operation.
- Develop a simple 3 year business plan (real or hypothetical).
What you will be doing during this Course
Here are just some of the things you will be doing:
- Research business publications to evaluate current trends in small business
- Prepare management reports for several businesses
- Contact lending institutions to enquire about money market investment schemes
- Prepare a profit and loss statement, a ledger statement and a balance sheet for a hypothetical business
- Speak with the taxation department about business related tax issues
- List the assets and liabilities in an existing business
- Develop a budget for a simple business operation
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