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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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Advanced Freelance Writing BWR201
Course Structure: Advanced Freelance Writing BWR201
The course is divided into 8 lessons as follows:
1. Introduction
- Writing Themes, Sentence Structure, Summary Skills, Theme Development (e.g. Deductive, Inductive, Classic, Chronological, Descriptive, Analogy, Cause & Effect, Classification, Definition Analysis, Comparison & Contrast, Flashback etc.)
2. Writing a Regular Column
- Newsletters, News Columns, Criticism Journalism (e.g. Theatre Critics, Book Reviews, Film Reviews, etc.)
3. Educational Writing
- Interviewing Skills, Illustrating an article, Putting it all together
4. Scientific Writing
- Technical Writing, Statistics
5. Writing a Biographical Story
- Developing a draft plan, Research, Writing the final manuscript
6. Writing a News Article
- Analysing a news article; writing and illustrating a sporting event
7. Fiction Writing
- Category Writing; Mainstream Writing; Characteristics of good fiction (i.e. A strong plot;. A hero or heroine; Obvious motivation; Plenty of action; A colourful background), Forming and developing an idea.
8. Other Writing
TV & Radio Scripts, Science Fiction, Conducting a Survey; Developing a Story.
Aims: Advanced Freelance Writing BWR201
- Review basic writing skills and discuss theme development
- Develop skills in writing a regular magazine or newspaper column.
- Describe the key elements of educational writing.
- Describe the key elements of technical writing.
- Develop skills in interviewing and preparing a biographical story.
- Develop skills in writing news articles.
- Develop skills in writing fiction.
- Describe other writing styles including script writing.
What you wll be doing in this course
This course develops and sharpens your writing skills largely through interaction with the tutor. Apart from that though, you will read about different writing techniques, you will conduct research and interviews, and plan projects.
Each lesson culminates in an assignment which is submitted to the Academy, marked by the Academy's tutors and returned to you with any relevant suggestions, comments, and if necessary, extra reading.

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