Certified Junior Accountant Course

 

Why should I study Junior Bookkeeping?

A Junior Accountant is mainly responsible for, amongst other functions:
  • The conclusion of the month-to-month bookkeeping function to trial,
  • Supplier statement reconciliation
  • Inventory systems and bank statement reconciliation,
  • Calculation of PAYE/ SDL/ UIF remuneration and the month-to-month EMP deductions and conclusion of the regular monthly EMP201 returns,
  • Completion of yearly IRP 5, IRP 6 and IT 3a documents, EMP501 and VAT201 return utilizing both manual the manual submission system and E-filing.
 

How will this course be structured?

In order to complete the National Certificate in Accounting, trainees will need to complete all the following subjects:
  • Introduction to Organisation English
  • Bookkeeping to Trial Balance
  • Payroll and Regular monthly SARS Returns
  • Computerised Accounting
  • Service Literacy
 

How will I be examined?

Evaluation is based on the submission of a Portfolio of Evidence (PoE) which will comprise 3 formative activities, 2 formative assessments and one summative assessment. PoE evaluation makes up developmental/ interim evaluation of activities (assignments) and examinations (tests) that count 30% towards the overall mark. A Summative Evaluation (last exam) contributes to the remaining 70% of your marks. The PoE is essentially a file including all the proof needed for a student to be stated competent against the relevant outcomes.  

How long is the course?

18– 20 months  

What certificate will I get?

You will be awarded with a National Certificate in Bookkeeping (Junior Bookkeeping) from FASSET. You will be granted with a Program Conclusion Certificate from the ICB. As Skills Academy values education and cares about our students, your completion award will be sent out to you via courier so that you receive it as soon as possible and with no delays.Below is an example of exactly what your ICB certificate will appear like.  

When can I start?

You can start right now! Fill out the kind and a friendly Trainee Consultant will contact you to guarantee this is the right course for you.  

Can I study ICB Accounting if I do not have a Matric Certificate?

Yes, you can study ICB Bookkeeping without Matric. All the ICB courses start at NQF level 3. And they go up to NQF level 6. In contrast, matric is at NQF level 4. So these courses are readily available for student who do not have matric. Students begin at a level below matric. Keep studying the programme, and course by course you will rise the NQF level 6, which is two levels higher than matric. The ICB has established their courses to assist students who did not total school, and who needs to work and study at the same time. So you start with the simple concepts and work, and construct on that foundation, till you are ultimately a professional! As a home study student you can study an hour after work, 3 or 4 times per week. With five assessment chances in 2017, you know that as soon as you are ready, you can register for the next exam. This is how you build up your accreditations; action by step. As you advance with the program, you will get recognition at the different levels. After finishing the first 4 subjects, you will get your very first credentials from FASSET, and your first ICB Program Certificate.  

Why Study Bookkeeping?

In South Africa bookkeeping and accounting are scarce skills. That suggests that both industry and federal government identify that we have a scarcity of accountants and accountants. The government body for qualifications in the monetary sector, FASSET, has done a study on scarce skills in 2015. From that study they published their Scarce Skills Guide 2015. FASSET is the SETA for Financing, Accounting, Management Consulting and other Financial Services. In their scarce skills direct they determined the following as scarce skills:
  • Student Accounting professional
  • Finance Supervisor
  • General Accounting professional
  • Accounts Clerk
  • Payroll Clerk
  • Financial obligation Collector
These are all positions for which an ICB accounting course will prepare you appropriately. Your accounting accreditation will guarantee that you are constantly in demand. It is a wonderful profession that can take you to the highest level in an organisation. The deficiency of accounting skills also affects government departments. All government departments have accounting and accounting departments. And they work every year to get a successful audit. To obtain a tidy audit indicates that they need experienced, qualified, dedicated and skilled bookkeeping and accounting staff and supervisors. As a qualified bookkeeper or accounting professional, you will continuously stay in demand. Either in private company, or in a government department, which can consist of both municipalities, in addition to bigger national federal government departments.  

How does Home Study Work?

Correspondence course, Correspondence Education and Part-Time Research studies are all the very same kind of thing. They all explain a college whose trainees study from home. That indicates the students can operate in the daytime, and after that study nights and weekends. Distance Learning is the best option for working people who needs to make a wage, however at the specific very same time need to enhance their qualifications. When you choose a home study college, you need to carefully have a look at a number of things that distinguish them. Home study colleges do not all work precisely the same. So here are the crucial things you should look at closely, prior to choosing where to study:
  • Study Products, Study Notes and Textbooks
  • Delivery and Speed
  • Hidden Costs
  • Study Material Appropriate for Home Study Trainees
  • Pacing Your Learning
  • Help from your Lecturers and Tutors
  • Online Study hall
  • Academic Support
  • Outdated Study Materials
  • Enough Time To Finish Your Course
  • The Right Advice
  • Distance Learning Study Materials, Study Notes and Textbooks
They all describe a college whose trainees study from home. When you pick a home study college, you need to carefully take a look at a number of things that identify them. Home study colleges do not all work exactly the exact same.  

Study Materials, Study Notes and Textbooks

Your study notes and books are important to your distance learning studies. So you must make sure that the study notes and textbooks you will require, are consisted of in your course charges. You have to get the appropriate book and suitable distance learning study products. No, the college will not offer you pens and paper. That you normally get yourself. However they need to provide the correct distance study materials. Your study textbooks, notes and jobs should all be included in your course charges. Outstanding study product is written in an easy-to-understand method. The study notes are comprised of bits that are little sufficient that you can do one location in your everyday study time. The material begins with simple principles, and ensures you comprehend the basics, prior to continuing to more complicated work.  

Delivery and Speed

A few of the older correspondence and distance learning colleges might still send your study material through the Post Office. This can delay your distance learning research studies. Make specific to ask if they always reveal your study products. You will discover that some correspondence colleges carrier your initial and Second bundle of distance education study materials, nevertheless in the future they send out the rest via the Post Office. So you ought to ask very completely about how ALL your distance learning study notes will be sent to you. If your college holds up your distance learning study materials, it implies you are paying, nevertheless you can not study. Spending for time that you can not study is not good at all! From your side you have to understand how the courier organisation works. This is why most students choose to have their distance learning study materials couriered to their work environment. The express business will call you prior to sending your delivery. So you should guarantee to provide a phone number that you will deal with when they call you. It is rather frustrating to discover they wanted to provide, however they might not acquire you on the phone!  

Hidden Costs

With distance learning there numerous prospective covert costs. You must ask about those expenses. Here are a few of the questions you have to ask:
  • Are all your study materials (including books) consisted of in your course expense?
  • Is the provider expenditures consisted of in your course charges?
  • How when must you pay your assessment charges? Normally this is not included in the course cost.
  • Precisely exactly what about ICB Student Subscription charges? What does it cost? is this?
  • When must you pay it?
  • When you miss out on a payment, bursaries that are cancelled. Did you get a bursary? Does it get cancelled if you miss a regular month-to-month payment?
  • Is there a yearly registration expense? Or do you simply pay the registration expense when?
 

Study materials Appropriate for Home Study Students

Outstanding correspondence study material is made up specifically for correspondence learning trainees. Given that you do not have a speaker in front of you, the distance learning study products have to “have the tutor inside the notes”. That suggests that the notes “speak” to you like a lecturer. Your distance learning study materials should be overall with exercises and examples. You study a bit at a time. And you do tasks to see if you understood the bit you found out. The study material we utilize has really been composed particularly for correspondence learning students. You will discover it simple and extremely friendly to use!  

Pacing Your Education

When you study from home, you have to prepare your learning. You need to think about just how much you will study every day and how much weekly. When we send you your study notes and textbooks, we typically send one subject at a time. For trainees who want to study faster, we send out 2 subjects. The factor we do this is to make sure that you do not get stuck to old distance learning study materials. The ICB books are updated every year. And if you have the old book, then you will need to pay additional to purchase the new book. We assist you speed your distance learning studies by helping you in producing a study calendar for the year. In this way you can move through your studies as quickly as you desire.  

Help from your Speakers and Tutors

The college has a group of certified speakers and tutors to help you. You can telephone or email your concerns. Lots of trainees utilize our online study groups. If you ask them, they will notify you of their own study experiences through distance education. And most of them are presently busy with post-graduate distance education studies. So you will get assist from tutors who understand exactly what it seems like to be a home study student!  

Online Study hall

We provide online study groups for all our ICB students, through our partners at TogetherWePass. In your online study hall you will find other trainees, in addition to your speakers and tutors. The online study hall also deal with the web browser on your phone, so you can check-in with your group when you take a break in your work day! In your online study group you can ask questions, share your experiences in addition to assist other students. Describing the work you study to another student is one of the finest approaches to make sure your own understanding is strong. It is a fantastic method to discover, and to make a favorable contribution to the lives of your fellow students. If you require a private conversation with your speaker along with another student, then you can select the specific chat function. You will discover that your speaker and your fellow students help and affect you every day! It is so a lot simpler to study when you comprehend other students are also working to acquire their qualifications when you get yours.  

Academic Support

Our scholastic support system includes your speakers and tutors. We also have academic administration workers who will help you with a few of your more administrative requirements. When you require a letter for your company, or a statement of results, or order more correspondence course study products, the scholastic help guys will be assisting you. If you require greater level intervention with a difficult issue, you will be able to speak to the Academic Head of the college. She gets along and helpful, and she gets things done!  

Obsolete Study Materials

You have to plan your research studies correctly, so that you do not sit with outdated distance learning study products prior to you have in fact comprised the exam on that distance learning study materials. Keep in mind, the distance learning study materials are updated frequently. You need to understand you will have the ability to do an exam in the next 3 or four month when you get the distance learning study materials and books for your next subject. If you suddenly find that you have time to study, and you require an additional subject, you can rapidly purchase the next subject from us. We constantly provider, so for a lot of trainees residing in the cities and huge towns, you will not wait more than a week. It takes a bit longer … nonetheless not weeks if you remain in a gotten rid of area!  

Enough Time To Finish Your Course

Some students worry that they will not have enough time to finish their course. Do not stress! If you require to study a bit slower, then you can get a course extension. That provides you more time to study and finish your course. We will assist you plan your distance learning research studies, so you can complete it bit by bit. And if you require a course extension, we will not charge you a re-registration charge. Usually you simply keep paying your regular month-to-month study cost for the extra time you require. Call the college and ask for an extension when you see that you will not have sufficient time. We will gladly assist you with this.  

The Right Recommendations

When you register for a course, you must make particular you got proper suggestions on your research studies. You can not make a life choice as important as this by browsing the web and emailing some concerns. You have to invest appropriate time speaking to a qualified course expert who can encourage you. We constantly encourage potential trainees to call us and spend appropriate time on the phone getting great tips. Our course professionals and registrars get along people who delight in assisting trainees. They will ask you great deals of concerns about exactly what you want to study and exactly what you need your distance education research studies for. In this strategy they make sure that you sign up on a course that will offer you what you need. Your study notes and books are essential to your distance learning research studies. The study notes are comprised of bits that are little adequate that you can do one area in your everyday study time. Some of the older correspondence and correspondence course colleges may still send your study material through the Post Office. We assist you speed your correspondence course studies by helping you in establishing a study calendar for the year. They will ask you great deals of concerns about precisely exactly what you want to study and what you need your distance learning studies for.   Last Updated:March 20th, 2017