Venues

Sighthill Campus

Content

This course is designed to allow progression to HNC Accounting Next Generation. Although primarily intended to precede the HNC in Accounting, it also provides evidence of a level of competence and transferable skills to justify progression in related disciplines like Business.

You will learn a selection of topics, including:

Recording Transactions in the Ledger; Handling Wages and Salaries; Financial Services: The Regulatory Framework; Digital and Enterprise Skills.

Some of the subjects you will learn in more detail:

Preparing Management Accounting Information - meets the needs of users of accounting information such as managers of branches, departments or subsidiaries of larger organisations; it deals with data suited to making correct management decisions on a day-to-day, week-to-week or month-to-month basis.

IT Solutions for Administrators - as well as specialist software, all kinds of accounting-related ad hoc tasks will be done using spreadsheets, databases and word processing software.

Entry Requirements

3 relevant subjects at National 4 including English and Maths, or relevant national qualifications at SCQF Level 5 or 5. You may be required to attend a group or individual interview and or/a skills check.

Progression Routes

Relevant HNC