Professional Accounting Taxation Technician Level 4 Apprenticeship

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Become an AAT member and gain exceptional accounting skills through the level 4 standard.

Develop your technical knowledge and experience to provide strategic business advice to organisations of all types and sizes.

Here’s a sneak preview of what this course will involve:

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We provide the only distance learning course to go alongside your apprenticeship, with digital learning through Babington Online. Cover your topics and complete your course on the go.

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Enriched learning experience with quizzes, video lectures, and case study scenarios to develop your skills.

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Supportive and responsive tutors, who are available for one-to-one chat sessions. You can also share your experiences with like-minded learners and professionals on our forum.

What will this course involve?

The Professional Accountancy Level 4 Certificate is the third and final stage of a three tier qualification to achieve an AAT membership. Becoming AAT qualified will open doors to exciting career options in accounting and finance.

You will also gain the skills needed to effectively measure financial performance, to draft budgets and financial statements, and evaluate accounting systems.

The course will involve:

Management Accounting: Budgeting
Management Accounting: Decision & Control
Financial Statements of Limited Companies
Business Tax
Personal Tax

What qualifications will I achieve?

On completion of this apprenticeship, you will achieve a level 4 AAT Professional Diploma in Accounting, and a level 4 Diploma in Business Skills.

What are the entry requirements?

The level 4 apprenticeship is a higher qualification with in-depth accounting knowledge, so it is recommended that you complete AAT level 2 and level 3 beforehand.

However, it is possible for anyone to enter at this level provided they have two years of experience in this field or an in-depth knowledge of accounting.

What can I do afterwards?

Having completed the Level 4 Professional Certificate, you may wish to study ACCA, CIMA, ACA qualifications to become a chartered accountant.

Alternatively, you could find employment in a variety of significant roles including a VAT accountant, senior finance officer or commercial analyst.

Apprentice or Employer?

What impressed me most about my level 2 studies was the way that most things I learned during the qualification linked to the work I was doing in the office. This really helped me to understand the role better, as I knew about everything that was happening behind the scenes. All my tutors have been exceptional teachers, and the fact that I have passed all my exams first time only proves this!

Emma RowlandAAT Apprentice - Rudolph & Hellmann Automotive Ltd

I’d recommend the AAT training through apprenticeship route to any young budding Accountant. With the support of my employer I was able to earn and learn at the same time rather than coming out of University with debt and no guarantee of a job at the end of it. The support of Babington has enabled me not only to complete my AAT qualifications but also to compete at prestigious events such as WorldSkillsUK.

Daniel InglisAAT Apprentice

During my AAT studies the Babington staff were really helpful. They were flexible with exam dates, and the tutors were really helpful in spending extra time with me if I didn’t understand things. It was particularly helpful that they had previously worked in business, so they gave me practical examples of when certain skills were used. Their genuine enthusiasm for the subject helped me realise that this is not just a job – it’s a career.