FNS40217 – Certificate IV in Accounting and Bookkeeping

The Certificate IV in Accounting and Bookkeeping provides students with a thorough understanding of bookkeeping principles and practices. Students are equipped to continue their studies to a higher qualification or to gain employment as a contract bookkeeper or employee performing bookkeeping tasks. The aim of this course is to provide students with the skills and knowledge to be gainfully employed as a bookkeeper. Nationally recognised, this program meets all the requirements set out by the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) for registering as a Business Activity Statements (BAS) Agent. Visit www.tpb.gov.au for further information.

Career Pathways :
Where will this take me

Careers in accounting are international and cross-industry. Opening your own accounting practice, working for a multinational, or somewhere in between, this qualification provides the essential fundamental building block to your career in the diverse world of accounting.

Pathways

Further Educational Pathways include Diploma of Accounting

Prerequisites
USI NUMBER: From 1 January 2015, all students doing nationally recognised training need to have a Unique Student Identifier. This includes students doing Vocational Education Training (VET) in schools. A USI is a reference number made up of numbers and letters. Get yours at no cost here.
Applicants must be 18 years and above and have the following:

Minimum academic requirement

Applicants must be 18 years and above and meet either of the following requirements;

(i) Minimum Academic requirement

Successful completion of Year 12 or equivalent
OR

Completion of Post-Secondary studies
OR

Successful completion of the Senior VCAL Certificate
(ii) Satisfactory completion of Pre- training interview questions related accounting and bookkeeping. Applicants who do not complete these questions appropriately will be required to enrol in and successfully completed the DVLC pre-accredited course called Nuts & Bolts of Bookkeeping

Alternative entry – work experience requirement

At least 6 months work experience in a related field
DVLC encourages people from a culturally diverse backgrounds, and people with a disability, to apply.

For the final work placement period at the end of the course, all students will require a valid Working With Children check and a Police Check clearance.

You will need access to a computer, the internet and have basic computing skills. Minimum specifications for your computer are:

All users:

Microsoft Office 2010 or equivalent
Broadband internet connection
2GB of RAM
Adobe Reader XI or equivalent
Adobe Flash Player 10 or higher
Access to printer and associated software
Access to scanner and associated software
Digital imaging software
File compression software
Windows users:

Microsoft Windows 7 or higher (Windows 8 recommended)
1 Ghz or faster processer (2GHz recommended)
Mac OS users:

Mac OSX v10.5 or higher (Mac OSX v10.6 recommended)
1 Ghz or faster processer (2GHz recommended)
Audio Visual

Learners will need access to software to view online videos and images. Software such as Adobe Reader, Windows Media Player, Windows Photo Viewer etc. are available as a free download from the internet.
To successfully complete this course, learners will require basic computing skills. This includes:

Creating, saving and editing Microsoft Office documents
Accessing and searching the internet
Downloading and saving documents from websites
Uploading documents through websites
Participating in online discussions
Compressing image files
Other technology requirements

Office equipment and resources including telephone, photocopier, scanner and printer.

Remote Learning (6 hours of remote learning) & 15 hours of self-directed learning comprise research, completion of assessments, etc.

Assessments:

Written Questions
Case Studies
Projects
Work placement
Logbook

Work Placement may require a valid Working with Children Check.

1 Diamond Creek Road
GREENSBOROUGH VIC 3088

5 minutes walk from Greensborough railway station

Limited free parking available on site.