Careers
At the end of your Home Learning Course, and with the qualification you want under your belt, the door to a new career is close at hand.
By equipping you with the practical, hands-on accounting skills employers are looking for, your AAT Certificate training will prepare you for your first specialist accounting role. This could be as a Book-Keeper, Accounts Clerk, Company Cashier, Sales or Purchase Ledger Clerk, or trainee Financial Accounts Assistant. Then, with further experience and training, you will be able to progress to more senior positions paying up to £40,000* a year.
*Source: Hays
Example Roles
Assistant Accountant £19,045 Source: Nigel Wright Salary Survey 2008 |
Finance Administrator £16,000 Source: Average on TotalJobs |
AAT Account Technician up to £25,000 Source: Careers Advice - Direct Gov |
Career Development
View the for the AAT Level 2 Certificate for Accounting Technicians course.
Our Tutors
We recognise that expert support and guidance is vital in helping students succeed, and your Home Learning College Tutor is dedicated to helping you achieve your goals.
When you enrol you are assigned a personal Tutor, an expert in their subject area who is trained to support and coach you throughout the duration of your studies. Tutors are recruited, employed and trained by Home Learning College, ensuring that students have access to the best quality support and tuition available.
You will have unlimited access to your personal Tutor via phone, post or online. From the day you enrol, we are committed to helping you successfully complete your course – and take the next step.


Student Community
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Once you're a member of our Virtual Learning Community you can tap into a great deal more – anywhere and anytime:
Our unique Virtual Learning Community delivers a more involving study experience and greater student success rates. Once registered you'll be able to:
- Meet and chat with any of our 65,000 students
- Participate in online discussion boards
- Set up and manage your own Personal Study Area
- Interact with your Tutor
- Access your assignments and course materials
- Participate in interactive quizzes and e-assessments
- Watch video-casts and download online tutorials
- Access a library of user generated content
- Access additional learning tools
- Access anywhere 24 hours a day
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Take a tour of our unique Virtual Learning Community.
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Home Learning College is the only vocational home study provider within the UK to offer students an interactive online community. Access to our Virtual Learning Community means that you’ll have all the flexibility and benefits of studying from home whilst ensuring that you are never actually studying alone.
Study Plan
Your course material will cover a wide variety of topics and subjects.
This course will equip you to apply for your AAT Certificate in Accounting - an important first step on the road to the full AAT Diploma. Your will also be ready to apply for your first specialist accounting role.
- Introduction to Business Accounting
- The Banking System
- Double Entry System
- Input and Output VAT
- Trial Balance
- Credit Control
- Business Law
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- Business Documents and Discounts
- Reconciliations
- Payroll Accounting Procedures
- Day Books
- The Journal
- The Cash Book
- Practical Accounting Work Skills
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Study Details
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Each new study topic adds to the knowledge you have already gained, and you should be able to complete the entire course within approximately 160 hours of study.
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| 6 months |
7 hours |
| 12 months |
4 hours |
| 24 months |
2 hours |
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| Exams |
2 exams |
| Study Hours |
160 hours |
| Quality Materials |
Yes - written by industry expert |
| Number of Units |
2 |
| Number of Assignments |
8 |
Our Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) Level 2 Certificate for Accounting Technicians material is written by experts.
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System Requirements
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