Certificate IV Financial Services - Bookkeeping
With today’s complex world of GST and tax, it is vital that bookkeepers have the skills required to perform their work competently and accurately. The Certificate IV of Financial Services - Bookkeeping course was designed to provide these skills.
The new legislation for BAS Agents mentions this qualification as satisfying the educational requirement to be BAS Agent. Any contract bookkeeper who is relied on to produce figures for the Business Activity Statement will need to be a BAS Agent and have this qualification or similar. So why not start yours now?
We offer the course as a partner of the Bookkeepers Institute of Australia (BIA) and provide this as a nationally recognised qualification.
We currently offer it via distance education with email support, phone tutorials and face to face for those in the local area. We are not currently in a position to offer classroom training on the Gold Coast. We hope to offer this option at a later date, Classroom training is available at BIA’s Mt Gravatt centre in Brisbane.
What is involved in the course?
You will study 13 units we have carefully selected and grouped together for efficiency of study and assessment:
FNS40207 CERTIFICATE IV IN FINANCIAL SERVICES (BOOKKEEPING):
GROUP ONE – WORKPLACE BASICS
1.FNSICGEN304B - Apply health and safety practices in the workplace
2.FNSICGEN302B - Use technology in the workplace
GROUP TWO – ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A BOOKKEEPING SYSTEM
1.FNSICGEN301B - Communicate in the workplace
2.FNSBKPG402A - Establish and maintain a cash accounting system
3.FNSBKPG403A - Establish and maintain an accrual accounting system
4.FNSACCT407B - Set up and operate a computerised accounting system
5.FNSBKPG405A - Establish and maintain a payroll system
6.FNSACCT405B - Prepare financial statements
GROUP THREE — PART ONE – BOOKKEEPING POLICIES AND PRACTICES
1.FNSICIND401B - Apply principles of professional practice to work in the financial services industry
2.FNSBKPG401A - Develop and implement policies and practices relevant to bookkeeping activities
GROUP THREE — PART TWO – END-OF-PERIOD FINANCIAL REPORTS & ACTIVITY STATEMENTS
1.FNSACCT406B - Maintain asset and inventory records
2.BSBADM408A - Prepare financial reports
3.FNSBKPG404A - Carry out Business Activity
and Instalment Activity Statement tasks
Ready Computing Pty Ltd is a partner of the Bookkeeping Institute of Australia, a Registered Training Organisation (RTO), national provider code 32190, registered under the Australian Quality Training Framework (AQTF). The "Nationally Recognised Training" logo above is proof that all of the units on this course are nationally recognised as accredited training.
But I already know some of this?
In order to issue you with certification for this course we need to be confident that you are competent in all elements of the units listed above. There are a number of ways for us to reach this end:
•If you have studied one or more of these subjects at TAFE or with another RTO we usually will be able to give you full credit for them.
•If you have studied a similar subject we may be able to map it into our subjects and give you full or partial credit.
•You may already have a number of the skills required from your previous experience or employment. Through our Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) process we can use evidence you are able to provide to assist us in assessing you.
•Even if you know a topic well, it is necessary to prove this. One of the easiest ways is to simply do our assessment tasks.
A number of these methods may be used to provide the necessary evidence as appropriate.
Why study with us?
Experience - BIA was the first to offer this qualification
and remains the leader with over 800 enrolments and around 150 graduates Australia wide.
Exclusive to BIA - As a graduate in this course you have:
•The exclusive right to use the post-nominal letters MBIA - which stands for Member, Bookkeeping Institute of Australia - after your name
•The right to call yourself an Accredited Bookkeeper and to use the post-nominal letters AB after your name and to use the "BIA Accredited Bookkeeper" logo on your letterhead and business cards
•Free membership of the Bookkeeping Institute of Australia which includes use the BIA Member logo on your business cards and stationery and access to the student members web site
•Your name and business details will be promoted on an exclusive page of the BIA web site
In addition we will:
•Immediately (only if you so wish), arrange for you to have the option of working under a Register Tax Agent so that you have a legal means for lodgement of BAS returns — thereby enabling you to start earning a living right away
•Provide you with FREE membership of the Australian Bookkeepers Network - Australia’s leading bookkeeper association - for 90 days
•Help you with guidelines as to how to become a BAS Agent under the new law and collection of the evidence for the required 1400 hours of relevant BAS and GST experience
•Provide you with knowledgeable advice and support on the bookkeeping industry and the new laws
•Arrange for you to receive free student membership of the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers (ICB) — the main Not-for-Profit professional bookkeeping association in Australia
•Provide you with Bookkeeping and GST textbooks which you will find essential in your own going employment or business. You are not up for hundreds of dollars extra for text books.
What textbooks, manuals and resources will I receive?
The following learning materials are included in the course fee:
•Textbooks:
◦“Working in the Financial Services Industry” by Kay Waters
◦“Australian Master Bookkeepers Guide” by Stephen J Marsden
•Study Guides:
1.Workplace Basics Study Guide and PowerPoint slides
2.Introduction to Bookkeeping & Accounting Study Guide, PowerPoint slides and Exercise Book
3.Setting-up and Maintaining a Bookkeeping System Study Guide and PowerPoint slides
4.Working in the Bookkeeping Industry Study Guide and PowerPoint slides
5.Bookkeeping Policies and Practices Study Guide and PowerPoint slides
6.End-of-Period Financial Reports & Activity Statements Study Guide and PowerPoint slides
•MYOB Student Edition CD and
◦CD of self-paced Exercises
◦Introduction to Computers in the Workplace Manual
◦Ready To Go with MYOB course Manual
◦MYOB Payroll Manual
◦MYOB Intermediate GST & BAS Manual
•USB Flash Drive for use in completing your assessments (this remains the property of BIA and Ready Computing and must be returned when all assignments are complete)
We are always continuing to improve an update our resources as new ones become available so what you receive may vary.
Will I find it difficult to study all this on my own?
You are not on your own. Distance education does not need to make you feel ‘distant’. Help is only a phone call or email away. For those living near the Gold Coast, personal face to face meetings can be arranged if required.
How much will it cost?
The full distance learning course fee is $3495.
There is an upfront payment discount of $500 reducing the cost to $2995.
Alternatively you can pay $1100 up front and $479 per month for five months charged to your MasterCard or Visa.
RPL or Assessment only options are available for $2495
Depending on your particular circumstances you may be eligible for financial subsidies. Please ask for more details.
How do I book?
Simply complete the following form:
The following information is available to assist students and should be studied prior to your enrollment:
•Student Support and RPL Policies
How can I find out more?
Drop us a note via the ‘Contact Us’ page if you would like some more details.
Further information on this course is also available on the Bookkeepers Institute of Australia website at http://www.biau.com.au
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