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This
qualification reflects the job roles of employees with
functions that include:
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Employed bookkeeper up to trial balance stage (for payroll
or GST/BAS work the
FNS40210 Certificate IV in Bookkeeping,
incorporating both the Certificate III and the Certificate
IV in Bookkeeping, is the more appropriate
qualification)
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Filing, checking and processing financial data entry and
processing accounts payable/accounts receivable
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Providing customer service in financial transactions
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Front line cashiering and bank account maintenance
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Assisting with entering transaction data to ledgers and
maintaining a general ledger
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Processing purchases and sales including EFT/e-business
This
nationally recognised qualification has been developed
for people seeking employment in a clerical position or
as an accounting professional.
For
people who are looking for a career as an employed or
contract bookkeeper we offer the
FNS40210 Certificate IV in Bookkeeping (incorporating both the
Certificate III in Accounts Administration and the
Certificate IV) course.
To gain
this qualification competence is demonstrated by the
answering of short answer theory questions and the
successful completion of an open book MYOB assignment,
designed to test the students ability to complete a set
of monthly and quarterly accounts, including bank
reconciliations and a BAS return.
This
course includes a FREE
one years student membership (worth $130) of the
Institute of Certified Bookkeepers (ICB),
Australia's only recognised
professional bookkeeper association.
Exclusive
to BIA Students:
comprehensive course covering the basics, Payroll,
GST and BAS.
Included
in the course fee are the
TWO textbooks
you will need:
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Working in the Financial Services Industry
- a 572 page textbook written by Kay Waters specially for
the Financial Services Training Package
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Accounting and Bookkeeping: Principles and Practice
- a 410 page textbook and accompanying
workbook written by David Willis for the new FNS10 Training
Package
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Plus additional BIA Study and Accounting
guides
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Plus a
packed CD of additional reference information
A
FREE copy of the
MYOB Student Edition
A
FREE one years
student membership (worth $130) of the
Institute of Certified Bookkeepers (ICB), Australia's only
recognised BAS agent association exclusively for bookkeepers.
Membership of the
Australian Bookkeepers Network (ABN) for a
discounted annual fee of $350.
That's a
$112 DISCOUNT
on membership of Australia's leading
fee-for-service bookkeeper association.
OR a 90 day free trial
of ABN membership (excludes ABN BAS
membership). The full annual membership fee of $462
applies thereafter.
Unlike most
other Bookkeeping courses there are no "extras" or "hidden
costs," like textbooks or shipping, with a BIA course.
Everything you need for the course is
included in the price.
BI-570: FNS30310 Certificate III in Accounts
Administration
The
course can be started at any time by distance learning
(see
estimated distance timetable), that is by correspondence,
including PowerPoint slides, study and accounting
guides, textbooks and assessments using Microsoft Word
and MYOB, or taken in the classroom (see
Bookkeeping classroom timetable).
The
classroom course includes 8 days of lectures and self-paced MYOB courses. The assessments, together with homework
and textbook study, are completed at your own pace in
your own time, between classes or after the classroom
delivery has finished. It is estimated that a further 15
days will be required to complete the course.
The
distance course is completed at your own pace in your
own time. You can finish it as quickly as you like, or
take the full 12 months.
Competence is demonstrated by both
multiple assignments in Microsoft Excel and MYOB together with short answer theory questions
using Microsoft Word.
The assessments are part of the learning process. They
are open book and are designed to encourage you to
research the answers and learn in the process.
The
successful completion of the open book assignments are
designed to test the students ability to complete monthly and quarterly accounts, including bank
reconciliations, payroll and BAS returns.
The Certificate III Units
The
Bookkeeping Institute of Australia have
carefully chosen the 11 units in this qualification to ensure that our graduates are competent
to be employed in a bookkeeping or clerical accounting role.
Included
in the delivery of this qualification are all of the
modules in our 4 day
BI-640 MYOB Accounting Plus with Payroll, GST &
BAS
and our 2 day
BI-560 Introduction to Bookkeeping and
Accounting courses.
The 11
units have been carefully grouped into 2 groups and 3
sections in order to avoid the duplications often found
in individual unit assessments. That means that you only
have to complete 3 assessments in order to qualify for
all 11 units.
All of
these 11 units are
nationally recognised
and will
form part of a pathway towards the FNS40210 Certificate
IV in Bookkeeping, the FNS40610 Certificate IV in
Accounting and the Diploma of
Accounting.
The
Certificate III
Assessment Groups
GROUP ONE
– FINANCIAL SERVICES , OHS & BUSINESS DOCUMENTS
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FNSINC301A - Work
effectively in the financial services industry
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FNSINC401A - Apply
principles of professional practice to work in the
financial services industry (elective)
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BSBOHS303B - Contribute
to OHS hazard identification and risk assessment
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BSBWOR204A - Use
business technology
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BSBWRT301A - Write
simple documents
GROUP
TWO –
SET UP AND OPERATE A COMPUTERISED ACCOUNTING SYSTEM
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FNSACC406A - Set up and
operate a computerised accounting system (elective)
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FNSACCT301A - Process
financial transactions and extract interim reports
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FNSACCT302A - Administer
subsidiary accounts and ledgers
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FNSACCT303A - Perform
financial calculations
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FNSACM301A - Administer
financial accounts (elective)
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BSBFIA304A - Maintain a
general ledger (elective)
The Methodology
In the past introductory
accounting concepts and principles have been taught
using a manual accounting system approach. The
Bookkeeping Institute of Australia
has adopted the view that it is more important for
students to learn to operate a computer program such as
Microsoft Excel or a computerised accounting
system such as MYOB to perform these activities.
Consequently in addition to 5 days of lectures,
students will receive 3 days of extensive self-paced
training in MYOB and an optional 1 day of Excel self-paced training before starting on the assessments.
The assessments themselves
are largely based on a fictitious sporting business
called Wayne Cooper Gym Repairs. By using this scenario we
are able to simulate a workplace environment in the
classroom and your home.
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How does Distance Learning work?
It is quite simple
really. After you have enroled with BIA and
accepted our letter of offer we will ship to you
all of the textbooks, study and accounting
guides that you will need together with the MYOB
Student Edition DVD and a CD containing all of
the PowerPoint lecture and tutorial slides,
Assessments and reference material.
You first will
need to read our "Getting Started Guide" which
will tell you what is contained in your package
and our recommendations of what to do in what
sequence.
Then you open up
your first lecture in PowerPoint. This lecture
will point you to which chapters in which book
you should study and when. After finishing the
lecture you will be advised to complete the 1st
Assessment on your CD. Each of the 10 lectures
follows much the same format.
If you get stuck
you have only to call our dedicated 1300 student
support line or email BIA support for help.
Because we are dedicated to Bookkeeping you will
get directly through to a support consultant
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