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NQ ACCOUNTING

  • Start date:   August 2023
  • Level of Qualification:   SCQF Level 5
  • Course Type:   Full-time

NQ ACCOUNTING

This course is designed to provide you with an excellent grounding in all aspects of accounting practice and business principles to prepare you for further study and the world of work.

Content covered includes financial accounting, management accounting, wages and salaries, recording financial transactions, preparing final accounts along with core skills and personal development units. A mandatory work placement is part of the course, giving you the chance to work in a real accounting-based business as part of your qualification.

This course will be delivered on campus.

Read about Richard Coyle's West Lothian College experience here

  • What the course includes

    The course includes accounting and administration skills, communication, information and communications technology (ICT) and law. 

Why choose this course

It introduces you to accounting practice and business principles, and gives you work experience through placements and/or volunteering. Experienced lecturers with a wide range of industry experience will support and guide you throughout the course. 

Entry requirements

  • National 4/Standard Grades/Intermediate 1 in Mathematics (or similar) or relevant work experience 
  • Commitment to learning, self-motivation and teamwork 

If English is not your first language, ESOL Level 5 is an entry requirement for this course.

  • Where it leads

    Education: level 6 and 7 courses such as HNC Accounting, NC Business level 6      

    Employment: in accounting, clerical, business and administrative roles

Interview arrangements

If you are invited for an interview for this course, this will either be on a video call or in college and may take up to three hours. We ask you to prepare a written task at home before the interview and to share this with your interviewer on the day. If you need help with this, please contact us. The task is to find out about a role in the accounting industry and what it involves. Prepare a one-sided A4 document (summary/poster/presentation) and bring it with you. 

The interview involves: 

  • Presentation from the course lecturer 
  • Interview with the lecturer and another course tutor 
  • Speaking about the task you prepared for a couple of minutes; followed by some questions from the interviewers 
  • Short piece of work to check your communication, numeracy and IT skills 

Fees, Finance & Funding

There may be help available to assist with your study related costs. Impartial, confidential help and advice on financial matters is available from the Student Funding Team - including Bursaries, Educational Maintenance Allowance (EMA), Student Awards Agency for Scotland, Student Loans Company and student support funds. Click here to find out more

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