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NQ ACCOUNTING

  • Start date:   August 2025
  • 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.  

This course will be delivered on campus. 

Start date – August 2025
End date –  June 2026 
SCQF Level - 5 
Mode – Full time  
Duration - 1 year  

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  • What the course includes

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

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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.  

We offer Accounting courses from Level 5 up to HNC/D Accounting and you would have the opportunity to progress through these levels and apply for entry to university degree at second or third year or progression with advanced standing to qualifications from professional accounting bodies including ACCA and CIMA. 

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. 

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    Where it leads

    Education: NC level 6 Business and HNC Accounting 

    Employment: 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 two 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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