ICB National Certificate: Bookkeeping (Certified Junior Bookkeeper)

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Course Overview

There is a need for adequate control to be maintained over the financial affairs of companies, which sometimes fail due to inadequate preparation of Financial Statements with costs being allowed to exceed budget and income. This Qualification aims at equipping learners to perform the Accounting function in small organisations and to provide support to Accountants and Financial Managers in medium and large organisations so that the Accounting and Financial Management functions can be performed effectively. As all organisations need to employ people with this knowledge, Bookkeepers to Financial Statements are in short supply.

Learning Outcomes

Completion of the monthly and annual bookkeeping function

• Skills for depreciable asset disposal, year-end adjustments, preparation and analysis of financial statements for sole proprietorships, partnerships, close corporations, companies and a thorough understanding of cash flow statements.
• Completion of basic management accounts and a working knowledge of cost accounting;  including knowledge of breakeven analysis, cost-volume-profit analysis, advanced costing, budgeting and standard costing, financial management and business ethics
• Assistant Tax Technician (ATT) status as a member of the South African Institute of Tax Practitioners being permitted to complete SARS returns other than Income Tax assessment  returns.
• Bookkeeping to Trial Balance
• Payroll and monthly SARS returns
• Learners can also choose to complete the Business Literacy module at this level

Qualification

• NQF Level 4 (ICB)
• Credits 120

Duration

• Saturday classes that includes formative and summative evaluation opportunities, which includes the compilation of a Portfolio of Evaluation. The modules contained in this course can also be offered as skills courses, which contributes to obtaining the qualification upon successful completion of all the relevant skills courses (see Skills courses on the Regenesys website for more information)

** All assessments are set by the ICB followed by a Portfolio of evidence

Entry Requirements

Learners accessing the Certificate are assumed to be competent in Mathematical Literacy, Computer Literacy and Communication at NQF Level

• To ensure that a learner is competent regarding the fundamental requirement learners should enter for the Business Literacy module.
• The Certified Junior Bookkeeper qualification will give you full admittance to this certificate.
• The business literacy learning area encompasses the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) level 3 and 4 fundamentals (language and mathematics literacy) and the
• National Diploma: Technical Financial Accounting specific fundamental unit standards.
• These fundamentals are necessary to be awarded the applicable South African
• Qualifications Authority (SAQA) qualifications.
• South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) qualifications.

Course Modules

Junior Bookkeeper: Bookkeeping to trial balance
Junior Bookkeeper: Payroll and monthly SARS Returns
Junior Bookkeeper: Computerised Bookkeeping

Accreditation

SAQA ID 58375

Please Note:

• Although great care is taken to ensure accuracy of the information on this site, please confirm all important details including dates and fees at time of registration.

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