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title: "Credit Controller / Assistant Bookkeeper"
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excerpt: "Credit Controller / Assistant Bookkeeper This quick skills acquisition course prepares you with the skills you need to be a"
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Accounting &  
Financial Services

# Credit Controller / Assistant Bookkeeper

This quick skills acquisition course prepares you with the skills you need to be a credit controller/assistant bookkeeper.

Through this programme, you’ll learn how to implement the principles of controlling credit within a business and recording business transactions. You’ll also develop an ability to operate effectively in the workplace using a number of Windows-based applications, and acquire skills to record income and receipts, make and record payments, prepare ledger balances and an initial trial balance, maintain financial records and general ledger accounts, perform VAT calculations, and complete returns.

**Credit Controller/Assistant Bookkeeper**

**Short Learning Programme**

| Duration: | 6 Months (full-time)/1 Year (part-time) |
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| Credits: | Non-credit bearing |

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### Entry Requirements

National Senior Certificate; or National Certificate (Vocational) 4; or equivalent qualification OR Learners can apply for RPL entry into the Programme from the Academic Committee at Boston Head Office.

This programme is offered by Boston City Campus in the distance mode of education with support provided at Learner Support Centres. Apply to register at any Boston City Campus Learner Support Centre nationwide.

#### All modules are compulsory and must be passed.

Suggested personality profiles for this qualification encompass, but are not restricted to:

- Assertive
- Methodical
- Efficient
- Logical

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Modules

| Introduction to PC*Windows*Word Processing*Spreadsheets*General Office Practice* | Introduction to Business AccountingPrinciples of Credit Control*Practical Bookkeeping 1Practical Bookkeeping 2 |
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Assessment Strategies

*Formative Assessments are undertaken and the highest grade achieved in Formative Assessment is retained. The final grade is based on the Summative Assessment only. A maximum of one (1) additional supplementary assessment opportunity is provided for the Summative Assessment, which will be charged for.

**Formative Assessments are for practice purposes in order to prepare for the Summative Assessment. The final grade is based on the Summative Assessment only. A supplementary Summative Assessment opportunity is available and will be charged for.

Outcomes

- Ability to operate effectively in the workplace using a number of Windows-based end-user applications
- Ability to implement the principles of controlling credit within a business
- Ability to record income and receipts
- Ability to make and record payments
- Ability to prepare ledger balances and an initial trial balance
- Ability to maintain financial records and prepare general ledger accounts
- Ability to perform VAT calculations and complete returns
- Ability to record business transactions

Programme Category

**OCCUPATIONAL SKILLS PROGRAMME /****BOSTON SHORT LEARNING PROGRAMME**

On successful completion the Learner will be issued:

- A Boston Short Learning Programme *Credit Controller/Assistant Bookkeeper*