The Association of Accounting Technicians offers a four-tier qualification scheme:

• AAT Access - Business and Finance Skills
• AAT Level 2 or the AAT Foundation Certificate in Bookkeeping
• AAT Advanced Diploma in Accounting (Level 3)
  • Advanced Bookkeeping
  • Final Accounts Preparation
  • Indirect Tax
  • Management Accounting: Costing
  • Ethics for Accountants
  • Spreadsheets for Accounting
• AAT Professional Diploma in Accounting (Level 4)
  • Management Accounting: Budgeting
  • Management Accounting: Decision and Control
  • Financial Statements of Limited Companies
  • Accounting Systems and Controls
  • Personal Tax
  • Credit Management 

The Access programme is not one that the University actively supports at the moment.

The University is an accredited centre for AAT and runs a yearly in-house program at level 2 and level 3 for staff. If you are unsure which level is the most appropriate for you then complete the AAT's skills-check.

Success at each AAT level is recognised as a vocational qualification and is based upon passing formal computer -based assessments and synoptic assessments.

Further information is available from:

• the AAT website
• details of this year's University programmes
• Helen Parker on 66627 or by email at helen.parker@admin.cam.ac.uk.