Bookkeeping & Accounting Qualifications

The OCR Bookkeeping and Accounting suite of qualifications provides candidates with high quality, nationally recognised qualifications. They are vocationally-related, credit-based qualifications that provide valuable opportunities for individuals to develop skills, gain underpinning knowledge and understanding, demonstrate competence in the workplace and provide progression to the accounting sector.

The awarding body for these qualifications is Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations (OCR) and the regulatory body is the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual).

These qualifications have been accredited onto the Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF). They are endorsed by the Financial Skills Partnership (FSP), the sector body for finance, accountancy and financial services.

You can attain any of the following qualifications within this suite:-

• Level 1 Award in Bookkeeping Skills (Manual)
• Level 1 Award in Bookkeeping Skills (Computerised)
• Level 1 Extended Award in Bookkeeping Skills
• Level 2 Award in Bookkeeping and Accounting Skills (Manual)
• Level 2 Award in Bookkeeping and Accounting Skills (Computerised)
• Level 2 Certificate in Bookkeeping and Accounting Skills

The Level 1 Extended Award in Bookkeeping Skills is a qualification that combines the manual and computerised qualifications and the Level 2 Certificate in Bookkeeping and Accounting Skills combines the Level 2 manual and computerised qualifications.

The Level 1 qualifications are suitable for those who are studying in preparation for employment in bookkeeping job roles. It gives a good basic introduction to manual and computerised accounts.

The Level 2 qualifications are aimed at candidates who have a basic knowledge of bookkeeping and is suitable for those employed in a bookkeeping/data processing role wishing to further develop their bookkeeping and accounting skills. It is suitable for those expected to work autonomously in carrying out accounting tasks.

These qualifications are exam based and they are externally marked by OCR Assessors.

In taking any of the above qualifications with our organisation, there is a guaranteed opportunity for Work Placement with an Accounting firm, subject to receiving two references for each candidate. The length of your Work Placement depends on the training you attend.