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Are you looking for a rewarding new career but want to avoid university debt? Maybe you're thinking of changing career but want to keep your current job while you retrain? Gaining an AAT qualification could be just what you need. An accounting career can be rewarding – financially, professionally and personally. And if...
How far away is your nearest college? A 30-minute drive? An hour? And while you’re stuck in traffic staring at rain-lashed tail lights, cursing road works that will make you late for class - again, thousands of other students are cracking on with their studies. They can do that because they are studying...
Would you try to eat soup with a fork? No. Of course you wouldn’t. But many online learning providers do exactly that when they deliver their ICB and AAT online courses using a system called Moodle. And that's because it wasn't designed to work with the type of questions you'd...
The Dreaded Journal They can be the stuff of nightmares!
“Do you do videos?” A common question from both ICB and AAT students. We’ve already spoken about the carefully constructed educational experience offered by Training Link. And the cornerstone of this has always been our study books. Exclusive to us – and regularly improved after continuous feedback (both verbal and based...
This is the most vital part of your course package… but (bizarrely) nobody really talks about it. We touched on this in the webinar we ran with the AAT (available to watch here). But it’s worth stressing the point again - even for the hundred or so that stuck with...
Question, do you know your debits from your credits? If I were to ask my (much) younger studying self that question, the honest answer would be no. However, I was very good at learning and memorising! But this creates a problem. You can only memorise what you have been given. So how can you...
A bookkeeper’s role is to keep an accurate record of all of their client’s financial transactions. There is, quite rightly, an expectation that bookkeepers will work accurately and efficiently, and to have a good level of knowledge about all areas of finance. This would include, but is not limited to:...
This article refers to the AQ2016 syllabus. Management Accounting: Budgeting can be a student's worst nightmare. But there's no need to be scared. Our tutor, Jennifer Nyland, reveals the tactics you need for AAT Level 4 MABU success... It is important that at this level you are able to not only...
This article refers to the AQ2016 syllabus. Stressed about the Synoptic? Don’t panic! Our tutor, Jennifer Nyland, reveals the tactics you need for AAT Level 4 synoptic success... The AAT Level 4 Synoptic exam has a notoriously dismal pass rate. It currently sits at only 56.7%. But this is still a...
