Introducing - our AAT Live Online Classes

Introducing – our AAT Live Online Classes

By Steven Nash AAT, AAT Live Online Classes AAT, AAT level 2, AAT level 3, AAT level 4 Comments Off

People learn in different ways.

The core Training Link study experience is to work through our study manuals with tutor support, access to pre-recorded videos, and online mock exams – but live online classes are increasingly popular. And for some, they’re invaluable.

We always highlight the flexibility of studying by distance learning. There are plenty of our students who can’t stick to a rigid college timetable so studying when you want, where you want suits them.

However, some fear that flexibility can lead to procrastination. They worry that without scheduled classes they’ll put their studies off.

If that sounds like you, then you’ll appreciate the live online classes that can be found in our ‘Blended Live’ course package. In fact, we’ve just scheduled the next 12 months’ worth of classes.

Live online classes are in our Blended Live package

On our ‘Blended Live’ course package you’ll still enjoy all of the benefits of our standard ‘Blended’ course package but with the addition of scheduled live online classes which take place every two weeks. And if you miss a live session, you can watch them on-demand shortly afterwards.

Here’s our current live class schedule

AAT Level 2

Introduction to Bookkeeping (ITBK)

All of the following Live Online Classes start at 10 am and last for 60 minutes.

Date	Time	Chapter	Topics Covered
31/10/2023	10:00 am	Bookkeeping Systems	Capital, Assets and Liabilities. The Accounting Equation Income and Expenditure. Profit/Loss Capital Transactions Double-entry Bookkeeping VAT
14/11/2023	10:00 am	Processing Customer and Supplier Business Documents	Processing Transactions and Business Documents Trade, Bulk, Prompt Payment Discounts Supplier Reconciliations
28/11/2023	10:00 am	Processing Transactions to the Ledger Accounts	General Ledger Control Accounts Books of Prime Entry
12/12/2023	10:00 am	Processing Receipts and Payments into the Cash Book	Two Column Cash Book Analysed Cash Book Source Documents for Cash Book Entries
09/01/2024	10:00 am	Petty Cash Book	Petty Cash Book Imprest System Analysed Petty Cash Book Total and Balance Petty Cash Book Post Petty Cash Book to Ledger Accounts
23/01/2024	10:00 am	Revision Week	Run through of mock exam questions

Principles of Bookkeeping Controls (POBC)

All of the following Live Online Classes start at 10 am and last for 60 minutes.

Date	Time	Chapter	Topics Covered
06/02/2024	10:00 am	Bank Reconciliation and the Cash Book	Bank Payment Methods Bank Reconciliation Process (full guide)
20/02/2024	10:00 am	Using Control Accounts	Receivables Ledger Control Account (RLCA) Payables Ledger Control Account (PLCA) Contra Entries VAT Control Account Wages Controls Account
05/03/2024	10:00 am	Using the Journal	Irrecoverable Debt Payroll Transactions Correcting Errors Not Disclosed by Trial Balance Correcting Errors Disclosed by Trial Balance using Suspense Account
19/03/2024	10:00 am	Trial Balance and Adjustments	Extracting a Trial Balance Adjustments which effect the Trial Balance
02/04/2024	10:00 am	Revision Week	Run through of mock exam questions

Principles of Costing (PCTN)

All Live Online Classes start at 10 am and last for 60 minutes.

Date	Time	Chapter	Topics Covered
16/04/2024	10:00 am	Cost Recording Systems in an Organisation	Cost Classifications (Element, Nature, Function, Behaviour) Cost Centres, Profit Centres, Investment Centres Coding
30/04/2024	10:00 am	Use Cost Recording Techniques	Direct, Indirect, Prime Costs The Manufacturing Account
14/05/2024	10:00 am	Methods of Costing Materials	FIFO, LIFO, AVCO Maintaining Inventory Levels
28/05/2024	10:00 am	Methods of Costing Labour	Direct and Indirect Labour Costs Methods of paying Labour Costs (Time Rate, Overtime, Piecework, Minimum/Bonus Payments)
11/06/2024	10:00 am	Overheads and Absorption Costings	Absorption Costing Per Unit, Per Labour Hour, Per Machine Hour Basis
25/06/2024	10:00 am	Actual and Budgeted Costs and Income	Budgets Variance Calculations (including percentage) Significant/Insignificant Variances
09/07/2024	10:00 am	Tools to Support Cost Calculations	Introduction to Excel Spreadsheets Formulas (mathematical) Formatting (cells and numbers)
23/07/2024	10:00 am	Revision Week	Run through of mock exam questions

The Business Environment (BENV)

All Live Online Classes start at 10 am and last for 60 minutes.

Date

Time

Chapter

Topics Covered

06/08/2024

10:00 am

Key Principles of the Legal System	Sources of Law Classifications of Law Impact of Law on a Business
Principles of Contract Law	Key Contract Features

20/08/2024

10:00 am

Different Types of Business Entity	Sole Traders Partnerships Private/Public Limited Companies Not for Profit Organisations
The External Business Environment	Economic Environment Key Principles of Effective Tax System Competitive Global Environment

03/09/2024

10:00 am

Corporate Social Responsibility	Sustainability and Triple Bottom Line Social and Ethical Responsibilities Misconduct
The Finance Function	The Role of the Accountant Stakeholders Organisation Goals and Obligations

17/09/2024

10:00 am

Formats and Communication	Sources of Information Business Communication Agreeing Deadlines Planning Workload/Time Management Techniques
Importance of Information	Information in the Work of the Finance Function Importance and Characteristics of Useful Information Digital Technologies for Financial Data and Processing Data and Information Security

01/10/2024

10:00 am

Revision Week

Run through of mock exam questions

AAT Levels 3 and 4

AAT Level 3

All Level 3 Live Online Classes last for 60 minutes.

Date	Time	Unit	Topic
14/02/2023	1:30 pm	TPFB	VAT Invoices and Tax Points
28/02/2023	1:30 pm	TPFB	Further Aspects of VAT
14/03/2023	1:30 pm	TPFB	VAT Schemes for Smaller Businesses
28/03/2023	1:30 pm	TPFB	VAT for Overseas Transactions
11/04/2023	1:30 pm	TPFB	The VAT Return
25/04/2023	1:30 pm	TPFB	HMRC and VAT Administration
09/05/2023	1:30 pm	TPFB	Principles of Payroll
23/05/2023	1:30 pm	FAPS	Advanced Double Entry Bookkeeping Principles
06/06/2023	1:30 pm	FAPS	Accounting Principles Underlying Final Accounts Preparation
20/06/2023	1:30 pm	FAPS	Acquisition and Disposal of Non-Current Assets
04/07/2023	1:30 pm	FAPS	Record Period End Adjustments
18/07/2023	1:30 pm	FAPS	Producing and Extracting the Trial Balance
01/08/2023	1:30 pm	FAPS	Prepare Accounting Information from Incomplete Records
15/08/2023	1:30 pm	FAPS	Financial Statements for Sole Traders and Partnerships
29/08/2023	1:30 pm	FAPS	Financial Statements for Sole Traders and Partnerships
12/09/2023	1:30 pm	FAPS	Interpret Financial Statements using Profitability Ratios
26/09/2023	1:30 pm	MATS	The Purpose of Management Accounting
10/10/2023	1:30 pm	MATS	Types of Costs
24/10/2023	1:30 pm	MATS	Inventory
07/11/2023	1:30 pm	MATS	Calculating Direct Labour Costs
21/11/2023	1:30 pm	MATS	Attributing Overheads Costs
05/12/2023	1:30 pm	MATS	Marginal Costing
19/12/2023	1:30 pm	MATS	Activity Based Costing
09/01/2024	1:30 pm	MATS	Types of Costing Systems
23/01/2024	1:30 pm	MATS	Budgeting
06/02/2024	1:30 pm	MATS	Cash Management
20/02/2024	1:30 pm	MATS	Spreadsheets
05/03/2024	1:30 pm	MATS	Spreadsheets
19/03/2024	1:30 pm	BUAW	Lesson 1
02/04/2024	1:30 pm	BUAW	Lesson 2
16/04/2024	1:30 pm	BUAW	Lesson 3
30/04/2024	1:30 pm	BUAW	Lesson 4

AAT Level 4

All Level 4 Live Online Classes start at 11:30 am and last for 60 minutes.

Date	Time	Unit	Topic
14/02/2023	11:30 am	DAIF	Chapter 2 & 3 – Run through the format of financial statements and Equity P&L
28/02/2023	11:30 am	DAIF	Chapter 2 & 3 – Run through the format of financial statements – SOFP
14/03/2023	11:30 am	DAIF	Chapter 4 – Run through Leases & impairments
28/03/2023	11:30 am	DAIF	Chapter 5 – Run through IAS 10, 12, IFRS 15, IAS 37
11/04/2023	11:30 am	DAIF	Chapter 6 – Cashflow statements
25/04/2023	11:30 am	DAIF	Chapter 7 – Consolidated accounts – Statement of financial position
09/05/2023	11:30 am	DAIF	Chapter 7 – Consolidated accounts – P&L
23/05/2023	11:30 am	DAIF	Chapter 8 – Financial Ratios
06/06/2023	11:30 am	AMAC	Chapter 1 – Recap cost behaviours, High-low method with a stepped cost
20/06/2023	11:30 am	AMAC	Chapter 2 – Run through Time series analsysis, linear regression, seasonal variation and index numbers
04/07/2023	11:30 am	AMAC	Chapter 3 – Run through different types of budget and discuss the benefits and drawbacks of each
18/07/2023	11:30 am	AMAC	Chapter 3 – Run through different types of budget and discuss the benefits and drawbacks of each
01/08/2023	11:30 am	AMAC	Chapter 4 – Work through examples of variance analysis Labour Materials
15/08/2023	11:30 am	AMAC	Chapter 4 – Work through examples of variance analysis Fixed and Sales
29/08/2023	11:30 am	AMAC	Chapter 5 – Work through ABC example
12/09/2023	11:30 am	AMAC	Chapter 5 – Work through Target costing examples
26/09/2023	11:30 am	AMAC	Chapter 6 – Technological Advances in Accounting
10/10/2023	11:30 am	AMAC	Chapter 7 – Marginal Costing – The concept
24/10/2023	11:30 am	AMAC	Chapter 7 – Talk through and complete worked example of limiting factors
07/11/2023	11:30 am	AMAC	Chapter 8 – Work through payback period, compare with IRR and ARR
21/11/2023	11:30 am	AMAC	Chapter 9 – Work through financial ratios
05/12/2023	11:30 am	AMAC	Chapter 9 – Work through – non finance ratios
19/12/2023	11:30 am	AMAC	Chapter 10 – Work through returns on investment and transfer costing/divisional performance
09/01/2024	11:30 am	INAC	Chapter 1 – Introduction to accounting systems
23/01/2024	11:30 am	INAC	Chapter 2 – Run through different types of fraud
06/02/2024	11:30 am	INAC	Chapter 3/4 – Discuss accounting systems and the use of AI
20/02/2024	11:30 am	INAC	Chapter 3/4 – Discuss accounting systems and the use of AI
05/03/2024	11:30 am	INAC	Chapter 5 – Discuss SWOT and PESTLE analysis
19/03/2024	11:30 am	INAC	Chapter 5 – Discuss cost benefit and the resistance to change

An example of a recent live online class

This live class took place in November last year. Hosted by tutor Ben Campbell, this level 2 session tackled Understanding Day Books and Control Accounts.