Ready to start your journey towards becoming a qualified bookkeeper?
AAT Level 2 is the most popular starting point for students working towards Associate Bookkeeping Membership (AATQB).
If you've got relevant academic qualifications or work experience, you may be able to skip ahead to Level 3 — use our AAT Skills Check to find out which level is right for you. And if you'd like to try before you commit, there's a free sample of our course material available.
A student completing this qualification will develop practical accountancy skills in the double entry bookkeeping system and in using associated documents and processes. Students will be able to check transactions…
The level 2 course provides your entry into a career in bookkeeping and accountancy. The level 3 course further develops the knowledge you’ve gained and teaches you the advanced skills…
It's a foundational qualification that develops your practical double-entry bookkeeping skills across two units — Introduction to Bookkeeping, and Principles of Bookkeeping Controls — teaching you to process transactions, use control accounts and journals, and produce a trial balance.
No prior experience is required, though having completed Level 1 (or having some basic numeracy confidence) helps. Most students join AAT bookkeeping at Level 2.
This course carries 80–90 learning hours and can be completed in up to 6 months, with 2 exams to sit. Most students take between 2 and 6 months, and as it's distance learning you set your own pace.
Bookkeeping focuses specifically on transaction processing and bookkeeping controls, while Accounting covers a broader range of topics including costing and the wider business environment. Bookkeeping is the quicker, more specialised route if your goal is AATQB status. But, since the AAT Level 2 Certificate in Accounting comprises two of the units featured in the Level 2 Bookkeeping qualification, you can do the remaining two units and work towards the accounting pathway instead.
Skills developed on this qualification can lead to roles such as Clerical Assistant, Trainee Bookkeeper, Accounts Clerk, Finance Assistant, or Accounts Administrator, and you'll be ready to progress to Level 3.
You'll get expert tutor support, access to our Student Street community, and the benefit of our outstanding AAT pass rates and 30+ industry awards.
Adam Dilloway enrolled with Training Link on the AAT Advanced Bookkeeping course. We recently sat down for a chat to find out what he thinks of the course material, tutor support, and the additional materials you get when you study with Training Link.
