AAT Level 1 Award in Business Skills
Learning Hours: 35-40
Duration: Up to 4 Months
Exams: 1
Develop essential skills and pepare for the workplace.
It is ideally suited for students with minimal work experience such as younger students, trainees, or adults who want to validate their skillset before tackling higher levels of study.
Within this Level 1 Business Skills course you will learn how organisations function, and learn the role of sales and purchases in supporting business operations. You will apply standard business procedures to manage sales and purchases.
In addition, you will perform basic business calculations, working with decimals, fractions, percentages, proportions, and ratios. You will also use various tools and techniques to effectively present numerical data.
On successful completion of this qualification, you will be ready to progress to subsequent levels of AAT – either in Accountancy or Bookkeeping.
Training Link focuses on only three subjects: Accounting, Bookkeeping, and Payroll.
This keeps us focused on delivering the best student experience. And that’s why over the last 28 years we’ve won over 20 awards – from AAT’S Best New Training Provider in 2018 to ICB’s Large Training Provider of the Year for ten years in a row.
Training Link has written and created all of the study material in our standard and premium course packages.
And because we control this material, we can improve it based on student feedback and results. This is what helps Training Link students achieve outstanding pass rates.
- Training Link’s bespoke printed AND online materials containing lessons, examples, activities and assessments
- On-demand tutorials and explainer videos available 24/7
- Online resources to significantly reduce the amount of time taken to complete the course
- Award-winning Personal Tutor available via e-mail and telephone
- Extensive Exam Preparation including in-house mock exams
- Student Services Department operational 7 days a week
- Course Administration Department
- Training Link’s Student Street community is yours to engage in 24/7
- Entitlement to apply for a TOTUM card
AAT was established in 1980 and is the world’s leading professional body for accounting technicians with over 130,000 members.
AAT’s qualifications are internationally-recognised, OfQual regulated, and the syllabus has been developed after feedback from businesses so students develop real-world skills which improve their employability. They award 80% of all vocational qualifications in accounting.
Organisations such as Sainsbury’s, P&G, Morgan Stanley, the Ministry of Defence and many more continue to hire AAT qualified members for their knowledge, skills, and diligence.
Studying for an AAT qualification is a much more cost-effective option for school-leavers. It offers the promise of a career in a well-respected profession and doesn’t lead to the eye-watering levels of debt associated with a typical university education.
80% of AAT members that have completed an AAT accounting qualification agree that it has increased their earning potential.*
* – source – AAT’s salary survey 2021
This Level 1 Business Skills (BUSK) qualification consists of two units and provides a variety of skills and essential knowledge to prepare students for using numerical skills effectively in a business setting.
You can complete this course within 4 months or less.
Working in the Business Environment
- Develop skills for the workplace
- Understand how organisations operate
- Understand how sales and purchases support businesses
- Apply business procedures to sales and purchases
Using Numbers in Business
- Perform simple business calculations
- Calculate decimals, fractions, percentages, proportions and ratios
- Use tools and techniques to present numerical data
AAT does not set any entry requirements for this qualification.
However, for the best chance of success, we recommend that students begin their studies with a good standard of English and maths. Accountants work at the very heart of a business and are expected to be able to communicate information clearly and appropriately to a given audience.
If you have any questions please contact us.
The skills developed in this qualification can lead to employment in companies across a wide range of sectors, for example, as a:
- Data entry clerk
- Accounts administrator
- Administrative assistant
Q: Is registration included?
Yes.
Q: Are assessment fees (exams) included?
No. You will need to book your own exams at an approved AAT assessment centre of your choice. You would pay the test centre directly at the time of booking.
Q: What is the average completion time for these courses?
Our students take anything from 2 months to 4 months to complete this Level 1 course.
As this is distance learning you are free to create your own schedule- if you want to do it in 2 months you can, if you need to take longer that’s OK too.
The units in this Level 1 course is assessed by a Computer Based Assessment (CBA). You will complete these at an approved AAT assessment centre of your choice. Assessment fees are payable to the centre/venue and may incur an administration fee.
On completion of the unit, you will get a Certificate from the AAT.
Arranging an assessment:
There are over 200 external assessment venues available in the UK. To find your nearest venue go to AAT’s Assessment Venue Search.
When the time comes to take an assessment, you can choose from the list and contact them to arrange a suitable time and date.
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Three free video examples – one for each level of study.
Whether you’re new to the subject or are studying at a higher level, these short, five-minute videos give you a flavour of what you can expect inside our e-learning platform.
Our videos perfectly supplement our award-winning study experience which is rooted in printed study manuals and award-winning tutor support.
Course package options
£344.00
Our new Blended Live study option includes live online exam revision sessions and an extra 52 hours of video content across levels 2, 3, and 4.
