What you’ll learn in AAT Level 1 Bookkeeping

The AAT Level 1 Award in Bookkeeping consists of one unit – Bookkeeping Fundamentals (BKFN), giving you the essential knowledge to get started in finance. You’ll learn how to:

• Understand the role of a bookkeeper – Learn what bookkeeping involves and why it’s important.
• Understand financial transactions – Get to grips with key financial documents and processes.
• Process customer and supplier transactions – Record invoices, payments, and credit notes accurately.
• Process receipts and payments – Track cash and bank transactions with confidence.
• Understand accounting software – Learn the benefits and risks of using digital bookkeeping tools.

AAT Level 1 vs. Level 2 – Which Is Right for You?

💡 AAT Level 1 Award in Bookkeeping (Beginner-Friendly)

✔ Ideal if you’re completely new to bookkeeping
✔ Covers the basics of financial transactions & record-keeping
✔ 1 unit course – a short introduction to bookkeeping
✔ A stepping stone before progressing to Level 2

💡 AAT Level 2 Certificate in Bookkeeping (Popular Starting Point)

✔ No prior bookkeeping knowledge required
✔ Covers double-entry bookkeeping, control accounts, and reconciliations
✔ Introduces costing principles & business environments
✔ A standalone qualification OR a pathway to further AAT studies
✔ Preferred by many employers as an entry-level qualification

📌 Need guidance? Download the course brochure to explore both options!

Enrol with a specialist bookkeeping education provider

We only offer 3 subjects- Accounting, Bookkeeping, and Payroll.

This means we laser focus on providing easy-to-follow AAT course materials and the gold standard of tutor support.

Everything is designed to help you succeed. The Training Link learning experience offers you the best chance of passing your exams, gaining your qualifications, and starting your career in Bookkeeping.

Everything you need for successful studying

We want to kick-start your Bookkeeping career– and our course packages are carefully constructed to help you do that.

There’s one ethos that informs the educational materials, systems, and support from Training Link: control over quality. And to have true control over the quality – the study material needs to be your own (this doesn’t happen everywhere – if in doubt, ask them if they buy books written by others or write their own).

The study manuals you’ll work through are written by our tutors. So are the extra study resources, mock exams, and videos. This means our tutors can tweak and improve the study material based on their experience with students.

And because we’re a subject-area specialist provider – we picked an online learning system that was designed specifically to cope with the unique requirements of accounting and bookkeeping qualifications. And we have enough expert tutors to make sure you don’t wait long for a reply.

“But aren’t all AAT courses the same?”

No.

Just unwrap your Training Link study manuals and ruffle through the pages. Because the detail in Training Link’s courses far exceeds that found in books from most providers. And for good reason, because we’re trying to:

• get you through the AAT exams
• help you achieve the best marks
• make sure you can do the job

So we squeeze every last drop out of the study materials you’ll use. We want them to be the very best.

Everything you receive has been carefully constructed by our experienced (and in many cases award-winning) academic writers and tutors. And that means an obsessive eye for detail. Our tutors are constantly speaking with our students, so we learn how they progress through our course material so we can make revisions to improve what we offer you.