Book-keeping Training, Qualifications and Professional Bodies - The Book-keepers Forum (UK)

LetsGoal · LetsGoal

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Elaine R · Elaine R

Hi, Does anyone know who might be the best company/body to do payroll training through? I have looked at ICB but Ideally I want to do it classroom based as I struggle with home learning. I know Pitman do them but on the description it doesn't mention directors pay/NI. It's a section i really need to lea...

Pawsy · Pawsy

Hi, I am currently studying my Level 3 with ICB and my plan (all being well) once qualified is to work for myself for sole traders/small local businesses. I was wondering, once I get to this point does anyone have any advice regarding the ICB practice licence? I don't know how much this costs but is it...

Katerina · Katerina

Hello everybody, I'm almost ready for my 1st exam, but can't book it yet. To book an exam I need to be registered as a student with AAT, to do so I need to enroll a training provider. And here the problem comes. In theory I need to enroll a training provider only for 1 exam (Computerised Accounting), then r...

Brian McVean · Brian McVean

Ive not posted on here for a while, but have been asked to pose the following question, really aimed at the administrators of BKN (Steve, etc), rather than the moderator of this forum. In the home page of the BKN website there is the following statement: Since 2006, the BKN forum has become the UK's mo...

peachesmorgan · peachesmorgan

Hi All, I am new to this forum but I am glad I have discovered it. In a bit of a ponder at the moment as t where I go from here. I started back in 2012 doing my Level 1 in bookkeeping with the ICB and completed that with a training provider,coming out with a distinction. From there I decided to go on to the Level 2...

Shamus · Shamus

A rather strange article in this months PQ magazine with this threads title (bottom of page 10 if you have a copy). Was anyone at the ICB gathering this year and if so, was the speech from Michael Wood (co founder of receipt bank) as bad as it comes accross in PQ? Now, ignoring the fact that the ICB seemed to...

Eilef · Eilef

Now that I have defected over to the IAB can someone recommend what payroll course to do? Its a bit confusing as there is a certificate in payroll and also a certificate in payroll for business

Elsie · Elsie

Hi all I started in accounts as an office junior and have had various finance assistant jobs over the past ten years. During which time I have studied CIMA. I have completed around half the qualification however I took a break from my studies and career progression to have children I now have a part ti...

EnglishMan · EnglishMan

Hey all, Just a little background about me as I guess it could be relevant; im 22 and graduated from Uni last year. Always been quite maths-driven, but took a degree in History and am now looking more to progress into accountancy/finance as I believe that's a path im more naturally suited too. While Un...

Katerina · Katerina

Hello everybody.I'm new to this forum and to the profession.My previous post didnt have much success, my fault, it was too general.This is the second try)))I've read quite a lot in this part of the forum as decided to take AAT exams and begin to work on my own.I dont consider working as an employee ( at...

HumanShale · HumanShale

I completed the AAT a while ago but now am being asked to look at doing the payroll at work. Can you guys recommend the best way to learn payroll? I would prefer to study online as it would be difficult to attend classes for me at the moment. Is there a particular qualification that is the best? Thanks ag...

Simone · Simone

Having the spent the last 12 months studying with the ICB with the intention of being self-employed and having just sent off for my practise licence I'm thinking about aiming for AAT in the next 12 months. Is that a good or a not so good idea? reason being I want to be able to offer accounting services bey...

Coralie · Coralie

Hello all,I am a French bookkeeper and I want to move to the UK next summer and find a job as a bookkeeper. The problem is that I have a French bookkeeping degree (2 years undergraduate) which is not recognised in the UK so I am afraid it will not be easy to be recruited. How can I have my skills and knowledge r...

Katerina · Katerina

Dear colleagues (hope soon we will be...) I'm russian and live in UK. I have russian 5 years University degree in accounting analysis and auditing. I have a little (very little) accounting experience in Russia. Now I'm thinking about getting certified and work as accountant here in UK. As I found out...

davidd187 · davidd187

Hi, I recently graduated with a 2.1. in business and computing and have decided to pursue a career in accounting. I have applied for countless trainee accounting positions to no avail, so have decided that I will study at home towards the AAT qualification. How long can I expect to complete this in, an...

Shamus · Shamus

A big site congratulations to Neil Concannon (SpamKebab) who has just taken up a new role in the big boys league with First Intuition. ...And we knew him when he had just started out as a wee slip of an AAT trainee. For anyone who wants inspiration as to where an AAT qualification can take you look to Neil a...

ADAS · ADAS

Scraped a pass.....literally , which is a bit disappointing but delighted I can offer the service

Faith · Faith

Good morning everyone, I've been pondering this thought for about a while now and no matter how much I research I feel I get no closer to knowing what the 'right' answer is. I want to being training to become a bookkeeper/accountant, I've recently learnt these are seemingly two different careers. I a...

Rhianrach · Rhianrach

I have just been looking at first intuition as I may be looking at finally finishing my AAT. The cost of the basic course looks good but I'm wondering what level this is aimed at. Does anyone know if it is for people working in an accountancy firm or would someone with limited knowledge and resources be ca...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	How to become a qualified book-keeper by experience. (Preview) Thanks	LetsGoal	1	1968	Thu Jan 14 09:54 2016 by Shamus
	Payroll Training (Preview) Hi, Does anyone know who might be the best company/body to do payroll training through? I have looked at ICB but Ideally I want to do it classroom based as I struggle with home learning. I know Pitman do them but on the description it doesn't mention directors pay/NI. It's a section i really need to lea...	Elaine R	6	2367	Wed Dec 23 21:31 2015 by Leger
	ICB Practice Licence?? (Preview) Hi, I am currently studying my Level 3 with ICB and my plan (all being well) once qualified is to work for myself for sole traders/small local businesses. I was wondering, once I get to this point does anyone have any advice regarding the ICB practice licence? I don't know how much this costs but is it...	Pawsy	6	6366	Thu Dec 3 17:12 2015 by Cheshire
	How to book an AAT exam if self-studying? (Preview) Hello everybody, I'm almost ready for my 1st exam, but can't book it yet. To book an exam I need to be registered as a student with AAT, to do so I need to enroll a training provider. And here the problem comes. In theory I need to enroll a training provider only for 1 exam (Computerised Accounting), then r...	Katerina	10	7696	Tue Dec 1 22:06 2015 by Katerina
	Is this forum welcoming to ALL bookkeepers?? (Preview) Ive not posted on here for a while, but have been asked to pose the following question, really aimed at the administrators of BKN (Steve, etc), rather than the moderator of this forum. In the home page of the BKN website there is the following statement: Since 2006, the BKN forum has become the UK's mo...	Brian McVean	18	6218	Sun Nov 29 14:06 2015 by Cheshire
	How to carry on...... (Preview) Hi All, I am new to this forum but I am glad I have discovered it. In a bit of a ponder at the moment as t where I go from here. I started back in 2012 doing my Level 1 in bookkeeping with the ICB and completed that with a training provider,coming out with a distinction. From there I decided to go on to the Level 2...	peachesmorgan	5	6443	Tue Nov 24 20:10 2015 by ClareB4
	Bookkeepers should have no fear! (Preview) A rather strange article in this months PQ magazine with this threads title (bottom of page 10 if you have a copy). Was anyone at the ICB gathering this year and if so, was the speech from Michael Wood (co founder of receipt bank) as bad as it comes accross in PQ? Now, ignoring the fact that the ICB seemed to...	Shamus	15	7331	Thu Nov 19 10:07 2015 by Cheshire
	Payroll course on IAB (Preview) Now that I have defected over to the IAB can someone recommend what payroll course to do? Its a bit confusing as there is a certificate in payroll and also a certificate in payroll for business	Eilef	27	3019	Thu Nov 5 23:53 2015 by Shamus
	Want to re start studies But confused??? (Preview) Hi all I started in accounts as an office junior and have had various finance assistant jobs over the past ten years. During which time I have studied CIMA. I have completed around half the qualification however I took a break from my studies and career progression to have children I now have a part ti...	Elsie	1	1831	Sun Nov 1 22:51 2015 by Shamus
	Starting out on AAT: A few questions (Preview) Hey all, Just a little background about me as I guess it could be relevant; im 22 and graduated from Uni last year. Always been quite maths-driven, but took a degree in History and am now looking more to progress into accountancy/finance as I believe that's a path im more naturally suited too. While Un...	EnglishMan	32	16027	Sun Nov 1 17:04 2015 by superwhisk
	another newbie's doubts or how to begin... (Preview) Hello everybody.I'm new to this forum and to the profession.My previous post didnt have much success, my fault, it was too general.This is the second try)))I've read quite a lot in this part of the forum as decided to take AAT exams and begin to work on my own.I dont consider working as an employee ( at...	Katerina	6	2379	Wed Oct 28 16:48 2015 by Katerina
	Courses for Payroll (Preview) I completed the AAT a while ago but now am being asked to look at doing the payroll at work. Can you guys recommend the best way to learn payroll? I would prefer to study online as it would be difficult to attend classes for me at the moment. Is there a particular qualification that is the best? Thanks ag...	HumanShale	1	1408	Thu Oct 22 18:36 2015 by matt123
	MICB to AAT (Preview) Having the spent the last 12 months studying with the ICB with the intention of being self-employed and having just sent off for my practise licence I'm thinking about aiming for AAT in the next 12 months. Is that a good or a not so good idea? reason being I want to be able to offer accounting services bey...	Simone	5	6951	Tue Oct 20 20:46 2015 by Simone
	Doing bookkeeping in the Uk when I am French (Preview) Hello all,I am a French bookkeeper and I want to move to the UK next summer and find a job as a bookkeeper. The problem is that I have a French bookkeeping degree (2 years undergraduate) which is not recognised in the UK so I am afraid it will not be easy to be recruited. How can I have my skills and knowledge r...	Coralie	5	4861	Tue Oct 13 20:22 2015 by Coralie
	Beginning book-keeper with no UK degree. (Preview) Dear colleagues (hope soon we will be...) I'm russian and live in UK. I have russian 5 years University degree in accounting analysis and auditing. I have a little (very little) accounting experience in Russia. Now I'm thinking about getting certified and work as accountant here in UK. As I found out...	Katerina	0	1253	Tue Oct 13 12:29 2015 by Katerina
	AAT - It this a reasonable plan? (Preview) Hi, I recently graduated with a 2.1. in business and computing and have decided to pursue a career in accounting. I have applied for countless trainee accounting positions to no avail, so have decided that I will study at home towards the AAT qualification. How long can I expect to complete this in, an...	davidd187	13	5023	Fri Oct 2 13:44 2015 by FoxAccountancyServices
	Big Site congratulations (Preview) A big site congratulations to Neil Concannon (SpamKebab) who has just taken up a new role in the big boys league with First Intuition. ...And we knew him when he had just started out as a wee slip of an AAT trainee. For anyone who wants inspiration as to where an AAT qualification can take you look to Neil a...	Shamus	11	2120	Thu Oct 1 19:23 2015 by Cheshire
	Payroll Exam (Preview) Scraped a pass.....literally , which is a bit disappointing but delighted I can offer the service	ADAS	16	7695	Wed Sep 30 23:32 2015 by Leger
	IAB, ICB, AAT.. Fundamental difference to me? (Preview) Good morning everyone, I've been pondering this thought for about a while now and no matter how much I research I feel I get no closer to knowing what the 'right' answer is. I want to being training to become a bookkeeper/accountant, I've recently learnt these are seemingly two different careers. I a...	Faith	41	8556	Thu Sep 24 16:17 2015 by Leger
	First Intuition (Preview) I have just been looking at first intuition as I may be looking at finally finishing my AAT. The cost of the basic course looks good but I'm wondering what level this is aimed at. Does anyone know if it is for people working in an accountancy firm or would someone with limited knowledge and resources be ca...	Rhianrach	12	5410	Tue Sep 22 12:03 2015 by NickCraggs
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