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Sage QualificationsPROSPECTUS 2016/17
ContentsAbout Sage Qualifications 03
Course Levels and Types 04
University Level Courses 05
Sage Courses 07
Sage Computerised Accounting Courses 08
Sage Computerised Payroll Courses 09
Sage RQF Accredited Qualifications 10
RQF Computerised Accounting for Business Qualifications 11
RQF Computerised Payroll for Business Qualifications 13
RQF Computerised Finance for Business Qualifications 14
Funding Options 16
Sage Certified Training Centre Programme 16
Contact 16
Awarding Body Partners
About Sage QualificationsSage Qualifications is Sage UK’s National Accredited Education Programme. We work with Awarding Bodies to develop qualifications from Sage UK.
We have created a range of online learning programmes and qualifications for individuals and learning providers who want to improve and accredit their skills in the use of Sage software for accounting and payroll.
Our course content has been prepared and stringently tested, it is continually updated as the software improves, with the aim of giving our learners a complete and range of skills and capabilities. This gives the learner the knowledge and confidence to use the full functionality of Sage software for accounting and payroll; with hands-on experience that will allow you to excel in the workplace.
We partner with a wide range of learning providers, universities and awarding bodies which makes it easy to find course that suits your requirements. We have over 12,000 learners currently on our learning portal and they constantly tell us how much they have learnt and how interesting and interactive the courses are to do.
OUR HISTORY
In 2005, we created the concept of benchmarked skills in the use of Sage with the aim of enabling businesses to have better control and information about their performance. Three years of research, development and piloting followed and we pioneered the development of the Sage Accredited Qualifications programme together with its awarding body partners.
Sage have since developed an e-learning portal from which all of our courses are delivered (unless access to the portal is not possible, e.g. within a prison - where we provide workbooks). We also give the learners the latest version of the relevant Sage software for the duration of the course (up to a year). We work with many sectors of learners - within universities, colleges, schools, prisons and private providers as well as delivering courses ourselves.
WORKING FOR YOU
We offer a free service for learners and providers to find a course that is right for you – complete with resources including workbooks, practice simulations, self-test activities, model answers and start files. To discuss your requirements, please feel free to contact us.
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Main header titleCourse Levels and TypesSage Qualifications offer different courses and levels based on learner needs. All courses come complete with 6 months of Sage 50 Software (this can be extended), course materials, tasks, self-test activities with model answers, practice tests and start files. All of our courses are available to providers as classroom based or distanced learning via our learning portal and to individual learners as distance learning also via the portal.
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UNIVERSITY LEVEL COURSES
Sage have partnered with both CIMA (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants) and the ICAEW (Institute of Chartered Accountants England and Wales) to create accredited courses that suit both Awarding Organisations. Both courses work particularly well in the University market and are offered at Foundation and Advanced Levels. These courses can be embedded in to the university course or act as an additional extra. Upon successful completion of these courses – a learner would gain a duel branded certificate with either CIMA or the ICAEW and Sage
SAGE COURSES
These courses have been created for anyone that would like to learn Sage or refresh their knowledge of the software. They are not RQF qualifications and are accredited by Sage.
These courses are standalone Sage courses and offer a more in-depth learning experience than the end user training that is also offered by Sage as they give the underlying accounting knowledge (manual accounting principles) in addition to the computerised skills. This is so the learner understands how the software is working and posting information. In this way, the user is better able to control and use the software as well as correct information and make adjustments to management reports..
These Sage courses are offered at Levels 1-3 in both Accounting and Payroll. Upon successful completion of the course the learner would gain a Sage certificate.
SAGE RQF ACCREDITED QUALIFICATIONS
Sage have partnered with selected Awarding Bodies to create accredited qualifications in both Accounting and Payroll at Levels 1-3. All of these qualifications are on the RQF and can attract public funding if required. Sage are currently working in conjunction with the following Awarding Bodies: City & Guilds, OCR and Skillsfirst.
Sage have also created materials that are mapped to the current AAT standards for Computerised Accounting software at levels 1 and 2. These materials could offer RPL (Recognised Prior Learning) for the required AAT unit.
These qualifications can also be chosen to form part of an apprenticeship framework if required.Upon successful completion of a Sage Qualification, a learner would gain a certificate from the desired awarding body and an awarding body unit certificate alongside a Sage certificate.
All courses come with easy to follow, colourful and comprehensive fully interactive learning materials complete with videos and tutorials. All courses have an end test and at least one Practice simulation to pull together the learning from the course workbook.
University Level Courses
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University Level CoursesThe following courses have been accredited by either CIMA or the ICAEW and Sage as a duel branded course. Both courses work especially well in universities at a higher level but equally they can be classroom based with a provider to assist with tutor support, or distance learning with minimal or no tutor support. These courses are suitable for students entering accountancy at a higher level, or those that are already working in the accountancy environment and have previous knowledge of Sage software. All courses below come with a duel branded certification with the awarding body of choice and Sage.
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CIMA ACCREDITED SAGE CERTIFICATE & SAGE BUSINESS CERTIFICATE IN ASSOCIATION WITH ICAEW
These courses are ideal for anyone who has undertaken an introductory training course in Sage and would like to progress to understand how Sage works with accounting principles and increase their use of the software in a business environment. This certificate level consists of 7 individual units with screen shots and self- test activities throughout.
Both of these courses have similar learning outcomes and include:• How to make full use of the software, backup, restore
and data security• Transactions from customer and suppliers including
invoice creation• Cash, bank and budget control and reconciliation• Management and comparative reporting• VAT returns, EC sales and Intrastat• Tailoring reports and layouts including email
statements and remittances• Project ( job) costing for detailed individual job/
project control
* Please contact us for individual leaning outcomes for either Foundation Level course.
CIMA ACCREDITED SAGE HIGHER CERTIFICATE & SAGE ADVANCED BUSINESS CERTIFICATE IN ASSOCIATION WITH ICAEW
Targeted at people who are familiar with the Sage 50 suite, this course is ideal for those who have already completed a foundation certificate and want to learn how they can maximise the benefits of Sage 50 Accounts Professional. The higher certificates consist of 3 in-depth units that are much larger than the materials at the foundation level courses.
Both higher level courses have some synergy in their units and include:• Final accounts for sole traders, partnerships, limited
companies, limited liability partnerships and not for profit organisations.
• The importing and exporting data, advanced credit control and cash flow
• The use of foreign trader accounts, and detailed departmental budgeting and forecasting.
* Please contact us for individual leaning outcomes for either Higher Level course.
Sage Courses
Sage Computerised Payroll at Level 1Designed for people who are new to payroll, the course covers all of the basic functions, from setting up the company details, to processing payrolls and producing reports. The course usually requires four hours of study per week for a period of six to eight weeks and consists of 19 mini chapters. Progression to the Computerised Payroll course at level 2 or accredited RQF qualification at level 1 if required.
Chapters Include:• Set up the company details and enter employee
records• Calculate gross pay• Address and correct errors• Produce payslips and end-of-period payroll reports for
HMRC
Sage Computerised Payroll at Level 2Ideal for those who have completed the Computerised Payroll Level 1 course/qualification or who have some understanding of payroll functions and want to learn how to complete more advanced tasks, such as calculating statutory sick pay, statutory maternity pay & pension schemes, and more. The course usually requires six hours of study per week for a period of six to eight weeks and consists of 30 mini chapters. Progression to the Computerised Payroll course at level 3 or accredited RQF qualification at level 2 if required.
Chapters Include:• Set up company accounts, generate employee records
and complete basic daily payroll functions• Calculate gross pay and process real-time
information payments, as well as statutory sick, maternity and holiday pay
• Process automatic pension enrolment• Process holidays and advanced pay• Create reports for employees, employers
and HMRC
Sage Computerised Payroll at Level 3This level three course is for suitable for those who are already employed in payroll or have similar job roles or run their own business. It is aimed at people who wish to enhance their existing knowledge and skills to perform advanced routine and non-routine tasks using a computerised payroll package. The course usually requires eight of study per week for a period of six to eight weeks and consists of 19 chapters. Progression to the Computerised Payroll accredited RQF qualification at level 3 if required.
Chapters Include:• Enter voluntary and statutory additions and
deductions• Process the payroll for different periods including the
correction of errors• Produce reports to enable reconciliation of payments
and deductions to external agencies including HMRC and pension providers
• Operate national insurance for directors• Maintain payroll data and system security• Process period and year end information and produce
all required reports
SAGE COMPUTERISED PAYROLL COURSES
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Sage CoursesThese courses have been designed to give a learner knowledge of the Sage Accounting and Payroll software. The courses are available at levels 1 to 3, and are suitable for anyone new to Accounting/Payroll at level 1 and those that who already understand the processes at levels 2 and 3. Once completed, a learner gains a Sage certificate at the level studied. These courses provide progression to the accredited qualifications in conjunction with Awarding Bodies.
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Sage Computerised Accounting Level 1Aimed at those who are new to accounting and bookkeeping, this course provides the perfect starting point to learn how to carry out various finance and administration duties using computerised accounting software. The course will help to to enhance employability, or run the finances of your own business. The course usually requires four hours of study per week for a period of six to eight weeks and consists of 42 mini chapters. Progression to the Level 2 course or accredited RQF qualification at level 1 if required.
Chapters Include:• Deal with customers and suppliers• Add new accounts to sales, purchase and nominal
ledgers• Process data, bank transactions, invoices and credit
notes accurately• Produce management reports
Sage Computerised Accounting at Level 2This course is suitable for people who understand the basics of the processes involved in keeping books and financial records. You will be guided through all of the skills you need to use Sage 50 Accounts from the very beginning and learn more about the functionality needed to produce invoices and management accounts. The course usually requires six hours of study per week for a period of six to eight weeks and consists of 62 mini chapters. Progression to the Level 3 course or accredited RQF qualification at level 2 if required.
Chapters Include:• Setting up a new accounting system• Produce electronic invoices, remittances and
statements• Create detailed management reports to help control
a business and increase profitability• Improve credit and budget control• Ensure data security and how to keep your system
and information fully protected
Sage Computerised Accounting at Level 3This course is suitable for people who have already studied a level two course or who have used Sage for a number of years and are experienced users. The course covers the more advanced functions in accountancy of VAT returns and the government gateway, cash flow mana gement, advanced credit control and final accounts for sole traders, charities, limited companies and partnerships. The course usually requires eight hours of study per week for a period of six to eight weeks and consists of 34 chapters. Progression to the Computerised Accounting for Business accredited RQF qualification at level 3 if required.
Chapters Include:• Control and produce month end and year end reports
including accruals and prepayments, depreciation and yearend adjustments.
• Prepare VAT Returns and understand how to submit returns online directly from the software via Government Gateway.
• Undertake the more advanced principles of preparing financial statements for sole traders, partnerships, not for profit organisations, limited liability companies and limited liability partnerships.
• Export and import information from spreadsheets using CSV files
• Use the advanced credit control features to find out how well the business is collecting their debts and flow of cash.
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Sage RQF Accredited Qualifications
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Sage RQF Accredited Qualifications
RQF Computerised Accounting for Business Level 1The level 1 award is aimed at beginners, this qualification provides an introduction to computerised accounting software, double-entry bookkeeping and banking procedures. The course will teach a learner how to use the Software and understand how it processes data This course requires 48 hours of study. This could be achieved in 4-5 weeks if studied one day per week, but learners can take up to a year to complete if required. This qualification consists of 4 units - totalling 9 credits.
Qualification Units:• Using a computerised accounting application• Introduction to bookkeeping• Working with bookkeeping• Banking procedures
RQF Computerised Accounting for Business Level 2The level 2 certificate is Ideal for people who have a basic understanding of bookkeeping, this course will cover how to use Sage 50 Accounts software to manage daily processes. The qualification guides a learner to use more advanced functions, such as producing invoices and management accounts. This course gives an excellent grounding in double entry bookkeeping so that learners can understand how Sage Accounts software is working. This enables easy processing, control and correction of accounts to produce accurate information. This course requires 104 hours of study. This could be achieved in 10-15 weeks if studied one day per week, but learners can take up to a year to complete if required. This qualification consists of 8 units - totalling 16 credits.
Qualification Units:• Banking procedures• Principles of recording and processing financial
transactions• Principles of VAT• Professional values and basic business legislation• Setting up accounting software to manage
accounting information• Process routine payments and receipts using a
computerised system• Maintaining and recording the cash book• Maintaining the journal
The Computerised Accounting for Business and Computerised Payroll for Business qualifications have been created in conjunction with carefully selected Awarding Bodies. These courses run from Levels 1-3 and can be partnered with City & Guilds, OCR or Skillsfirst. The qualifications are on the RQF and attract funding where necessary. Consisting of two workbooks, these qualifications help a learner to understand the complete process that Sage goes through. The knowledge workbook teaches the learner the manual side of accounting/payroll, and the skills workbook teaches a learner how to use the Sage software. All courses come with both a separate Awarding Body and Sage certificate. These courses are suitable for any learner that wants to formalise any previous training or study. These courses are also suitable for learners that wish to begin their Awarding Body accredited accountancy journey with the backing of the Sage software suite.
RQF COMPUTERISED ACCOUNTING FOR BUSINESS COURSES
RQF Computerised Accounting for Business Level 3The level 3 diploma in Computerised Accounting for Business deals with more advanced knowledge and skills relating to cash flow management, preparing VAT returns, final accounts for sole traders and the principles of partnership accounting. This course requires 302 hours of study. This could be achieved in 35-40 weeks if studied one day per week, but learners can take up to a year to complete if required. This qualification consists of 10 units - totalling 37 credits. This is a progression qualification and not suitable for learners who have not previously studied at level 2.
Qualification Units:• Responsibilities of a Finance Professional• Principles of accounting concepts• Principles of preparing basic financial statements• Principles of Partnership Accounting• Accounting for Not for Profit Organisations• Cash Flow Management• Introduction to a Cost Recording System within an
organisation• Prepare and complete a VAT return• Standard and advanced budgeting using a
computerised accounting package• Using computerised accounting software
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RQF Computerised Payroll for Business Level 1The level 1 award has been designed for those people who are new to payroll. It covers all the basic functions from setting up the company details, entering employee records and calculating gross pay to processing the first payroll and running all the reports required including payslips and end of period reports for HMRC. The course is designed for complete beginners who have no experience of payroll functions. This course requires 62 hours of study. This could be achieved in 6-7 weeks if studied one day per week, but learners can take up to a year to complete if required. This qualification consists of 3 units - totalling 9 credits.
Qualification Units:• Making gross pay calculations• Payroll preparation• Computerised payroll administration
RQF Computerised Payroll for Business Level 2The level 2 certificate includes more advanced tasks that are undertaken, including Statutory Sick Pay, Statutory Maternity Pay and Pension Schemes for Automatic Enrolment. The process for new starters and leavers is practiced and the qualification fully covers Real Time Information functionality that is built into all Sage 50 software. Real Time Information (RTI) is fully explained with step by step processes and clear screen shots to follow. All required reports to HMRC are fully explained and practiced. This course requires 109 hours of study. This could be achieved in 10-15 weeks if studied one day per week, but learners can take up to a year to complete if required. This qualification consists of 9 units - totalling 23 credits.
Qualification Units: • Termination of employment• Fundamentals of employment legislation for payroll• Calculate gross pay• Elements of gross pay• Computerised payroll theory• Statutory and non-statutory payments and additions• Composition of an employee payroll record• Computerised payroll skills• Spreadsheet software
RQF COMPUTERISED PAYROLL FOR BUSINESS COURSES
RQF Computerised Finance for Business Level 3This new qualification is available in partnership with the awarding body Skillsfirst and is a level 3 diploma. A learner will undertake practices related to the day to day running of both an accounts and payroll system, they will learn principals of VAT and how to run returns, legislation regarding the payroll and advanced budgeting. This is a complete qualification for anyone who would like to work in finance or who is currently undertaking the role and would like to formalise their knowledge. This course requires 270 hours of study. This could be achieved in 30-35 weeks if studied one day per week, but learners can take up to a year to complete if required. This qualification consists of 12 units - totalling 110 credits.
Qualification Units:• Principles of VAT• Professional values and basic business legislation• Setting up accounting software to manage
accounting Information• Process routine payments and receipts using a
computerised system• Fundamentals of employment legislation for payroll• Computerised payroll theory• Computerised payroll skills• Responsibilities of a finance professional• Principles of accounting concepts• Prepare and complete a VAT return• Standard and advanced budgeting using a
computerised accounting package• Using computerised accounting software
RQF COMPUTERISED FINANCE FOR BUSINESS COURSES
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Funding OptionsAll of the qualifications that we offer are on the RQF and can attract funding if a stream is available to a provider. Current streams that learners have taken advantage of include the Advanced Learner loan at level 3, The Prisoners Education Trust (PET) grant and Offenders’ Learning and Skills Service (OLASS) provision. Some of our qualifications are also on the Virtual campus (VC) for use in the prison environment. For further information regarding funding options, please contact us using the details on the next page.
The Sage Certified Training Centre Programme has been set up to provide partners with close assistance in the running of our courses. As a Certified Training Centre, you stand out from the crowd as a recognised and authorised provider of quality assured training, a considerable differentiator that will help you to attract learners, giving them the confidence that your training courses are of the highest quality. Specific benefits of the programme include: A Certified Training Centre certification for the provider, an exclusive Sage Training Centre logo to use on your promotional materials and website, free courses and invitations to certified training events. If you are a provider and would be interested in becoming a course partner via our Certified Training Centre Programme, please contact us for further information.
Sage Certified Training Centre Programme
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