1. You will have software that you can use professionally upon completion of your study.
2. If you don't get to use your new skills immediately after your study you still have the software to practice on, ensuring your knowledge remains fresh and ready for whenever you can make use of this vital skill within bookkeeping.
3. As a college with many years of experience in offering sage training and with a first class relationship with Sage Retail, we can offer you multi-company license packages with huge discounts. Whether you commit to this as part of your study or after your study is completed we can save you up to £700 on an additional 4 company license, making this a far cheaper long-term option than online software or bookkeeping clubs, where significant annual fees are payable. We are completely flexible to your own requirements so please contact us to discuss your most suitable option.

It is essential that the student has a sound knowledge of manual bookkeeping principles, including the preparation and creation of Final Accounting reports, such as Profit and Loss Account and Balance Sheet.

It is highly recommended that an ICB manual bookkeeping or equivalent qualification at Level II has previously been obtained. If you do not have the recommended manual bookkeeping knowledge we suggest you consider one the following course packages, which also contain manual bookkeeping training. This is now essential via the ICB qualification route as they now require their members to hold both manual & computerised qualifications in order to obtain Associate or Full Membership status. Combined course packages:

Associate Membership:
ICB700
ICB750

Full Membership:
ICB800
ICB850
ICB900 (includes Payroll Management)
ICB950 (includes Payroll Management)


Our Sage Computerised courses have been written with two clear objectives:

• To ensure students are given a structured course of study, giving them every opportunity of passing their ICB exam(s). Our courses are fully accredited by Institute of Certified Bookkeepers (ICB).
• To ensure the student has a full grasp of the workings of the Sage program to enable them to use the software professionally upon completion of their study.

The ICB offer exams at Level II & III for Computerised Bookkeeping and, together with the equivalent manual bookkeeping qualifications, they go toward you gaining Associate or Full Membership of the Institute. Having these levels of Membership allow you to set up your own bookkeeping practice and the knowledge gained would also improve your CV sufficiently to help to gain employment within a company.

Associate Membership (Level II)
Covering the concepts of Final Account reporting students will have the ability to complete accounts for Sole Traders, including Profit & Loss account and Balance Sheet, as well as many other management reports to help with forward planning, etc. With this level of qualification you can also do work for Partnerships, Limited Liability Co’s and Not for Profit organisations, but only to Trial Balance stage.

Full Membership (Level III)
As with above you will complete final accounting reports but also have the ability to make adjustments for Partnerships, Limited Liability Co’s and Not for Profit organisations, meaning you can finalise accounts for these business types. If you harbour the ambition of setting up your own bookkeeping practice this level of study will allow you to offer your services to a far larger range of businesses.

If you are at all unsure as to what level of study would suit your requirements please don’t hesitate to contact us and take advantage of our 30+ years of experience in offering these practical skills.