Bookkeeping
Bookkeeping Courses
There are many great reasons to pursue an education in bookkeeping. Perhaps you're looking to start your own business or looking for work that is flexible and can fit around your family commitments? The great thing about being a bookkeeper is that there are often a lot of jobs available, so you are unlikely to be out of work.
Bookkeepers can either work full-time or part-time for a business, or they can start up their own bookkeeping business. Additionally, bookkeepers may choose to do further studies and become qualified accountants.
This course is a sound foundation course for anyone working or wishing to work in bookkeeping and is suitable for beginners or people with only basic bookkeeping knowledge.
On completion of the course, students are able to:
- Explain types of balance sheets, assets and liabilities.
- Describe the GST.
- Design an accounting process.
- Define what a business's liquidity is and the two calculations used to measure it.
- Utilise ledgers, transaction records and trial balances.
- Prepare a credit fees journal
- Prepare a credit purchase journal
- Post a fees journal to the general ledger
- Post a purchases journal to the general ledger
Career Prospects
- Business owners.
- Administration or accounts employees.
- Anyone seeking a career as a bookkeeper.
Course Delivery
This course is delivered 100% online. Upon enrolment students are issued with a login and password, providing access to OCA's e-learning centre. For a full demo of the OCA student experience from enrolment to graduation click here.
Recognition and Accreditation
Upon successful completion of this course you will receive an OCA Certificate of Achievement in Bookkeeping. There are no pre-requisites to this course.

Units of Study
This course has 13 units of study.
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- Introduction.
- Balance Sheet.
- Analysing and Designing Accounting Systems.
- The Double Entry Recording Process.
- Cash Receipts and Cash Payments Journal.
- Credit Fees and Purchases Journal.
- The General Journal.
- Closing the Ledger.
- Profit and Loss Statement.
- Depreciation on Non-current Assets.
- Profit Determination and Balance Day Adjustments.
- Cash Control: Bank Reconciliations and Petty Cash.
- Cash Control: Budgeting.
How Long Does The Course Take?
This short course should take approximately 100 hours.
Each unit should take approximately 10-12 hours. Maximum six months access to this online course.
Course Costs
Purchase this course online and complete it at your own pace in your own time.
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Pay Now Cost$499
Payment Plan
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$50 Deposit
$50/Week for 12 Weeks
Total Payment Plan Cost $650



