Payments
3 months
Deposit
£68
Total Price
£275
Average completion time2 months
Support period3 months
100% onlinewith unlimited support
Start anytime& study at your own pace
Additional feesAAT Registration, AAT Exam, Exam Centre Admin
This bite-sized course covers one unit from the Foundation Certificate in Accounting. It's ideal if you'd like to learn to perform basic finance and admin duties using accounting software packages.
If you'd like to gain a broader financial skillset and be eligible for entry-level accounting roles, the full Foundation Certificate is your best starting point.
You don’t need any previous finance experience to enrol on this online course. You should be over 19.
If English is your second language, we recommend you have an IELTS 5.5 or equivalent, but we’re happy to review your case on an individual basis.
If you have a criminal record or have been made bankrupt, AAT might not accept you as a member making you unable to sit your exams. Please contact AAT directly for more advice.
Your course is fully online. You'll learn to:
You’ll sit one in-person exam at an AAT exam centre. Find an exam centre near you.
You’ll also complete online mock tests to ensure you’re well-prepared for your exam.
‘The study platform is really easy to use, with lots of helpful extra resources. I would 100% recommend ICS Learn, everyone is so helpful and friendly and it’s a lovely learning community.’
- Amber-Lea Kelly
‘My course fits around my full-time job and can be completed at my own pace, and my tutor is always on hand to encourage and push me forward. ICS Learn is perfect for me.’
- Joanna Griffin
‘I had an amazing online tutor. You feel as though you are the only student in a classroom with undivided attention. ICS Learn was the best decision I have made, and I would recommend it to anybody.’
- Jason Parker
Yes! We’re an award-winning AAT centre, and we’ve been pioneers in flexible learning for 130 years.
We’re the UK’s most trusted online AAT provider, with a Trustpilot rating of 4.8/5 from more than 4000 independent reviews.
And we’re more highly recommended by students than any other online UK AAT provider.†
This course covers one unit from the Foundation Certificate in Accounting. It's for you if you only want to study using accounting software.
If you're looking to begin your accounting career, the Foundation Certificate is the best place to start. It's perfect if you have no accounting experience or if you haven’t mastered essential skills like double-entry bookkeeping.
The Advanced Diploma is for you if you have significant practical accounting experience and a firm grasp of all the topics covered at Foundation level.
The Professional Diploma could be ideal if you understand everything covered at Foundation and Advanced level and are fully competent in double-entry bookkeeping. Students rarely enrol directly onto the Professional Diploma without completing Foundation/Advanced or a similar practical accounting qualification first.
If you plan on completing multiple levels, you can save money and transition smoothly by studying our Foundation & Advanced or Advanced & Professional combined courses.
Our AAT course guides include a detailed breakdown of the topics covered on each course.
This short Foundation Award can lead to work as a:
If you're looking to begin your accounting career, the full AAT Foundation Certificate leads to entry-level roles such as:
Right away! When you enrol, you’ll be able to log in to your course and get started within an hour.
There are no set start dates or study schedules – everything is shaped around you.
As an ICS Learn student, you'll always have a real person on hand to help you when you need it. From the moment you enrol, you'll have:
You'll also have unlimited lifetime access to our Career Hub, giving you thousands of resources to help you impress employers, master critical business skills, and build your dream career. It includes:
• A CV and cover letter builder
• An interview simulator
• An elevator pitch builder
• Career and work psychology assessments
• In-depth industry and employer profiles
• 350+ employer films with practical advice from hiring managers
• 1000+ short courses, articles and videos on key career skills like negotiating a raise and leading a team
You can take a sneak peek at the Career Hub by signing up here.§
You’ll be assessed through one computer-based AAT exam sat at your local AAT centre.
Find an exam centre near you using the venue finder tool.
Please note that your AAT exam fees and other fees aren’t included in the course cost.
If your course is being funded by your employer, let us know and we can bundle your fees into one all-inclusive package.
If not, we can include AAT's Registration fee in your interest-free payment plan, but you'll pay your AAT exam and exam centre fees directly to AAT and your exam centre.
Get in touch with our AAT Advisors on 0800 015 3326.
They’ll talk through your experience and skills to make sure you’re choosing the right course, then get you enrolled with an interest-free payment plan.
If you have any disabilities which you think might affect your studies or assessments, please tell your Course Advisor before you enrol so we can advise you on whether reasonable adjustments can be made to accommodate your needs.
Yes, we can invoice your company directly for an all-inclusive bundle that streamlines your AAT fees into one simple cost.
Our all-inclusive AAT bundle includes:
‡ AAT Salary Survey 2017.
§ Access to the Career Hub is unlimited for as long as ICS Learn provides the Career Hub service.