Accounting Level 3

This course is a two-year Level 3 T Level qualification, designed in collaboration with employers and based on occupational standards. It combines classroom learning with substantial industry experience.

The Accounting T Level is designed for students who want to develop the knowledge and practical skills needed for a career in accounting and related professions. It can lead to skilled employment, an apprenticeship or higher-level study, including university.

Students develop broad knowledge and understanding of the accounting sector, including:

• The business environment
• Careers within finance and accounting
• Regulation and professional standards
• Professionalism and ethics
• Equality, diversity and inclusion
• Security and risk
• Professional services
• Fundamentals of law
• Technology in accounting
• Data-driven innovation and analytics
• Design thinking
• Research skills
• Project and change management
• Administration
• Accounting principles and concept

The qualification has four assessed components:

• Core Paper 1 Written examination
• Core paper 2 Written examination
• Employer Set Project Externally Set Project
• Occupational Specialism Externally Set Project

Potential job roles include:

• Assistant Accountant
• Trainee Accounting Assistant
• Accounts Clerk
• Purchase Ledger Clerk
• Payroll Administrator
• Payroll Junior
• Payroll Officer
• Payroll Clerk
• Cashier/Finance Assistant

This T Level can also support progression to:

• HNC
• HND
• Degree-level study
• Higher apprenticeships