T Level Technical Qualification in Accounting

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T Levels are new two-year, Level 3 study programmes that will follow the study of GCSEs and Technical Awards at Key Stage 4 and offer an attractive alternative to A Levels and Apprenticeships. T Levels will combine classroom theory, practical learning and a minimum 315 hours of industry placement with an employer to make sure students have real experience of the workplace.

The Technical Qualification (TQ) is the main classroom-based element of the T Level and students will learn from a curriculum that has been shaped by industry experts. During the two-year programme, students will learn the core knowledge that underpins each industry, and they will develop occupationally specific skills that will allow them to enter skilled employment within a specific occupation. The T Level programmes have been developed in collaboration with employers and businesses so that the content meets the needs of industry and prepares students for work. They provide the knowledge and experience needed to open the door to highly skilled employment, an Apprenticeship or higher-level study, including university.

Students will develop an understanding of a broad range of issues relevant to the sector, including:

The business environment

Careers within the finance and accounting professions

Regulation

Professionalism and ethics/equality, diversity and inclusion

Security and risk

Professional services

Fundamentals of law

Fundamentals of financial accounting

Technology

Data driven innovation/analytics and design thinking

Research skills

Fundamentals of financial accounting (accounting pathway content).

The Accounting T Level is comprised of four elements listed below.

Externally Set (covering all core content, graded A*-U):

Core Examinations – knowledge, skills and understanding that go across the specification

Employer Set Project – English, maths and digital skills for the route

Externally Assessed Synoptic Assessment (graded P, M, D, U):

Occupational Specialism – Assistant Accountant

Industry Placement (minimum 315 hours)

Additional qualifications required by the accounting industry

The Accounting T Level is comprised of four elements listed below.

Externally Set (covering all core content, graded A*-U):

Core Examinations – knowledge, skills and understanding that go across the specification

Employer Set Project – English, maths and digital skills for the route

Externally Assessed Synoptic Assessment (graded P, M, D, U):

Occupational Specialism – Assistant Accountant

Industry Placement (minimum 315 hours)

Additional qualifications required by the accounting industry

Grade 5 in English and Maths GCSE, and at least 3 other qualifications at Grade 4 or above

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AND FUTURE STUDY

This Technical Qualification aligns to the Payroll Administrator and Assistant Accountant Level 3 Apprenticeships and, therefore, supports progression to job opportunities in accountancy and payroll.

Job roles could include:

Payroll administrator

Payroll junior

Payroll officer

Payroll clerk

Assistant accountant

Trainee accounting assistant

Account clerk

Cashier finance assistant

Purchase ledger clerk