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Qualification details

IAB Level 2 Certificate in Book-keeping
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Qualification summary

In summary, the qualification aims to enable candidates to:

1 Assess their competence and understanding in carrying out a range of basic day-to-day book-keeping routines and activities using a double-entry manual book-keeping system. The activities will include entry of business transactions, and routine book-keeping tasks.

2 Assess their understanding of the importance of maintaining accuracy, security and integrity in performing any book-keeping tasks using a double-entry manual accounting system.

Qualification details

500/2993/9
IAB - International Association of Book-Keepers
2
VRQ - Vocationally-Related Qualification
Accreditation start date:
01/09/2008
Operational start date in centres:
01/09/2008
Accreditation end date:
31/12/2010
Certification end date:
31/12/2012
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English
The qualification has been designed to provide the essential knowledge, understanding and skills required to complement and enable candidates to progress to other related qualifications at Level 3 of the National Qualifications Framework.

The qualification will provide a basis for progression to the study of the IAB Level 2
Certificate in Computerised Book-keeping and the IAB Level 3 Diploma in Accounting and
Advanced Book-keeping. It will also provide progression to the NVQ in Accounting at Level 3 with
a small number of aspects of Unit 7 of the National Occupational Standards also being covered.

It will also provide progression to GCSE level in Accounting and related units in the General Vocational Certificate of Education (GVCE) qualifications.
Accounting Technician
Accounts/Finance Clerk
Private Practice Accountant
  • 15 Business, Administration and Law
    • 15.1  Accounting and Finance
60
60
A/B/C/D/E
Written Examination
All Learning Outcomes will be assessed through an externally set and marked examination lasting two hours, consisting of a series of four hand-written tasks. The examination will build on the candidates’ book-keeping knowledge and will assess the candidate’s ability in relation to the Learning Outcomes. Candidates will be required to carry out the tasks accurately and in keeping with current book-keeping and accounting concepts and practice.
This is a single Unit qualification.