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Diploma of Accounting
Course Length: 1 or 1 ½ years
Diploma of Accounting is a course aimed at both new entrants to the profession and those seeking to build on their prior qualifications and career experience. Ideally suited to people who wish to gain knowledge and theory in substantial depth, in such areas as preparation of bookkeeping, financial analysis, Business Activity Statements (BAS) and other office taxes, produce basic management reports, manage an office and make decisions in a legal context.
Entry Requirement
The pre-requisite for entering this course is either the satisfactory completion of Year 12 English or an IELTS score of 5.5 (or equivalent).
Career and study pathway
After gaining this qualification, students may undertake any financial duties as a bookkeeper in a professional office or business, become an Assistant Accountant, Office Manager, Administration Manager or Budget Officer. Further study pathways include Advanced Diploma of Accounting or this course may be used as credit for the first year of the Bachelor of Accounting degree.
Units of Competency
Students must complete all Prerequisite, Industry Core and Sectorial Core units of competency and complete 3 Elective units chosen from the list below. Students who have already successfully completed any of the units of competency listed below, or any other eligible units of competency may have them credited towards this qualification.
Prerequisite units
FNSICACC304A Prepare and bank receipts
FNSICACC306A Process journal entries
FNSACCT407A Set up and operate a computerised accounting system
BSBADM408A Prepare financial reports
BSBCMN308A Maintain financial records
Industry core units
FNSICGEN301A Communicate in the workplace
FNSICGEN302A Use technology in the workplace
FNSICGEN304A Apply health and safety practices in the workplace
FNSICIND401A Apply principles of professional practice to work in the financial services industry
Sectoral core units
FNSACCT502A Prepare income tax returns
FNSACCT503A Manage budgets and forecasts
FNSACCT504A Prepare financial reports for a reporting entity
FNSACCT506A Implement and maintain internal control procedures
FNSACCT507A Provide management accounting information
Electives
Choose any 3 (students who have completed any Certificate IV or Advanced Diploma units of competency from the Financial Services training package, other than those on the list below, may receive credit for 2 units to be used as electives)
FNSACCT501A Provide financial and business performance information
FNSACCT505A Establish and maintain accounting information systems
FNSACCT607A Evaluate business performance (prerequisite unit is FNSACCT503A)
FNSICACC401A Evaluate and authorise payment requests
FNSICORG509A Maintain integrity of financial systems (prerequisite units are FNSRETA309A, FNSRETA310A, FNSICORG301A and FNSICACC301A)
FNSICORG510A Manage own professional development
FNSICORG516A Prepare financial reports to meet statutory requirements
FNSICORG517A Prepare financial forecasts and projections
FNSICORG608A Control a budget
FNSICORG609A Development and manage financial systems
Program Structure
The program will be grouped into prerequisite units, industry core, sectorial core and then elective units.
Students may choose their own pace of study opting to study for 1 year or at a slightly slower pace for 1 ½ years.
