Payroll and Computerised Accounts

Backstreet Moyes

Can anybody advise me if this course would be much use to me. I have a 2 year Higher Cert of Business Studies degree and a 2 year Financial Services degree but i cant find any work. Im looking to get something more on my C.V. to give me a better chance of a job. I dont really know if this course would do me much good and i dont really have the money for it. Just wondering has anybody done this course im looking at doing it in W.I.T. I was looking at free courses in FAS but i presume they wouldnt be as good as a college course. Just does anybody know if this is worth doing or anybody who has done it and can reccomend it. Below is the details of the course.

Payroll and Computerised Accounts

This course focuses on the basics required to understand and use
computerised Payroll
and Financial Accounting Systems for Small Businesses. The Payroll aspect of the course
will cover Setting up Payroll, Processing Payroll and Report generating. The Financial
Accounting aspect of the course will cover Purchase Ledger, Sales Ledger, nominal Ledger,
Banking, VAT and Reporting.
On successful completion of this module, a student will be able to
• Set up and Prepare Financial Accounts to Trial Balance Stage
• Set up and Process Payroll on a weekly or monthly basis
Duration 12 weeks,Wednesday 7-10pm
Qualification 10 Credits (Level 6)
Cost €300
Cost, if eligible for bursary scheme €225
Closing Date for Receipt of applications 31 August 2011

SBWife

Have you looked into Springboard? They're courses delivered by regular 3rd level institutions but free if you've been unemployed for > 3 months.

deepriver

Better than twiddling your thumbs? Bear in mind its a level 5 FETAC (Leaving Cert) standard, so it would be a step down from your degree studies.

I wouldnt snub a free FAS course, you will find many private instution tutors working in FAS and vice versa.. nothing wrong with the standard of tuition in FAS.

It would give you a grounding in accounting principles, what a debits & credits etc, but I wouldnt think it would drastically improve your job prospects, although it wouldnt hurt them either..

go for the IATI course if you want to improve your job prospects, would take longer but very high chance of finding employment compared to a level 5 course

alexa007

Computerized accounting:
1. To develop a keen understanding of the main principles of bookkeeping, accounting and broad range of accounting terms and ratios
2. To be able to carry out a broad range of bookkeeping and accounting procedures and produce computerized financial statement.

Payroll Accounts:
1. The use of computer systems in an accounts environment.
2. The security of computer systems including passwords, anti-virus protection software and the Data Protection Act.