ATI long term future question.....

dark_shadow

Hi all,


I am in the middle of year 1 doing the ATI night time course (Monday & Wednesday). Basically I just want to know is worth my while continuing this course for another 18 months and if so where do I go from there? Like is this course enough to get something after 2 years or do I need more? I know I will have to do work experience during/after year 2 but I just feel like this course is so boring and its not getting in deep into accountancy.

I wanted to do the ACCA course instead but unfortunately the college I applied to do it in didn't get enough people to do the course and therefore cancelled it.:(

I have thought about returning to college full time and studying a BBS accountancy course but that would mean giving up a full time job, which are hard to come by these days.


So I was just wondering from people who have done the ATI course what was the outcome at the end e.g. job wise, or did you need to do more as this course wasn't enough?


Sorry for the long post its just I'm really confused at the moment...do I complete the course or do something else??


Any advice would be greatly appreciated!:)

shuyin1

Ati course will exempt you from the first 2 years of a BBS Accounting in some I.T's. You'd start from 3rd year onwards. Worth considering.

dark_shadow

shuyin1 wrote: »

Ati course will exempt you from the first 2 years of a BBS Accounting in some I.T's. You'd start from 3rd year onwards. Worth considering.

Wow didnt know that:eek: Hard to believe considering we do so little in the night time course as it is. Like for financial accounting he covers one topic in basically 6 hours, and that's it then were all supposed to know what he's going on about!:mad:

shuyin1

You'd have a pretty good foundation and in some areas much better knowledge than the 2nd year of an IT course. This applies to a/c 2, adv tax and management a/c, sage. As for the time covered, all night courses seem to be very fast paced. Go over exam papers continuously and you'll be fine, practice is the only way.

truebloodfan

Doing an accounting course. total newbie having never done anything in this line before but so far no real problems. my question is in regards the recievables control account why does bad debt go on the credit side while refunds gon on debit. i get why the refunds go on debit side why why do bad debt behave the opposite ?

neddytom

truebloodfan wrote: »

Doing an accounting course. total newbie having never done anything in this line before but so far no real problems. my question is in regards the recievables control account why does bad debt go on the credit side while refunds gon on debit. i get why the refunds go on debit side why why do bad debt behave the opposite ?

I find it easy to put it as debit side entries as adding to what is owed to me and credit entries are what reduces what is owed. So although bad debts aren't actually a payment they do reduce down that figure. That's how my brain works not sure if tou'll see it the same! Refunds can be a bit tricky! Watch out for who it's from and for!