This qualification reflects the job roles of workers in the accounting industry, including BAS Agents and contract bookkeepers; and of those employees performing bookkeeping tasks for organisations in a range of industries. It includes preparing and lodging business and instalment activity statements and providing advice or dealing with the Commissioner on behalf of a taxpayer in relation to activity statements. Individuals in these roles apply theoretical and specialist knowledge and skills to work autonomously, and exercise judgement in completing routine and non-routine activities.
Entry Requirements
International students must be 17 years or older and provide evidence to demonstrate both academic and English language entry requirements as follows:
Academic Requirements:
- Successful completion of Year 12 or equivalent; or other relevant qualification/s
English Language Requirements:
- Academic IELTS 5.5 overall, no less than 5.0 in each band, or upper intermediate, or EAP from approved ELICOS/ESL centre
Any AQF qualification at the Certificate III level or above in any discipline area delivered and assessed in English only will be deemed as meeting both the academic and English language entry requirements.
Resources requirements
We supply access to your course materials through eSpace (Moodle platform) and course handouts. The course materials fee is $200.
You can buy the course textbooks and workbooks if you wish. We have computers and student access at College, required software’s (eg MYOB and Microsoft suite) are installed in college computers for students to use
Vocational Outcome
Occupational titles suited to our choice of electives may include:
- Accounts receivable and payable clerks
- Bookkeeper
- Payroll clerks
- General clerical assistants
- Financial clerks
Course Structure
Our course has been designed to meet the requirements for the FNS40217 Certificate IV in Accounting and Bookkeeping. It contains 13 units of competency as follows:
- 8 core units
- 5 elective units
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Core/Elective |
| BSBFIA401 | Prepare financial reports | Core |
| BSBSMB412 | Introduce cloud computing into business operations | Core |
| FNSACC311 | Process financial transactions and extract interim reports | Core |
| FNSACC312 | Administer subsidiary accounts and ledgers | Core |
| FNSACC408 | Work effectively in the accounting and bookkeeping industry | Core |
| FNSACC416 | Set up and operate a computerised accounting system | Core |
| FNSTPB401 | Complete business activity and instalment activity statements 1 | Core |
| FNSTPB402 | Establish and maintain payroll systems | Core |
| BSBITU306 | Design and produce business documents | Elective |
| BSBITU402 | Develop and use complex spreadsheets | Elective |
| FNSACC313 | Perform financial calculations | Elective |
| FNSACC412 | Prepare operational budgets | Elective |
| FNSACC414 | Prepare financial statements for non-reporting entities | Elective |
Delivery Methods
The course is delivered across 36 weeks over 4 terms. The delivery mode is blended delivery mode combining classroom and online delivery.
Classroom learning This blended mode means we conduct face to face delivery for 15 hours per week supplemented by structured online learning for 5 hours per week. Once you start the course, the trainers will explain how the classes will run 15 hours per week in classroom. Classroom learning includes lectures supported by power point plus visual topic content, with practice time and lots of group and oral work.
Structured online learning There is an extra 5 hours per week programmed outside class time when you revise and practice to reinforce classroom learning. The online learning is set up by unit and topics so it is easy for you to explore and then work through each unit of study. Some
people will move more quickly through the material and others may take a bit more time depending on your confidence in the topics.
Assessments
Students are required to complete a range of tasks as part of the assessment requirements for each unit. Unit assessment takes about 5-10 hours outside of class hours. Assessments methods may include:
- Projects
- Case studies
- Short written knowledge questions/tests
- Web based research and reports
- Demonstrations
- Presentations
RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING (RPL) AND CREDIT TRANSFER (CT)
RPL and credit transfer (CT) can be applied for at the time of enrolment or during orientation and the original or certified copy must be provided. A fee is payable for assessing your RPL status or processing your credit transfer. please refer to our price lists in the handbook and website. If credit is granted, international students may have their course and visa shortened.
Course Completion
Upon successful completion of all the required units of this course, you will receive a nationally recognised qualification in FNS40217 Certificate IV in Accounting and Bookkeeping. Students who do not complete all required units may be eligible for a Statement of Attainment in partial completion of a FNS40217 Certificate IV in Accounting and Bookkeeping.
Pathways
Under mutual recognition, the Certificate qualification and Statement of Attainment awarded by Skyline International College will be recognized by other RTOs Australia wide. Upon successful completion of this course, students have a number of pathway options:
- FNS50217 Diploma of Accounting; or
- BSB51918 Diploma of Leadership and Management; or
- ICT50118 Diploma of Information Technology; or
Students who have completed the Certificate IV in Accounting and Bookkeeping or relevant units and then study Diploma of Accounting will have their duration of study reduced in the Diploma of Accounting from 5 terms (direct entry) to 4 terms at Skyline International College.