FNS40217 Certificate IV in Accounting and Bookkeeping

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.

Course Details
CRICOS Course Code097711M
National Qualification CodeFNS40217
Course Duration52 Weeks
(Includes term breaks)
Delivery arrangementFace to Face and Online
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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.

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

Occupational titles suited to our choice of electives may include:

Accounts receivable and payable clerks
Bookkeeper
Payroll clerks
General clerical assistants
Financial clerks

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

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.

Burwood Campus and Surry Hills Campus

*Allocation of delivery location will be done in subject to availability at Offer Letter stage during admission process.

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.

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.

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.