ATHE
    Level 4
    QN: 610/3310/8
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    ATHE Level 4 Extended Diploma in Accounting

    Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by ATHE. Classified as a Vocationally-Related Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 480 hours.

    Qualification Level
    Level 4
    Awarding Body
    ATHE
    Syllabus Units
    8 Units
    Guided Hours
    480 hrs
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    Course Syllabus & Study Modules

    Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.

    1

    Budgetary Control

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand financing options for different organisations
    • Understand how organisations manage cash flow and working capital
    • Can prepare budgets and report on variances
    2

    Cost and Management Accounting

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand cost accounting techniques and pricing strategies
    • Can use cost accounting techniques and pricing strategies
    • Understand employee management techniques used to improve quality
    3

    Economics for Business

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand micro-economic factors affecting organisations
    • Understand macro-economic factors affecting organisations
    • Understand the implications for organisations of operating in an international economic environment
    4

    Financial Accounting 1

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the regulatory frame
    • work for financial reporting
    • Can prepare and interpret a statement of cash flows
    • Can prepare a credit control policy
    5

    Financial Accounting 2

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the relationship between organisational ownership and the nature of financial reporting statements
    • Understand the role of accounting and accounting records within an organisation
    • Can prepare financial reporting statements for different types of organisation
    • Can use techniques to measure performance and assess the financial position of organisations
    6

    Law for Accounting

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the elements of law affecting commercial practice2.
    • Understand company and insolvency law
    • Understand the impact of criminal law on business and professional organisations
    • Understand areas of law affecting business and professional operations
    7

    Personal Taxation

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand theories and principles of taxation systems
    • Can calculate personal tax payable for a taxpayer
    • Can account for capital gains tax
    8

    The Business Environment

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand types of organisations, their purposes and responsibilities
    • Understand the structure of organisations
    • Understand the impact of the market environment on organisations
    • Understand the nature of the national environment in which organisations operate
    • Understand the relationship between organisations, sustainable practices and the environment

    Regulatory & Verification Details

    Qualification Number (QN)
    610/3310/8
    Regulated Status
    Available to learners
    Awarding Body
    ATHE
    Qualification Type
    Vocationally-Related Qualification
    Operational Start
    Feb 2024