Sage Instant Payroll: Homestudy Course

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As a world leader in accounting and payroll solutions Sage is the UK's most popular software for small to medium sized businesses. Premier Training can offer you a unique home study course to help you acquire the skills in Sage Payroll that are widely sought after by businesses everywhere.

A quick glance through the Situations Vacant advertisements in any area of the UK at any time is guaranteed to demonstrate the proven employer demand for competence in the use of these packages.

Premier Training offers the ideal home study course for you. This course is ideal for the following:

• Busy people who cannot attend college at regular times
• People who already work with Sage Payroll but need to improve their understanding and theoretical knowledge
• Young people looking for an introduction to computerised payroll
• Mature people looking for a change of career
• Unemployed people looking for a fresh start
• Anyone who wishes to make better use of their PC at home
• People in employment who wish to enhance their job skills
• People wishing to work from home
• Self employed / running small businesses

Here at Premier Training we have sought to produce a training course which overcomes the limitations of existing Sage training opportunities.

The benefits of home study with Premier Training:

• Work in the comfort of your own home and at the times that fit around your busy lifestyle
• No pressure to be ready for exams by a certain date
• Difficult sections can be practised for as long as necessary until all topics are fully understood
• Learn to operate all of the features you need to do the job — not just selected items that fit in to the time available
• Your tutor's undivided attention whenever you need it
• No need to attend classes at inconvenient times
• No need to spend ages looking for a parking place!
• No need to brave the bad weather all through the Winter!

The Workbooks:

The 6 workbooks are written in everyday language and are produced specifically for the UK market. It is generously illustrated with screen shots at every stage of the course which reassure you at all times that you are on the right track. They take you step by step through the various sections of the programs and are perfect for self paced study. Each manual includes example files and exercises to support the learning process.

Sage Instant Payroll:

Syllabus

• Program Basics
• Backing Up & Restoring Data
• Payroll Basics
• Company Settings
• Government Legislation
• Pension Schemes
• Pay Elements
• Starters and Leavers
• Employee Records
• Changing Rates of Pay
• Entering Year-To-Date Values
• The Processing Date
• Entering Payments (Month 10)
• Pre-Update Reports
• Updating Records
• Salaries Calculated on an Hourly Basis
• Manual SSP Calculations
• Process, Update & Reset Payments (Month 11)
• A New Employee Paid Weekly
• Process & Update (Week 51)
• Payment by BACS
• Process & Update (Month 12 & Week 52)
• Process & Update (Week 53)
• More Reports
• Year-End Procedures
• The Tree View & Criteria
• Global Changes
• Departments & Employee Analysis
• Holiday Schemes
• Advancing Pay & Paying Holiday Funds
• Statutory Sick Pay & Recording Other Absence
• Statutory Maternity Pay
• Company Cars
• Student Loans
• Tax Credits
• Setting Passwords & Access Rights.
• Contacts, Options & WebLinks
• Linking the Payroll to Accounts
• Appendices:
  • The Startup Wizard
  • Deleting Files from Your Backup Disks

Start Dates and Times

These are completely flexible; you can start at any time of year.You can take up to 180 days to complete the course but typically a person spending 2 to 3 hours a week should complete within 3 months. Please note that the CD will only allow you to access it for 180 days from the date of installation. The excercises only take you a few minutes so there is no need to rush them.

System Specification

Students will need access to a suitable IBM compatible PC or laptop with the following recommended hardware:

• Pentium 2 GHz processor;
• at least 256 MB RAM (512 MB for Windows 2000 and XP);at least 500MB of free disc space after windows has been installed;
• a copy of Microsoft Internet Explorer Version 6 or higher (this is included on the CD);
• An SVGA or higher resolution video card and monitor supported by Windows running at 1024 x 768 pixels ,with a minimum of 24 bit true colour.
• CD-ROM drive
• Keyboard and Mouse

And one of the following operating systems

Microsoft Windows 98 (Second Edition)

Microsoft Windows ME

Microsoft Windows NT V4

Microsoft Windows 2000

Microsoft Windows Server 2003

Microsoft Windows XP

If in doubt please contact Premier Training for technical advice as to the suitability of a particular system. Alternatively you are welcome to visit Premier Training and make use of our in-house facilities if preferred.

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