ICB Level 2 Certificate in Bookkeeping

ICB Level 2 Certificate in Bookkeeping Course Overview

Our ICB Level 2 Certificate in Bookkeeping course is the ideal place to start your professional bookkeeping journey! You’ll gain a full understanding of the concepts behind double entry bookkeeping and its place in modern business; learning how to enter transactions and produce an initial trial balance, identify and correct errors, as well as reconcile the sales and purchases ledger balances against the relevant control accounts and reconcile the bank account.

About the ICB

The Institute of Certified Bookkeepers (ICB) is the largest bookkeeping institute in the world. It promotes and maintains the standards of bookkeeping as a profession through the establishment of relevant qualifications and the award of grades of membership that recognise academic attainment, work experience and competence.

In ICB’s role as a membership body it provides ongoing support to members to ensure they are: knowledgeable and up to date with the latest legislation, mindful of their ethical obligations, and best placed to provide a trusted and exemplary service to business. You can view their website here: https://www.bookkeepers.org.uk

About the Qualification

The qualification comprises three units, each with their own online assessment which can be taken in the candidate’s home or place of work. The three units are:

You should study each unit in turn, one at a time. Once you’ve successfully completed the coursework for the unit you are on, you should then plan to sit the assessment for it. Then, after that, you’ll move onto the next unit, and so on.

Upon completion of this qualification, you’ll be able to carry out the role of an employed assistant bookkeeper under supervision and apply to become an Associate Member and achieve AICB status as a professional bookkeeper.

Your Learning Journey

Our online learning platform for the ICB Level 2 Certificate in Bookkeeping will guide you through each stage of your learning journey; on what you need to complete next and when you need to complete it.

You’ll be presented with study resources tailored to the topics covered in each unit, including chapters from each study manual, revision videos, quizzes and help sheets. At regular intervals you’ll be presented with an assignment, or practice assessment, to complete and submit to Premier Training for marking.

Course progress is automatically saved in ‘the cloud’, meaning you can resume your learning exactly where you left off in each unit by logging into your My Premier Training Account (MyPTA) account from any device connected to the internet. Additionally, if you don’t have time to complete a piece of coursework in one sitting, you can save your progress, and again, resume it from any location or device.