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At present I have completed my AS Levels in Math and ICT, and am interested in applying for the ATT Course. <BR><BR>I have the opportunity to begin the course at the second stage. <BR>As current AAT students would any of you have found this fast tracking to be difficult?<BR><BR>Any feedback would be much appreciated.<BR><BR>Paul<BR>
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Hiya<BR><BR>I agree with Dante with regard to having accounts experience. I had 3 years experience in an accounts office, but to be honest, didnt know much about double entry. I bypassed Foundation as my boss thought I could manage Intermediate. I must admit I did struggle the first few months and I suppose will have to wait until August to see if I pass my Centrals. My best advice is to speak to the course tutor who would be teaching you Intermediate. Mine was very helpful and we had a long chat about it, which resulted on me going straight to Intermediate. Good luck, whichever you decide. Just keep coming on here as it is extremely useful. Thanks AAT.<BR><BR>Jasper0 -
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It really depends on whether you have any accounts experience. On Foundation you learn in particular how to do double-entry, and you will find intermediate very hard if you haven't learnt this. If however you are already proficient at double-entry you would be okay - foundation isn't difficult in itself but the concepts are if you're not used to them. I had A Levels and could have started at intermediate but am very glad I did foundation.0 -
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Do you mean ATT or AAT, there is a big difference??0 -
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Hi there,<BR><BR>I started AAT at intermediate level after finishing uni in a totally unrelated degree and I have to say that I have found it very challenging. The whole concept of double entry is very confusing, however it suddenly clicks. If you feel that you can do it them go ahead. I'm glad I started at intermediate, however only the exam results will show if I did the right thing.<BR><BR>Hope that helps.<BR><BR>Megan0 -
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I had no basic double entry experience at all before starting AAT, but was "with it" in management accounting.(Strange, isn't it?)<BR><BR>I bought the AAT bookkeeping course on a CD ROM (ΓβΓΒ£99), and worked through it all on my own at my own pace. It took me about two months. I then skipped foundation and started straight at intermediate, and double entry does not appear to have given me any trouble.<BR><BR>One thing I had not realised, though, is just how much time I need to allocate to my studies in order to stand a chance of progressing, even though I do not consider myself thick and am now doing both financial and management accounting all day at work. My tutor reckons that you need about 90 hours for every unit, and I don't think he is far off.<BR><BR>Good luck to you.<BR><BR>Edit0 -
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I started at intermediate lebel because i'd done a year of an accounts course at uni. I would reccomend that you sit the foundation year because you learn the basic principles that carry through to all other aspects of the course. Like you i have a level math and you will find this a great help when it comes to the variances in intermediate and technician level. <BR>Good luck with which ever way you choose.0 -
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Hi,<BR>I also had the chance to start at Intermediate level and seriously considered it after looking at double entry in some books at home. In the end though I started at foundation and boy was I glad. Like Rickc says you get all the basic principals. There was one girl on our course who did computerised bookkeeping at work. Her boss told her to start at Intermediate she found it a struggle and didn`t pass because she didn`t have the grounding. Then again I konw others who have passed Intermediate without doing foundation first but they all had some sort of manual bookeeping experience.<BR><BR>Anyway goodluck whatever you decide to do.<BR>0 -
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Well done Sylvia and well said0 -
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After working in computerised accounts for 20 years l was totally convinced l did'nt need to do Foundation. How wrong was l <BR>It took every waking hour to progress and my life for three years was totally committed to AAT.<BR><BR>But guess what?<BR><BR>It was worth every moment of doubt l passed every exam first time round and am now awaiting my MAAT<BR><BR>All this and l am a single mom working full time and am currently awaiting a Heart Bypass operation<BR><BR>Do not despair you can do this too<BR><BR><BR>Sylvia<BR>0 -
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I started at Intermediate, I had worked in offices and had computer experience but no formal accounts knowledge. I think as long as you have good business sense, or have a good idea of how businesses operate you can start at intermediate and pass. I am now awaiting my Technician central results after 18 months from start to finish - working full time in accounts as Purchase Ledger controller. You will always be able to drop back down if you are struggling, but as someone has already said it really does CLICk after about 8 months of struggling with Double Entry.<BR><BR>Good Luck & speak to the tutor, if they are good they will know if Intermediate is the best for you.<BR>0 -
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I had worked in accounts for 15 years and had the opportunity to begin at Intermediate level but decided to start at Foundation level. I thought I would sail through Foundation but found double entry mind boggling at first - half way throught the course it clicked and I can now use the correct terminology for everything. Would highly recommend starting at Foundation level - it's not as simple as you think unless you are a whizz at double entry, which I am now thanks to completing Foundation level. But then again I'd better not speak to soon as August 20th is looming (exam results day!!). Good Luck in your decision.0 -
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Well done!<BR>Anita0 -
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Hello<BR><BR>I have been in accounts for must be now over a 100 years or so it feels. I strongly suggest you start at Foundation level unless you know a lot about double entry. I thought I would find it very easy and I did not.<BR><BR>Good luck anyway.0 -
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Hi <BR><BR>I have just been accepted by Telford College, Edinburgh to do the AAT course & start on 08/09 (Open Learning).<BR><BR>I have just been reading most of the posts here & I was also told to skip the Foundation stage & go straight to Intermediate stage. I have been working in Admin/accounts for about 9 years now....but after what i have read I think i might find starting at this stage a bit difficult. <BR><BR>Not been allocated my tutor as yet but think it would be a good idea to go over the stages with him/her beforehand as I am determined to pass this as my company is paying for it & it will mean a step up the ladder for me which is a GREAT opportunity for me...well for anyone really.<BR><BR>I am glad i came across this site as there seems to be alot of useful information :0)<BR><BR>0 -
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Hi, I skipped foundation and went straight in to intermediate as I'd also been working in accounts for quite a few years. I was unsure about it but both my boss and the tutor who interviewed us before starting the course assured me that I would be okay. There were some bits which I was absolutely fine with (for example, we didn't seem to cover much about reconciliations, but it did come up in the exams) but then there were also other things that I'd never had to deal with before. Luckily there were quite a few people in the class who had done foundation and they were good enough to help me out with copies of some of their old notes when I felt that I needed to read up on a couple of things. I have to say though, that doing technician level this year was a big step up and I have struggled a bit. (I'll know just how much, once I get my results next week!).<BR><BR>Good luck.0 -
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Hi<BR><BR>Thats really good to hear its given me a wee bit more confidence for starting at that stage.<BR><BR>Good Luck with your results :0)<BR><BR>0 -
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Like many of the others who have replied to your message I would agree that the crux of the matter is double-entry bookkeeping. Over three years ago I sat down at breakfast with a copy of "Frank Wood's Bookkeeping and Accounts" (the text in his "Business Accounting 1" is very similar) to see whether it would make any sense to me as I was starting an A Level Accounting course that September. I then found myself in the habit each day of working my way bit by bit through all the exercises at the kitchen table whilst my three pre-school age children were eating their meals. Four months later I'd finished the book and felt thoroughly au fait with the topic.<BR><BR>I'm so glad I did that because the A Level course was for one year, one evening a week, with loads of stuff to learn. This meant that double-entry was introduced to us in the first two weeks and then we were expected to fully understand it. I wouldn't mind but the tutor explained it in a very confusing way which I would not have understood if it had been new to me.<BR><BR>If the mechanics of double-entry is not second nature to you your safest bet is entry at Foundation Stage. However since you are studying maths at an advanced level you ought to be able to follow the logic of it (although it can seem rather alien to start with). If time is available before the start of the course, teach yourself what you can from a textbook such as Frank Wood's, or maybe a CD-ROM, to give yourself a headstart.<BR><BR>After all if you find you're struggling you can always become a regular member of the forum!<BR><BR>Hope that this is useful<BR><BR>Cath0