AAT exams without doing the course

Ellie36 · April 2018

Hi. I am very new to the field. I have realized the courses are not cheap. Anybody has the experience to have done home study and pass the exams? Do we have to do the courses?
Thanks.
Ellie

Cheesypeesy · April 2018

For the professional level I pretty much self studied, using a distance learning provider on the odd occasion. I liked being able to work at my own pace, though people differ.

But yes, you can teach yourself the content without a training provider using books and the AAT study support, amongst other options. This would be cheaper, but it does take a great degree of discipline to self study.

Ellie36 · April 2018

Many thanks. Can you advise where I get the material to study?

Ellie36 · April 2018

Also, usually people talking about level 2 upwards. What about level one?

Cheesypeesy · April 2018

Level 1, now Access Award in Bookkeeping, is a basic introduction to bookkeeping and most students will start at Foundation level (what was known as Level 2). https://www.aat.org.uk/find-a-course/aat-bookkeeping-and-computerised-accounting-courses/award-in-bookkeeping. So I would recommend Foundation level as a starting point.

The main publishers for AAT are Osborne, Kaplan and BPP. I only used Osborne books so I can't comment on the differences between them but they should all be sufficient. You can buy them directly from their website:
https://www.osbornebooksshop.co.uk/c/aat_accounting_aq2016
https://learningmedia.bpp.com/catalog?pagename=AAT
http://kaplan-publishing.kaplan.co.uk/aat-aq2016/Pages/default.aspx

I would recommend checking the specification for more information about the course, if you have not done so already https://www.aat.org.uk/prod/s3fs-public/assets/Foundation-Certificate-Accounting-Level-2-Qualification-Specification-v3-0.pdf.

AAT exams without doing the course

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