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Key Facts

  • Starting
    2 Oct 2026
    Location
    Wandsworth
    Start Time
    09:30
    End Time
    15:30
    Duration
    32 Weeks
    Study Mode
    Part Time Day
    Days
    Friday
    Start Date
    2 Oct 2026
    End Date
    2 Jul 2027
    Level
    Level 4
    Code
    WTE4002CP

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L4 Diploma in Professional Accounting (AAT)

L4 Diploma in Professional Accounting (AAT)

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This AAT level 4 qualification is highly valued by employers and will boost your career prospects enable you to qualify for more senior finance positions. The level is a stepping stone to further qualifications such as ACCA. There are three mandatory modules (applied management accounting, drafting & interpreting financial statements and internal accounting systems and controls) and two optional ones (business tax & audit and assurance) to make up the assessments needed for level 4 qualification. You will sit an exam for each unit, plus a synoptic paper.

You will need to have passed the level 3 Diploma in Accounting or equivalent to join this course.

Fee options: Getting it for free if you live in London and meet the eligibility criteria (which is unemployed or below the London living wage threshold of £27,007.50p). Taking out an Advance Learner Loan Paying for the whole course yourself

  • Entry Requirements


    Learners must have the AAT level 3 or equivalent. Minimum GCSE English and Maths at Grade C/5.

    You will be invited in for an assessment and informal chat with the tutor.

  • Course Content


    Mandatory modules:

    • Applied Management Accounting
    • Drafting and Interpreting Financial Statements
    • Internal Accounting Systems and Controls

    Selected optional modules:

    • Business Tax
    • Audit and Assurance

    You will sit an assessment paper after each module plus a synoptic paper.

  • Course Structure


    This course is face to face at Wandsworth.

  • Assessment Details


    You will sit an AAT computer based assignment at the end of each unit plus a synoptic paper. The synoptic paper tests how the different concepts and techniques relate to each other and allows you to apply them in realistic given scenarios. The pass mark for each paper is 70%.

    • 70-70% = pass
    • 80-89% = merit
    • 90100% = distinction