AAT Advanced Diploma in Accounting

All units within this qualification are mandatory - four units are assessed individually at the end of unit assessments. This qualification also includes a synoptic assessment, sat towards the end of the course, which draws on and assesses knowledge and understanding from across the field:


Advanced Bookkeeping - end of unit assessment
Final Accounts Preparation - end of unit assessment
Management Accounting: Costing - end of unit assessment
Indirect Tax - end of unit assessment
Ethics for accountants - assessed within the synoptic assessment
Spreadsheets for Accounting - assessed within the synoptic assessment.
Students must successfully complete four unit assessments and one synoptic assessment to achieve this qualification. The proportion of this qualification assessed by external assessment is 100%.


All assessments in this qualification are:


Set and marked by AAT (with the exception of RPL, which is marked by the training provider)
Computer based
Time limited
Scheduled by training providers or assessment venues
Take place at approved centres and venues under controlled conditions
To achieve the qualification and to be awarded a grade, a student must pass all the mandatory unit assessments and the synoptic assessment.


Unit and synoptic assessments are not awarded grades individually, but the marks achieved in all assessments contribute to the student’s overall grade for the qualification.

Learner registration fees to be paid directly to AAT in addition to the Course Fees.  These are subject to change in August by AAT

2023/24 Registration Fees;

Level 3 Diploma in Accounting = £228

Course Fee: £1,000.00

Awarding Organisation Fee: £275.00

Part Time Administration Fee: £45.00

Successful completion of AAT Level 2 with commercial experience. You will need to attend an interview and pass an AAT Skills assessment.

• Assessments

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