The qualification enhances principles, concepts and practices of financial accounting within the occupational context of entry level positions in the public and private sectors and provides a stepping stone into the accounting profession.

It capacitates learners with essential life skills in basic financial record keeping, which improves personal financial management. It improves employment and entrepreneurial opportunities to qualified learners.

The purpose of this qualification is to prepare a learner to function as an Accounting Clerk.
Accounting Clerks handle essential financial data entries, invoice processing and record keeping within public and private sector organisations under supervision and forms part of a financial management team.

A qualified learner will be able to:

  • Capture financial transactions and process invoices and receipts.
  • Maintain financial records and perform basic bookkeeping entries.
  • Perform financial administrative tasks in response to internal an