aplan Financial:
Kaplan Financial is the leading provider of accountancy and financial training in the UK. As well as offering classroom-based courses and onsite training throughout the UK, we offer a wide range of accountancy, tax, bookkeeping and management qualifications that can be studied by distance learning including the main accountancy qualifications in the UK such as CIMA and ACCA. All of our courses hold the highest level of institute accreditation possible. They are available to students all over the world.

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Kaplan Financial offers distance learning accounting courses for the following certificate and diploma qualifications:

ACCA Certification (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants):
ACCA is the global body for professional accountants. More people around the world qualify in-country with ACCA than any other international professional accountancy body. With Kaplan Distance Learning you can study the full ACCA qualification. Our dedicated distance learning tutors are experts in the ACCA syllabus and have the expertise and skills to support you through the course. The ACCA qualification consists of two levels: Fundamental and Professional. Each level is sub-divided into two modules. Exams take place in June and December each year. There are 16 exams in the entire syllabus - you have to pass 14. 

Fundamental Level:

Knowledge Module: 
F1 Accountant in Business 
F2 Management Accounting (MA) 
F3 Financial Accounting (FA) 

Skills Module:
F4 Corporate and Business Law (CL)
F5 Performance Management (PM)
F6 Taxation (TX)
F7 Financial Reporting (FR)
F8 Audit and Assurance (AA)
F9 Financial Management (FM)

Professional Level:

Essentials Module: 
P1 Professional Accountant (PA) 
P2 Corporate Reporting (CR) 
P3 Business Analysis (BA) 

Options Module: 
P4 Advanced Financial Management (AFM) 
P5 Advanced Performance Management (APM) 
P6 Advanced Taxation (ATX) 
P7 Advanced Audit Assurance (AAA) 

ATT (Association of Taxation Technician):
The Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT) has become the leading professional body for those providing tax compliance services and related activities in the UK. The Association of Taxation Technician (ATT) qualification is aimed at those providing taxation services in industry, commerce and the public sector, as well as professional practices. Successful candidates may use the designatory letters ATT and are eligible to sit the examination for membership of the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CTA).

The ATT syllabus is a series of seven free-standing Certificates of Competency, enabling students to gain knowledge in a specialist area of tax without necessarily having to study for the full qualification. Each Certificate of Competency is valid for 3 years and can be renewed upon evidence of CPD.

AAT (Association of Accounting Technicians):
The AAT (Association of Accounting Technicians) is the UK’s leading qualification and membership body for accounting staff. Typically students complete the AAT Certificate level in 6 months, level 3 Diploma in 12 months, and level 4 Diploma in 12-18 months. Study at your own pace.

AAT QCF Certificate Level 2:
The first level of the qualification is predominantly for people with limited accounts knowledge or those working in a limited finance role. It covers:

- Double entry to initial trial balance stage and includes sales and purchase ledger preparation and payment 
- An introduction to management accounting including costing and batch control 
- Computerised accounting

AAT QCF Diploma Level 3:
This level is predominantly for people with a progressive accounts job role or with previous study specific to accounting. Current knowledge will be enhanced with the bookkeeping course prior to commencement of the main level of study. It covers:

- The preparation of information required to prepare a final set of accounts 
- Further progression into management accounting with analysis and reporting of current and future costs 
- VAT returns, professional ethics, and spreadsheets

AAT QCF Diploma Level 4:
The final level of the qualification is predominantly for people who have previously completed the level 3 stage of the qualification or who have an Accounts related degree. On completion of the Diploma level 4 candidates will be able to apply for full membership to the AAT, the qualification is also designed to prepare candidates for progression to further professional qualifications. It covers:

- Management accounting identifying: measures used to control costs, planning and budgetary control 
- The preparation of a management report requiring the analysis of an accounting environment 
- Optional units can include preparation of personal and business taxation computations, internal and external auditing processes and the management of credit

CAT (Certified Accounting Technician):
The Certified Accounting Technician (CAT) is an internationally recognised qualification awarded by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). CAT equips students with the technical skills and knowledge required to fulfil a wide variety of industry roles – from Accounts Clerks to Finance Controllers. Once qualified, members can gain exemptions from professional qualifications such as ACCA and CIMA. 

There are a total of 9 examinable papers split into 3 levels - introductory, intermediate and advanced. Topics cover financial and management accounting, IT, audit procedures, tax and finance management. Papers 1 to 4 are computer based exams which can be taken whenever you are ready, whereas the remaining papers are assessed through written exams in June and December each year. Students can sit exams in any order although we do advise to take them in numerical order if possible. 

CFAB (Certificate in Finance, Accounting and Business):
The Certificate in Finance, Accounting and Business (CFAB) is awarded by the ICAEW (Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales). It enables people from a wide range of business occupations to have a shared level of understanding of finance, accounting and business. It can be used as a stepping stone onto the completion of the ICAEW’s premier accounting qualification (ACA).

CFAB consists of six modules:
- Business and Finance 
- Management Information 
- Accounting (Mandatory) 
- Law 
- Assurance 
- Principles of Taxation

CIMA (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants):
CIMA is the world's largest professional body of management accountants. Based in the UK, we offer the most relevant finance qualification for business. Kaplan Distance Learning allows you to study the CIMA qualification at any time during the year, at a pace that suits you best. Our CIMA courses have been specially designed with your success in mind and deliver a personalised work programme, complete with Kaplan Publishing study materials, directly to you. We offer distance learning courses for the following levels:

- Certificate Level 
- Operational Level 
- Management Level 
- Strategy Level 
- Professional Competence Level

CTA (Chartered Institute of Taxation):
The Chartered Institute of Taxation is the leading professional body in the United Kingdom concerned solely with taxation. Members of the Institute have the practising title of ‘Chartered Tax Adviser’. The examinations for the Chartered Institute of Taxation qualification (CTA) are widely recognised as some of the most demanding professional exams. The qualification is therefore highly regarded in within the tax profession. Candidates will need to pass four written papers on taxation which can be taken separately or altogether.

The four taxation papers will be: 
- Two Advisory Papers 
- One Awareness Paper 
- One Application and Interaction Paper. 

In addition there will be two one-hour E-Assessments:

- One on Professional Responsibilities and Ethics. 
- One on Law.

ICB (Institute of Certified Bookkeepers):
The Institute of Certified Bookkeepers (ICB) is the largest bookkeeping institute in the world. Kaplan Financial offers ICB manual and computerised bookkeeping certificate and diploma courses.

Manual Bookkeeping:
- Certificate in Manual bookkeeping (levels I & II)
- Diploma in Manual bookkeeping (levels I, II, III)
- Diploma level III only. Designed for those students who have already previously completed the Certificate in Manual bookkeeping 

Computerised Bookkeeping:
- Certificate in Computerised bookkeeping (levels I & II)

The Complete Associate Package:
The ICB prefer that students complete both the manual route and the computerised route. This is to ensure that you are a fully rounded bookkeeper. The complete associate package includes material and support on both the manual and computerised routes.

ILM (Institute of Leadership and Management):
The Institute of Leadership and Management is dedicated to advancing the capabilities of managers and leaders worldwide through the provision of expert qualifications and tailored learning resources, and by developing and supporting a global leadership community. As the UK’s largest awarding body for leadership and management qualifications, ILM recognizes and celebrates individual learning and organizational commitment to training.

Courses are offered at two levels:
- Level 2 Team Leading 
- Level 3 First Line Management.

For each level you can either study for a short Award, or a more comprehensive Certificate.

SAGE Certification:
Study from home using Sage Instant Accounts and full gloss Sage Workbooks, all included. Tutor support available into the evenings. The course completion time is 2-3 months.