Pitman Training

Essential Book-Keeping Award with AAT Qualification

Diploma Outline

Our Essential Book-keeping Award with AAT Qualification is a great stepping stone and provides a recognised industry qualification. 

A strong practical course it helps prove to employers that you have a head for numbers, and ensures you are up to speed with the workings of manual book-keeping.  

Our Essential Book-keeping Award with AAT Qualification covers all elements of manual
book-keeping skills, in a practical format and as part of the course you also gain access to the AAT network, through AAT student membership, which provides you with AAT study resources, upon completion of the book-keeping course.

Broken down into 3 modules you work through real-life scenarios which deal with book-keeping challenges, so you really are prepared for situations you may find yourself in when taking up a book-keeper role.

Pitman Training’s Essential Book-keeping Award with AAT Qualification is intended for anyone keen to develop book-keeping skills for an accounting role, whether within a finance department for a business, or providing your own services to small businesses. It’s also valuable for small business owners who want to get a firmer grip on their own finances. 

Your ‘AAT Level 2 Certificate in Bookkeeping qualification’ is a recognised industry standard that will help boost your CV and the practical experience you have learnt on the course means you are ‘job ready’ upon completion. This Award provides you with the platform you’ve been waiting for, to get your career of the ground, and put your flair with numbers to good use.

Our Essential in Book-keeping Award with AAT Qualification covers:

  • Double entry principles of book-keeping
  • ‘AAT Level 2 Certificate in Book-keeping’
  • AAT study resources for you to refer to
  • AAT student membership

You could have boosted your CV in just 3 weeks* to be in a much stronger position for your next job application (*based on 30 hours a week study). With the course broken down into modules and our flexible working options, you can work through the Diploma at a pace to suit you.

Our Essential Book-Keeping Award with AAT Qualification course is part of our distance learning range – which can be accessed online via our distance learning portal. 

This means that you have the flexibility to study our Book-Keeping course:

  • In centre, with our friendly course advisors available for support and guidance as and when you need it.
  • At home or from work – with support via email or telephone during working hours.
  • On a blended mix – in-centre for the modules you need help with, at home or from work for those you are gliding through.

Once you’ve decided to go ahead, all you’ll need to do is contact your nearest Pitman Training centre that offers and supports our distance learning platform, and they will arrange for you to have an induction to show you around the system and talk you through how our online training works. After this, you can learn in your own time and at your own speed, but with the knowledge you have support at hand if required. 

To find your nearest centre that offers and supports our online AAT Book-Keeping training, click here.


The best way to make sure your training programme suits you, your skills, your ambitions and your busy schedule, is to get in touch with us for a free, friendly expert career consultation.