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On campus (80% on campus, 20% online), Online self-directed (100% online), Apprenticeships/Traineeships, and International on campus
Full time / Part time / On campus / Online / Apprenticeships and traineeships / International · Full time up to 4 days per week (on campus); Part time 2 units per intake (online self-directed)
13 Jul 2026 | 27 Jul 2026 (online) | 27 Jan 2027
Course Overview
Where You Can Study
South Bank, Greater Brisbane, Queensland
66 Ernest St, South Brisbane, QLD 4101
Eligibility
Career & Study Pathways
Quality & Recognition
Academic Regulator
ASQA
Accreditation Status
AccreditedCourse Content
Design and produce spreadsheets
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to develop spreadsheets through the use of spreadsheet applications.
Engage in workplace communication
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to communicate (through written, oral and nonverbal form) in the workplace within an industry.
Conduct business activities using a computerised accounting system
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to use a computerised accounting system to process transactions and produce reports.
Process financial transactions and extract interim reports
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to prepare and process routine financial documents, prepare journal entries, post journal entries to ledgers, prepare banking and reconcile financial receipts, and extract a trial balance and interim reports.
Administer subsidiary accounts and ledgers
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to reconcile and monitor subsidiary accounts and ledgers in financial accounts receivable and accounts payable systems.
Perform financial calculations
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to use a range of routine calculation methods and techniques when performing routine financial calculations and checking calculation outcomes.
Work together in the financial services industry
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to interpret and apply industry and organisational procedures, guidelines, policies, ethical standards, and sustainability requirements to day-to-day work in the financial services industry.
Prepare financial reports
Elective unit included in the online self-directed order of study.
Work effectively in the accounting and bookkeeping industry
Elective unit included in the online self-directed order of study.
Use digital technologies to collaborate in a work environment
Elective unit included in the online self-directed order of study.
Design and produce business documents
Elective unit included in the online self-directed order of study.
Common Questions
The course fees vary depending on your eligibility. The concession fee is $3,040, the subsidised fee is $3,600, the full fee is $5,260, and the international student fee is $6,400. Fee concessions may apply to eligible students, and there are also government funded (subsidised) options available.
Yes, you can study this course online via the online self-directed mode, where 100% of study is completed online at your own pace through TAFE Queensland's learning management system, Connect. The online self-directed option has an average course duration of 14 months, with a part-time workload of 2 units per intake.
The on-campus mode is available at Caboolture, Mt Gravatt, and South Bank campuses in Greater Brisbane, with the next intake starting 13 July 2026. Traineeship options are also available at Mooloolaba and Nambour (Sunshine Coast) and Bundaberg, Gympie, Hervey Bay, and Maryborough (Wide Bay Burnett).
Successful completion of this qualification will show potential employers you have the skills required to work as an accounts clerk, payroll officer, or accounts officer. Other roles include Accounts Assistant, Payroll Junior, and Office Assistant.
For the unit FNSACC314 Conduct business activities using a computerised accounting system, Xero will be used. Students have free access to Xero as part of their online resources.
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