Certificate IV in Accounting and Bookkeeping

Yes. Persons providing a BAS service for a fee or other reward must be registered by the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB), and this qualification is currently cited as meeting the TPB education requirements for registration as a BAS agent. Other requirements apply, including a designated period of experience. Persons seeking BAS agent registration should check current registration requirements with the TPB, as registration requirements are reviewed regularly.

Students are required to attend 13.5 hours of classroom training per week and complete structured self-study of 6.5 hours per week. Homework is expected to be approximately 5 hours a week, bringing the total weekly commitment to around 25 hours. The total delivery and assessment hours amount to 800 hours and the volume of learning (including unsupervised learning and homework) is 1,000 hours.

Students who complete this course may wish to continue their education into the FNS50222 Diploma of Accounting or into a range of other Diploma level qualifications. Potential employment options are entry level accounting roles across a range of industries.

Yes. Students may apply for recognition of existing qualifications or skills, knowledge, and experience through credit transfer or recognition of prior learning (RPL). The granting of course credit may affect course fees as well as the duration of the course. This process is outlined in the Southern Academy of Business and Technology Student Enrolment and Completion Policy and Associated Procedures and Training and Assessment Policy & Associated Procedures.

Assessment will occur through a variety of methods, including projects incorporating role-plays, case studies, observations, and short answer questions. Assessment conditions will ensure a simulated workplace environment for classroom-based assessment. Assessment tasks reflect real life work tasks, are required to be performed within industry standard timeframes, utilise authentic workplace documentation, and involve the use of standard workplace equipment such as computers and software.