Bookkeeping and Accounting Courses

You need a Bookkeeping National Certificate or a Bookkeeping FET Certificate to become a Bookkeeper. With the ICB Bookkeeping National Certificate that we offer at Matric College, you can work as a Junior Bookkeeper. With the Bookkeeping FET Certificate, you can work as a Senior Bookkeeper. Your career however will not be limited to Bookkeeping. With work experience over time, you will gain skills that can help you move from Bookkeeping to another field.

These are the duties of a Bookkeeper: 

• Track daily transactions 
• Record transactions 
• Prepare report from balance sheets 
• Create and send invoices 
• Analysing invoices from suppliers 
• Work on payable ledger
• Monitor cash flow 
• Prepare account books for accountant   
• Calculate pay deductions

• You gained relevant skills and knowledge
• You were taught by a professional in the field
• You are a fast learner
• You have skills that can be utilised

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Both Accounting and Bookkeeping courses are best. It depends on the course you are interested in. At Matric College, we offer the ICB Financial Accounting Programme. This programme consists of both Accounting and Bookkeeping courses. You get to experience both courses in one programme. Once you have completed the programme, you will be qualified to work as a: 

• Bookkeeper
• Reconciliation Clerk 
• Accounts Clerk 
• Technical Financial Accountant 
• Financial Service Officer 
• Tax Consultant 
• Financial Manager

Yes, the ICB Bookkeeping National Certificate and ICB Bookkeeping FET Certificate are worth it because of the following:

• Every business needs a Bookkeeper to monitor, calculate, and record financial transactions. As a result, you will be valued and required in various businesses. This means you will have various career opportunities to follow. If you miss one career opportunity, you will have another one to follow. 
• Employers will value you for having an accredited qualification because it shows the following: 
• You have the necessary skills and knowledge 
• You are suitable to work in Bookkeeping 
• You were taught by a trained professional

Anyone interested in the ICB Financial Accounting Programme can study at Matric College. No prior knowledge is required. The ICB Financial Programme will teach you all the basics you need. If you are someone with the following qualities, you will enjoy this Programme: 

1. You want to work in an office space 
2. You want to handle financial and management duties
3. You love working with numbers 
4. Calculations interest you 
5. You do not think finances are complicated 
6. You are interested in financial subjects 
7. You love mathematics 
8. You are good at accounting

Watch Our CEO Of Matric College, Jan Badenhorst Discuss The Financial Accounting Programme

The ICB Technical Financial Accounting National Diploma and the Certified Financial Accounting National Diploma are the best courses for Accounting. These courses are both National Diploma Qualifications. Obtaining this will help you find work as an Assistant Accountant. This is a highly respectable career which will help you learn a lot of skills. You will also earn a high salary.

Here is how you can become an Accountant: 

• Apply for our ICB Financial Accounting Programme:
  • Bookkeeping: National Certificate
  • Bookkeeping: Further Education and Training Certificate
  • Technical Financial Accounting: National Diploma
  • Certified Financial Accounting: National Diploma
• Complete the ICB Financial Accounting Programme

• Complete a Bachelors of BCom Accounting at university 
• Complete a Chartered Accountant (CA) Qualification

• Write two board exams that have to be written to become a CA

Remember that you need a Matric Bachelor’s pass to apply to university for a Degree Qualification. 

These are the board exams you must complete: 

• Initial Test of Competency (ITC) 
• Assessment of Professional Competence (APC)

Once you have completed this, you will be qualified as a registered Accountant in South Africa.

Yes, ICB Financial Accounting is a good career. This is because you learn a lot of skills. These skills are transferable. This means you can use Financial Accounting skills to work in Finance, Accounting or Bookkeeping. Here are some of the skills that you will gain:

• Analytical skills
• Organisational skills
• Project management skills
• Strategic thinking skills 
• Attention to detail skills 
• Time management skills 
• Numerical skills

Every course can be challenging. However, it is much easier to find a less challenging one if you have a positive approach towards it. Students with the following qualities may find Accounting courses hard: 

• Students who hate Mathematics 
• Students who do not want to work with finances 
• Students who generally believe accounting courses are hard 

If you do not want Accounting to be hard, you can try the following: 

• Have a positive approach towards the course 
• Tell yourself you will be able to pass Accounting 
• Practise Accounting calculations 
• Make more time to study the course 
• Do extra lessons with a tutor or fellow student 
• Use external material such as the internet or a library book to find additional information 
• Read more on Accounting e.g Blog posts on Accounting 
• Use more Accounting concepts in conversations

Financial Managers earn a high salary. This is because they perform a lot of duties which are important in a company. Their role requires high qualifications plus experience. There are also not many people with financial and management skills, therefore Financial Managers are paid more for their hard work. Keep in mind that your salary depends on these factors:

• Your educational level 
• The work experience you have 

The more work experience and qualifications you have, the higher your salary gets.

Yes, Financial Managers travel often. They attend corporate, banking and investment seminars, and sometimes they travel internationally. In most financial careers, you travel frequently to meet with clients. This, however, depends on the company you are working for. Some companies have meetings in the office or virtually.

You can use the ICB Technical Financial National Diploma to:

• Find employment
• Study further

Find Employment

You can use the Technical Financial Accounting National Diploma to look for employment. You will be valued in the workplace applying with a Diploma Qualification because it shows you have acquired the necessary knowledge and skills. You can work as a:

• Technical Financial Accountant
• Financial Manager
• Financial Services Manager
• Accounting Technician
• Tax Technician

Study Further

You can use an ICB Technical Financial National Diploma to study the ICB Certified Financial Accounting National Diploma. 

OR

Once you have completed the ICB Technical Financial National Diploma, you have an option to switch to a different ICB Programme. ICB courses work interchangeably. This is because different subjects are similar in the ICB Programmes.

For example, the ICB Business Management and the ICB Financial Accounting Programme both have Business Literacy as a subject. This means if you move from the ICB Financial Accounting Programme to the ICB Business Management, you would not have to study Business Literacy because you have studied it already. This makes switching from one ICB programme to another easy.

Below is a table with the ICB Programmes and their subjects. The highlighted subjects are the ones that repeat themselves throughout the Programmes. You would only study the subjects that are not highlighted.

Once you have completed the ICB Financial Accounting Programme, you can further your studies at Matric College and choose a different course. The more qualifications you have, the more you are valued in the work environment. You can apply for a different ICB course or choose our NATED or Short Courses: 

• NATED courses

These are courses designed by the DHET to prepare students for work by equipping them with theoretical and practical knowledge. that are nationally recognised. This gains you a qualification which you can use to further your studies or find employment anywhere in South Africa. 

• Short Courses 

These are courses that are not accredited. They are beneficial in the following ways: 

• You can study with or without a Matric Certificate 
• They are quicker to complete e.g two to twelve months 
• They equip you with a specific skillset 
• They prepare you for work 
• They are good for additional or foundational qualifications
• They can improve current skills 
• You can learn advanced skills such as Entrepreneurship skills 
• They are generally cheaper than other courses 
• They can help you gain a promotion