BATHE Level 5 Advanced Diploma in Accounting

The BATHE Level 5 Advanced Diploma in Accounting has been designed to develop the understanding and skills of the regulatory requirements for tax and accountancy and how these frameworks are applied in the workplace. Learners completing this qualification will have a full understanding of what is to be expected from a professional accountant at work, able to produce and interpret a full range of financial information and accounts.

The Level 5 Accounting qualification is available as a 120-credit Advance Diploma. The qualifications are graded Pass, Merit or Distinction

• Financial Reporting
• Financial Management
• Financial and Management Control
• Business Taxation
• Corporate Reporting
• Quantitative Methods

• To understand and apply the principles of accounting and finance in a business environment
• Review and apply the principles of accounting and finance within industry
• To understand and apply the principles of accounting and finance in a specific environment
• To improve the employability of learners by allowing them to explore the relationship between theories and their practical application in the business world.
• Analyse problem solving techniques specific to business and industry
• Select, collate, review and analyse information form a wide range of sources
• Work independently and as part of a team 8. Manage one’s own personal development and growth

These qualifications are designed for learners who are typically aged 18 and above.For learners who have recently been in education or training the entry profile is likely to include one of following:

• BATHE Level 4 Diploma in Accounting
• Other related level 4 subjects such as the BATHE Level 4 Diploma in Business and Management
• other equivalent international qualifications

Learners must also have an appropriate standard of English to enable them to access relevant resources and complete the unit assignments.

The qualification is designed to be delivered over one academic year for full-time study, but it is also flexible in its delivery in order to accommodate part-time and distance learning.

The qualification is delivered face-to-face, through lectures, tutorials, seminars, distance, online by approved centres only.

All units within this qualification are internally assessed by the centre and externally verified by BATHE. The qualifications are criterion referenced, based on the achievement of all the specified learning outcomes.

To achieve a ‘pass’ for a unit, learners must provide evidence to demonstrate that they have fulfilled all the learning outcomes and meet the standards specified by all assessment criteria. Judgement that the learners have successfully fulfilled the assessment criteria is made by the Assessor.

The Assessor should provide an audit trail showing how the judgement of the learners’ overall achievement has been arrived at.