Computerised Payroll for Business - Level 1 Award

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This course will equip you with an understanding of basic payroll procedures, and also those who wish to become professional payroll processors.

You will develop the skills required to prepare, check, and use source documents from which the payroll is processed, using a computerised payroll system as dictated by Real Time Information requirements. You will also develop skills that will enable you to gather the required information to prepare an employee payroll record using either the HMRC Basic PAYE Tools kit or commercially available payroll software.

The course will also teach you how to calculate the gross pay due to employees from a simple range of information sources, for either weekly or monthly pay periods.

Topics covered can include:

• Acting as an introduction to payroll record keeping and processing, giving the candidate the necessary skills to record financial payroll transactions in a manual and computerised environment and in line with Real Time Information requirements.
• Giving you the necessary skills to assess your own competence in carrying out a range of basic day-to-day payroll routines and activities using a manual and computerised payroll system. The activities will include the calculation of pay data and processing of that data, including contributions to a work-based pension scheme, using basic day-to-day payroll processing skills.
• Giving you the necessary skills to assess the implications of maintaining accuracy when performing any practical payroll tasks.
• Understanding the importance of security and confidentiality in performing any payroll task.
• Knowledge and understanding of the services, advice and guidance that can be offered to businesses by HMRC, NICO and other payroll agencies.

The only requirement for this course is that you have an Entry 3 level of knowledge in both English and Maths. For English, candidates must have achieved Entry 3 in reading and writing.

All applicants must have an initial assessment and interview to confirm that the course is suitable for them.

There are four assessments which must be passed to achieve the qualification:

• Payroll Preparation Knowledge Test
• Calculation of Gross Pay Assignment
• Payroll Processing Assignment
• Computerised Payroll Assignment

Adults - ENTRY LEVEL/LEVEL 2

This course may be free if you meet certain conditions:

• If you are not working or have a low income. You need to show proof of your income or benefits.
• Residency rules apply. You need to show you have permission to live, work and study in the UK without conditions.
• There are some exceptions, such as certain visa types.

Check here which documents you need to show us and which visa types are allowed.

If you do not meet the residency rules, you can still enrol on the course, but you may have to pay some fees. All applicants are fee-assessed during enrolment.

If you are not eligible for a free or reduced-cost course, you need to pay the full fee.

Some courses have other additional costs, such as for specialist materials and trips.

Many of our students are eligible for financial support. See here for details.

This course will help you move on to higher-level courses, a Level 2 Payroll course or into employment in roles around payroll.

This course will equip you with an understanding of basic payroll procedures and also help those who wish to become professional payroll processors.

You will develop the skills required to prepare, check, and use source documents used to process payroll, using a computerised payroll system in line with Real Time Information requirements. You will also develop skills that will enable you to gather the required information to prepare an employee payroll record using either the HMRC Basic PAYE Tools kit or commercially available payroll software.

The course will also teach you how to calculate employees' gross pay using a simple range of information sources, for either weekly or monthly pay periods.

Topics covered can include:

• Acting as an introduction to payroll record keeping and processing, giving the candidate the necessary skills to record financial payroll transactions in a manual and computerised environment and in line with Real Time Information requirements.
• Giving you the necessary skills to assess your own competence in carrying out a range of basic day-to-day payroll routines and activities using a manual and computerised payroll system. The activities will include calculating and processing pay data, including contributions to a work-based pension scheme, using basic day-to-day payroll processing skills.
• Giving you the necessary skills to assess the implications of maintaining accuracy when performing any practical payroll tasks.
• Understanding the importance of security and confidentiality in performing any payroll task.
• Knowledge and understanding of the services, advice and guidance that can be offered to businesses by HMRC, NICO and other payroll agencies.

The only requirement for this course is that you have an Entry 3 level of knowledge in both English and Maths. For English, candidates must have achieved Entry 3 in reading and writing.

All applicants must have an initial assessment and interview to confirm that the course is suitable for them.

There are four assessments which must be passed to achieve the qualification:

• Payroll Preparation Knowledge Test
• Calculation of Gross Pay Assignment
• Payroll Processing Assignment
• Computerised Payroll Assignment

Adults - ENTRY LEVEL/LEVEL 2

This course may be free if you meet certain conditions:

• If you are not working or have a low income. You need to show proof of your income or benefits.
• Residency rules apply. You need to show you have permission to live, work and study in the UK without conditions.
• There are some exceptions, such as certain visa types.

Check here which documents you need to show us and which visa types are allowed.

If you do not meet the residency rules, you can still enrol on the course, but you may have to pay some fees. All applicants are fee-assessed during enrolment.

If you are not eligible for a free or reduced-cost course, you need to pay the full fee.

Some courses have other additional costs, such as for specialist materials and trips.

Many of our students are eligible for financial support. See here for details.

This course will help you move on to higher-level courses, a Level 2 Payroll course or into employment in roles around payroll.