Certificate III in Financial Services (Accounts Clerical) (FNS30304)

Industry Group: Finance, Banking and Insurance

This course is appropriate for a person working as an Accounts Clerk. Entry-level study for employees in industry, business and government working in accounting who perform routine duties. This qualification is the foundation for further VTE studies in accounting.

Accounts clerk, payroll clerk, inventory clerk, cashier, bookkeeper and accounts receivable and accounts payable clerks.

Admission may be granted on the basis of previous study, relevant work experience or employment, completion of Year 11, or a satisfactory level of literacy and numeracy.

Part time study is also available.

To achieve a Certificate III in Financial Services (Accounts Clerical) students must complete a total of THIRTEEN (13) units of competency. This comprises FOUR (4) industry core units plus FIVE (5) sectoral core units plus FOUR (4) elective units of competency.

Total Nominal Course Hours: The total Nominal Course Hours for the sequence listed below is 435. Total nominal hours will vary depending on the elective units selected.

• All 4 elective units may be selected from the Financial Services Training Package units appropriate at Certificate III level
  
• Of the 4 elective units, 2 may be taken from units suitable at Certificate IV level
  
• Of the 4 elective units, 2 may be selected from other endorsed Training Packages units in accordance with other packaging guidelines for this qualification
  
• The choice of electives should be appropriate to the level and integrity of the qualification and to the workplace outcomes it is designed to meet.
  

Students should always check with the course coordinator about the suitability of other elective units than those already recommended. (NOTE: BSBCMN308A is a prerequisite unit to FNSACCT407A, a core unit in the Certificate IV and BSBCMN214A is the only Certificate II unit available for inclusion in this qualification).

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• accounts payable/accounts receivable
  
• Payroll
  
• Cashier
  
• Preparation of trial balance
  
• Bookkeeping
  
• Electronic funds transfer (EFT)/e-business
  
• Purchases and sales
  
• Manual and computerised systems
  
• Preparation of financial reports

Employability Skills are embedded in the training and assessment of national training package qualifications.

• Previous study excluding courses at another VET/TAFE institution, but including courses at school or college,
  
• through adult education classes or training programs at work;
  
• Work experience (including both work that is paid and unpaid); and/or
  
• Life experience (for example leisure pursuits or voluntary work).
  

Students seeking RPL need to indicate this on their enrolment form at the time of enrolment.

Your completed Application for Exemption form together with attached documentary evidence (certified copy of Qualification/Statement of Attainment) to support your request for exemption/credit transfer should be submitted directly to the University either in person or by mail. Requests without documentary evidence will not be processed and will be returned to students. There are no fees attached to Credit Transfers.

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