Overview
The Level 3 Certificate in Computerised Payroll for Business qualification aims to provide learners with a comprehensive range of knowledge and the practical skills that they will be able to use as a senior payroll processor or payroll administrator for a variety of businesses.
The qualification is made up of:
1- Online Knowledge Test
Key information:
80 GLH (Guided Learning Hours)
130 hours TQT (Total Qualification Time)
Overview
The Level 3 Certificate in Computerised Payroll for Business qualification aims to provide learners with a comprehensive range of knowledge and the practical skills that they will be able to use as a senior payroll processor or payroll administrator for a variety of businesses.
This qualification is assessed via an online Sage assessment and an online time constraint knowledge test.
Learners completing the qualification will know and understand the services, advice, and guidance offered to businesses by HMRC, NICO, and other payroll agencies, i.e. pension providers and the Department of Work and Pensions. They will also have the skills to prepare, check and use source documents from which the payroll is processed and reconciled, using computerised payroll systems as required under Real Time Information requirements.
As learners progress through the course of study, they will develop skills that will enable them to gather the required information to prepare an employee payroll record using commercially available payroll software. They will further acquire the skills necessary to calculate the gross pay due to employees from a range of information sources and for a variety of pay periods as detailed above. The learner will be able to process the payroll accurately, producing the net pay due to the employee and updating and reconciling all internal payroll records. Furthermore, they will be able to produce a range of internal and external reports detailing payroll information for a variety of pay periods
Key information:
Guided Learning Hours – 80
Total Qualification Time – 130
Credit value – 13
Who is this qualification for?
The Level 3 Certificate in Computerised Payroll for Business qualification has been designed to appeal to learners:
• Who wish to further their studies of payroll and gain a qualification at Level 3 of the regulated qualification framework, having already achieved the IAB Level 2 Certificate in Computerised Payroll for Business
What you’ll study
On completion of the qualification, the learner will have the knowledge and skills to:
• accurately process and/or administer the payroll under Real Time Information (RTI) regulations using computer-based skills
• keep accurate payroll records keeping; giving the learner the necessary skills to record financial payroll transactions in a both a manual and computerised environment
• assess their competence in carrying out a range of payroll routines and activities in a computerised payroll system, including day-to-day, monthly and year-end routines. The activities will include the calculation of pay data and processing of that data using day-to-day payroll processing skills and reconciling the payroll at period ends
• deal with different payroll situations, such as directors and those leaving their employment due to redundancy
• assess the implications when accuracy is not maintained
• understand the importance of security and confidentiality in performing all payroll tasks.
How much will it cost?
Learners studying or wanting to study through a training provider (classroom-based or distance learning) should contact potential training providers to get an idea of the total cost for the qualification. The majority of the training providers will include the IAB registration fees into their fees.
This fee covers the following:
• Registration onto the qualification
• All relevant assessment fees (excluding re-sits)
• Certification upon successful completion of all assessments
This qualification requires the use of Sage Business Cloud software. Access will be provided to all learners once registered for the qualification.
How is it assessed?
This qualification consists of an online knowledge test. The knowledge test has been designed to test the learners’ knowledge and understanding of the learning outcomes. The IAB uses a variety of question types, for example, multiple-choice questions, drop and drag, true or false.
Next steps after passing
Upon successful completion of this qualification, learners will be able to apply for professional membership with the IAB.
Sage Qualification Info
Please be aware that, once provided with your log-in for Sage Business Cloud, Sage will only allow you to access the portal for 180 days. If you have not completed your Sage element of your qualification in this time, you will need to contact Sage support@sagequalifications.com to arrange for an extension. Please note that there will be a fee for this, payable directly to Sage Qualifications.
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