The Course

This Sage Beginners distance learning course is presented in an interactive, user-friendly style, and in the clearest possible language.  Each new concept is explained in text and illustrated with informative pictures, screenshots and diagrams.  

Distance Learning Course Aims

By the end of this course, you should be able to do the following;

• Start and exit Sage Line 50 and use its main program functions;
• Understand the use of nominal codes; produce basic Accounting reports; enter journals
• Add suppliers; customers and products; set stock levels; enter service and product invoices and credit notes; send statements; receive payments from customers; pay your suppliers
• Reconcile your bank accounts; enter bank transfers; print cheques; enter and process recurring entries; Reconcile your VAT.

The Syllabus

Oxford Open Learning offers Sage courses at three levels: Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced.  Students are required to start with the Beginners module unless they have previous experience.  Certificates are available for those who complete each of these modules.  To complete a module, a student must submit each of the assignments in that module and score at least 50% for each.  There are no exams.

Special Requirements

Our course is written for and based on the Sage Line 50 vB Financial Controller package.  We recommend that potential students contact us if they have another Sage package or a different version of Sage Line 50 vB and we will advise on its suitability for use with our course.

Duration

We will provide tuition for three months per module and each level requires 20-30 hours of study.