Book-keeping & Accounting Courses in England

Silpa Business Training:
Silpa Business Training located in Hertfordshire, near London, England, is an business school specializing in accounting and book-keeping courses. Our training courses range from one-day workshops to courses leading to national qualifications from the IAB and ACCA, taught through a choice of classroom based, online, distance, and blended learning opportunities worldwide in Accounting, Book-Keeping, Sage Accounting and Sage Payroll. Tailored solutions can be provided for Corporate Clients, SMEs and the Voluntary Sector.

Book Keeping and Accounting Courses leading to professional qualifications: ACCA, IAB Certificate, IAB Diploma, IAB level 2, IAB level 3, IAB Diploma in Small Business. Substantial grants available for minority groups, lower income families, unemployed etc.

ACCA - Accountant in Business (AB)
This course aims to develop knowledge and understanding of the business environment and the influence this has on how organisations and accountants operate, and of the role of the accountant and other key business functions in contributing to an efficient, effective and ethical organisation, and to build knowledge and understanding of the basic principles of effective management.

ACCA - Management Accounting (MA)
This course aims to develop knowledge and understanding of how to prepare and process basic cost and quantitative information to support management in planning and decision-making in a variety of business contexts.

ACCA - Financial Accounting (FA)
To develop knowledge and understanding of the underlying principles, concepts and regulations relating to financial accounting and technical proficiency in the use of double-entry accounting techniques, including the preparation of basic financial statements.

IAB Courses
The International Association of Book Keepers (IAB), founded 1973, is the longest established professional body for Book Keeping in the UK. IAB is committed to maintaining the highest standards and awards qualifications and holds examinations in 90 countries worldwide. Silpa Business Training specialises in preparing students for IAB professional exams in the UK and also in the countries where IAB examinations are held. Silpa-trained students consistently achieve over 95% passing rates, obtaining prestigious and internationally recognised IAB qualifications. Because of these rates, Silpa was awarded "UK Top College" by the IAB for January 2006 exam results.

IAB Level 2 - Certificate in Book-Keeping
This Level 2 course provides an excellent knowledge base for a career in book-keeping and accounting or a spring board for further studies in the field. Candidates will master the double entry accounting principles, daybooks, ledgers, bank reconciliations, control accounts up to extracting a trial balance. The course is delivered over an 16-week period. Course requires extensive hands on practice both during sessions and beyond, necessary for candidates to be able to pass the public exams.

IAB Level 2 - Certificate in Computerised Book-Keeping
This level 2 computerised qualification complements the beginners manual L2C BKK. The qualification accredits the candidates’ knowledge and understanding the fundamentals of using a computerised accounting system. It requires routine and non-routine transaction posting to ledgers using daybooks. It is desired that candidate has already gained or currently studying for manual book keeping qualification. The course is delivered over a 15 week period the course requires extensive hands on practice during sessions and beyond for exam success.

IAB Level 3 - Certificate in Book-Keeping
Candidates are provided with the opportunity to enhance their knowledge of basic accounting concepts acquired from the IAB Level 2 Certificate in Book-keeping. Processing accounting adjustments for the financial year end, Extended Trial Balance, preparing financial statements from Incomplete records for Sole Trader, Partnership form significant components of the course.

IAB Level 3 - Diploma Computerised Book Keeping
The course enhances candidates’ knowledge and understanding of the fundamental principles concerned in the use of computerised accounting system. The course covers setting up and processing business transactions for sole trader, partnership, limited company and for the voluntary sector. Further course will cover VAT, adjustments on accruals, pre-payments, depreciation, stock valuation, bad debt write off, setting up and movement of bad debt provision, bank recurring entries demonstrating fundamental accounting principles in preparing monthly management or year end financial reports.

IAB Level 3 Diploma - Accounting & Advanced Book Keeping
Candidates are provided with opportunity to develop their of accounting knowledge acquired from the IAB Level 3 Certificate in Book-keeping. The course consists of preparation of financial statements for partnerships, limited & public limited companies, manufacturing organisations. Further candidates will learn accounting for partnership dissolution, stock & share issues, analysis of business performance and processing adjustments to final accounts.


Online courses available to students who are not in a position to attend classes. You can study at your own pace at home and sit the examinations at a centre in your country or in the UK.