Financial Studies - Level 3 Diploma

If you're interested in a career within professional services, this course will equip you with the knowledge and skills needed to successfully progress into employment in areas such as accounting, finance and banking.

The study programme comprises:

• Accounting - Level 3 Diploma (Accredited by AAT)
• Financial Studies - Level 3 Certificate (Accredited by IFS)
• Accounting Skills to Run Your Business - Award (Accredited by AAT)

Topics covered can include:

• Advanced bookkeeping
• Final accounts preparation
• Management accounting - costing
• Indirect tax
• Spreadsheets for accounting
• Ethics for accountants

• Four GCSEs at grade 4 or above, including English Language and Maths

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

Each of the individual qualifications are assessed through external exams. The methods of teaching are supported by ongoing formative feedback, mock exams and self-study which will enable you to achieve full certification. There will be a compulsory work placement element to gain experience and gain successful completion of this qualification.

Aged 16-18

If you will be aged 16, 17 or 18 on 31st August prior to the start date of your course and you have the legal right to remain in the UK for the duration of your programme then your study with us will be free. Please see here for the documents you will need to show us.

Some courses will have other associated costs, such as for specialist materials and trips. Many of our students are eligible for financial support, see here for details.

On completion of this course, progression to a Level 4 course will provide you with a broader knowledge of the industry. You can also progress directly into employment in one of the professional services areas.

Mark Dunne joined CCCG in November 2019 where he was teaching all levels of AAT Accounting at CONEL and CANDI. He is now a permanent, valued member of staff at CANDI in Finsbury Park where he specialises in Financial & Management Accounting teaching. Mark's academic achievements include a Bachelor of Arts (HONS) in Business and Finance from the University of Wales, a Post Graduate Certificate in Education from the University of Greenwich and a Master’s in Education from the University of Nottingham. He is a part-qualified Association of Chartered Certified Accountant and a member of the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investment.

Mark has been teaching for more than 30 years but has also amassed a range of work experience in the financial services and accounting sectors. This included six years working for a high street bank, two years working as a Mortgage Consultant and six years as Finance Director of his own business- Kantep Limited.  This was an animation business working with higher education professionals to produce animations of scientific work which was multi-national with mainly European customers and technical employees who were based in the Far East.  

Mark has travelled the world and has worked in a top university in Thailand for six years as a tutor of improving skills for graduates to attain top-level positions in multi-national companies, he has worked in New York for a charity for a year and has also worked for one of the top global law firms in Paris for a year.

The teachers listed may change, these shown are an example of the teachers who teach on these programmes.