Academic requirements

Satisfactory completion of the equivalent of an Australian Year 12 or Certificate IV or higher conducted in English

Entry requirements as listed in the Training Package (prerequisite):

Completion of the FNSSS00014 Accounting Principles Skill Set;
OR

Completion of FNS40615 Certificate IV in Accounting or equivalent;
OR

·Completion of FNS40215 Certificate IV in Bookkeeping or equivalent.

Age requirements:

Be at least eighteen (18) year of age on enrolment date

Language, Literacy and Numeracy test (LLN)

Satisfactory LLN levels – at least Year 12 English and Maths

All students are required to undertake a language, literacy and numeracy (LLN) test mapped at ACSF level 5 conducted by Blue Lotus College (BLC).

Candidates undertaking this Diploma of Accounting course must possess sound Numeracy skills, since it requires them to do calculations, make reports and graphs.

Pre-training Review

All students will undertake pre-training review which aims to identify their training needs through questions on previous education or training, basic computing skills and interview conducted by BLC enrolment officer.

The interview also aims to identify possible RPL opportunities.

Through pre-training review students will demonstrate that they have necessary skills to successfully complete the Diploma of Accounting course.

English language requirements (International Students)

To enrol for our Diploma of Accounting in Melbourne, international students, applying either off-shore or on-shore, must satisfy one of the following requirements:

I. Either a minimum IELTS (General) test score of 5.5 or equivalent for direct entry into a VET course;

or, IELTS score of 5.0 or equivalent with and ELICOS course (up to 20 weeks) to be taken before the main VET course.

or, IELTS score of 4.5 or equivalent with an ELICOS course (up to 30 weeks) to be taken before the main VET course.

Results more than two years old are not acceptable.

OR

II. Evidence that they have studied in English for at least five years in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Republic of Ireland, South Africa, United Kingdom or United States.

OR

III. Evidence that, within two years of their application date, they have successfully completed in Australia a foundation course or a senior secondary certificate of education or a substantial part of a Certificate IV or higher level qualification, from the Australian Qualifications Framework.

OR

IV. Successful completion of Language, Literacy and Numeracy Test conducted by BLC.

Basic Computing Skills

Student are required to have basic computer skills including operating MS-word and doing research on internet since this Diploma of Accounting course will require student to make reports in MS word, Excel, power point presentation and operating accounting software, e.g. Xero or MYOB.

Materials and Equipment Required

Although Blue Lotus will provide access to computers/laptops with required resources during classroom hours to work on assignments and tasks for self-study, all learners are expected to bring a laptop with the Windows 7 operating system or higher. Students must have an active email address for communication and be contactable by phone (mobile or landline) and by mail (postal address).

All learners are expected to have access to MS office application such as Microsoft Word, an email platform such as Microsoft.