FNS50222 Diploma of Accounting

For International and Local Students:

Academic requirements

Prospective BLC international students are required to demonstrate their capacity to complete the course successfully.
International students applying for this qualification either off-shore or on-shore will need satisfactory completion of the equivalent of Australian Year 12 or equivalent.
And
Prior to commencing this qualification an individual must have completed the following units of competency (or equivalent).

FNSACC321 Process financial transactions and extract interim reports ;

FNSACC322 Administer subsidiary accounts and ledgers;

FNSACC418 Work effectively in the accounting and bookkeeping industry;

FNSACC421 Prepare financial reports (this unit is the equivalent version of BSBFIA401 Prepare financial reports).

These competencies may have been achieved through completion of the following (or their equivalent):

FNSSS00014 Accounting Principles Skill Set;
OR

FNS40222 Certificate IV in Accounting and Bookkeeping;

Age requirements:

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

Language, Literacy and Numeracy test (LLN)

Candidates undertaking this course must possess sound Numeracy skills since they will be required to do calculations, make profit and loss statements, and prepare budget.If learners do not meet English and LLN requirements, learners will be asked to take further Language, literacy and numeracy training e.g. English Language Intensive Course for Overseas Learners ELICOS) programs with BLC.

Pre-training Review

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

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

English language requirements

To enrol into this course with BLC, international students, applying either off-shore or onshore, must satisfy one of the following requirements:

I. Either a minimum IELTS 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 10 weeks) to be taken before the main VET course.
or, IELTS score of 4.5 or equivalent with an ELICOS course (up to 20 weeks) to be taken before the main VET course.
Results more than two years 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 course from Australian Qualifications Framework at the Certificate IV or higher level, while they held a student visa.

OR

IV. For students from Assessment Levels 1 and 2 only, successful completion of BLC’s Language and Numeracy Test conducted by BLC.

Please note that BLC will also accept equivalent test results from the following specified
English Language Tests- TOEFL iBT, PTE Academic, Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE)
and TOEFL PBT.

Test evidence table:
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The test must have been taken no more than two years before students’ apply for BLC course.

Basic Computing Skills

Student are required to have basic computer skills including operating MS-office. Learners who do not possess basic computing skills will be provided with digital support by BLC IT support officers.

Materials and Equipment Required

Although Blue Lotus College will provide access to computers/laptops with required resources during classroom hours however to work on assignments and tasks for selfstudy, 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 applications such as Microsoft Word, an email platform such as microsoft.