The National Certificate: Bookkeeping (previously referred to as the ICB Financial Accounting: Foundation Level) is the first of 4 qualifications when working your way up to the National Diploma: Financial Accounting (previously referred to as the ICB Financial Accounting: Advanced Level). It provides you with the skills to complete all the functions of an Accounts Clerk, Debtors Clerk, Creditors Clerk and Payroll Clerk and is an integral member of the accounts department in any organisation. The programme includes a study of business communication and numeracy, basic bookkeeping to trial balance, basic conditions of employment, SARS registrations and submissions, payroll bookkeeping and computerised accounting. Whether you choose to use this qualification as a stepping stone to the next qualification or to use it to gain employment straight away, you will be equipped with valuable knowledge and skills.