Qualification Outline

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Certificate III in Accounts Administration

Certificate III in Accounts Administration

Qualification
National Code:
FNS30310
State Code:
S695
TGA Status:
Replaced
DTWD Status:
Replaced
National Endorsed, State Implementation and Classification
Field of Education
0801 - Accounting
Original TGA Release Date
24/11/2010
Approved Date
30/05/2011
Stream of Study
Initial Vocational (3100 - 3600)
VET Act Classifier
B
Nominal Hours
425
Duration
1 Semester
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
24/11/2010
VET Act Conditions
Releases
Release Version Release Date TGA Status DTWD Status
1.00 24/11/2010 Current Approved
Description

This qualification reflects the job roles of employees with functions that could include:

filing, checking and processing financial data entry and processing accounts payable/accounts receivable
providing customer service in financial transactions
assisting in processing payroll
front line cashiering and bank account maintenance
assisting with entering transaction data to ledgers and maintaining a general ledger
processing purchases and sales including EFT/e-business
producing GST reports

Schedule
Packaging Rules
11 units must be achieved:
7 core units plus;
4 elective units

- all elective units of competency may be selected from the elective bank
- a maximum of 3 electives may be selected from units aligned to other Certificate III qualifications in the FNS10 Financial Services Training Package
- a maximum of 2 electives may be selected from units aligned to Certificate IV qualifications in the FNS10 Financial Services Training Package or another endorsed Training Package or accredited course.

Elective units must be relevant to the work outcome, local industry requirements and the qualification level.

Units selected from other Training Packages or accredited courses must not duplicate units selected from or available within the FNS10 Financial Services or BSB07 Business Services Training Packages.
1. Core Units

Eleven core units to be completed.

State Code National Code Title Hours Type
D4031 FNSACC302A Administer subsidiary accounts and ledgers 40 Unit of competency
D0890 BSBOHS303B Contribute to OHS hazard identification and risk assessment 30 Unit of competency
D4032 FNSACC303A Perform financial calculations 30 Unit of competency
D4030 FNSACC301A Process financial transactions and extract interim reports 60 Unit of competency
D1027 BSBWOR204A Use business technology 30 Unit of competency
D4167 FNSINC301A Work effectively in the financial services industry 45 Unit of competency
D1055 BSBWRT301A Write simple documents 30 Unit of competency
2. Elective Units

Four elective units to be completed.

The following outlines ONE example of a training program for this qualification.
Please refer to the Training Package for the full details of available options.

State Code National Code Title Hours Type
D4168 FNSINC401A Apply principles of professional practice to work in the financial services industry 20 Unit of competency
D0652 BSBCUS301A Deliver and monitor a service to customers 40 Unit of competency
D0701 BSBFIA301A Maintain financial records 60 Unit of competency
D0702 BSBFIA302A Process payroll 30 Unit of competency
Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
C694 FNS30304 Certificate III in Financial Services (Accounts Clerical) Qualification
Replaced By
State Code National Code Title Type
D703 FNS30311 Certificate III in Accounts Administration Qualification
VET Info Notes
This training program is a representation of the qualification code FNS30310 taken from the Financial Services Training Package FNS10 which should be consulted for a full description of requirements.

1. This qualification is the copyright of Department of Employment, Education and Workplace Relations.

2. Further information on this qualification is contained in the training Package available from Australian Training Products Ltd., Tel: (03) 9630 9836.

3. This qualification was entered on to STARS by Training Curriculum Services on 30/5/2011.
Entry Requirements

Not applicable.

Traineeships and Apprenticeships
(TR10910) ACCOUNTS ADMINISTRATION (LEVEL 3) Traineeship