Diploma in Sage Instant Payroll

Course Details

Every company needs to run a payroll and understand PAYE and National Insurance. In the UK Sage instant payroll is the preferred payroll software used by businesses, from start-ups to household names.

This course will teach you how to process employees' wages and personal records, holiday pay, tax records and year end, and do it all electronically without needing to understand the complexities of payroll legislation. With the Sage instant payroll course you'll be able to apply for jobs as a Payroll clerk and could earn up to £24,000* per annum. 

Qualifications

By taking the Sage instant payroll course you will achieve the Institute of Certified Book-keepers Diploma in Computerised Payroll. The ICB is a well recognised body, the largest Book-keeping association in the world with over 150,000 members.

This course will add value to your CV by demonstrating your understanding of the Sage instant payroll package, whilst maximising your personal development, and helping you find your dream job, by showing a potential employer your commitment to the job and knowledge of Sage.

Alternatively, if you are setting up your own business, or currently run your own business, this course will give you the knowledge and skills required to deal with the financial requirements using a computerised system.

Tutors

We recognise that expert support and guidance is vital in helping students succeed, and your Home Learning College Tutor is critical to the delivery of this service excellence. When you enrol you are assigned a personal Tutor, an expert in their subject area and trained to support and coach you throughout the duration of your studies.

Tutors are recruited, employed and trained by Home Learning College, ensuring that students have access to the best quality support and tuition available. You will have unlimited access to your personal Tutor via phone, post or online. From the day you enrol, we are committed to seeing you through to the successful completion of your course and beyond.

Virtual Learning Community

Students enrolling with Home Learning College will also benefit from unlimited access to our unique Virtual Learning Community, a secure online environment designed to enhance your learning experience.

Here you will be able to:

• Meet and chat with 30,000 other students
• Set up your own student profile
• Participate in online discussion boards
• Interact with your Tutor
• Access a library of user generated content relating to your course
• Submit coursework
• Access additional learning tools and content
• Watch videocasts and online tutorials
• Access anywhere and anytime

Home Learning College is the only vocational home study provider within the UK to offer students an interactive online community.

Access to our Virtual Learning Community means that you'll have all the flexibility and benefits of studying from home whilst ensuring that you are never actually studying alone.

** Please note that some aspects of the Virtual Learning Community are not yet available.

Study Plan

• Salary payments
• Employee records
• Income Tax
• National Insurance
• Statutory Sick and Maternity Pay
• Pensions
• Payslips
• Statutory forms including P14/60, P11, P32 and P35

At the end of each chapter of the Sage instant payroll course you may complete an optional assignment and submit this to your tutor.

Study Details

Most students can complete the Sage instant payroll course within approximately 115 hours of study.

Note: The minimun computer hardware requirements for this course are;

• 400MHz or faster processor
• 128MB RAM or higher
• 200MB of available hard disk space for installation
• DVD-ROM drive
• 800x600 or higher resolution screen with 16-bit high colour
• Your operating system must be at least Windows 2000(SP4), WindowsXP(SP2), Windows 2003 or Windows Vista.

Sample Course Material

Our Sage instant payroll training course material is written by experts. For an example of our course material click on the link below:

• Sage instant payroll.pdf

Careers

With this course you'll be able to apply for jobs as a Payroll clerk and could earn £18,000 - £30,000* per annum.

*Source: Robert Walters - UK Salary Survey 2006