FNS50222 Diploma of Accounting

• Finance Sector Manager
• Assistant Accountant 
• Senior Payroll Officer

Victorian Institute of Education has the following entry requirements. International students must:

• Be at least 17 years of age and have completed Year 12 or equivalent.
• Participate in a course entry interview to determine suitability for the course and student needs.
• Have an IELTS* score of 5.5 (test results must be no more than 2 years old). English language competence can also be demonstrated through documented evidence of any of the following:
  1. Educated for 5 years in an English-speaking country; or
  2. Successful completion of an English Placement Test

*Note that other English language tests such as PTE and TOEFL can be accepted. Students are required to provide their results so that it can be confirmed they are equivalent to IELTS 5.5.

The qualification is delivered over 52 weeks comprising of:

• Four (4) terms of 10 weeks each (40 weeks total).
• Holiday breaks amounting to 12 weeks (as specified in the timetable)
• Students are required to attend 13.5 hours of classroom training per week and complete structured self-study of 6.5 hours per week.

Homework is expected to be approximately 5 hours a week.

This program is delivered in the classroom and through structured self-study.

Potential employment options are entry level accounting roles across a range of industries.

Students who complete this course may wish to continue their education into FNS60222 Advanced Diploma of Accounting or into a range of other Diploma level qualifications.

Students may apply for recognition of existing qualifications or skills, knowledge, and experience (credit transfer or recognition of prior learning). The granting of course credit may affect course fees, as well as the duration of the course.

This process is outlined in Victorian Institute of Education Student Enrolment and Completion Policy and Associated Procedures and Training and Assessment Policy & Associated Procedures.