Qualification Outline

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Advanced Diploma of Accounting

Advanced Diploma of Accounting

Qualification
National Code:
FNS60204
State Code:
C718
TGA Status:
Replaced
DTWD Status:
Replaced
National Endorsed, State Implementation and Classification
Field of Education
0811 - Banking, Finance And Related Fields
Original TGA Release Date
10/07/2004
Approved Date
12/08/2005
Stream of Study
Initial Vocational (3100 - 3600)
VET Act Classifier
C
Nominal Hours
330
Duration
1 Semester
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
10/07/2004
VET Act Conditions
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Releases
Release Version Release Date TGA Status DTWD Status
1.00 10/07/2004 Current Approved
Description
Schedule
Packaging Rules
To attain a Advanced Diploma of Accounting seventeen (17) units must be achieved.
Four (4) industry core units (see under notes), PLUS
five (5) prerequisite units common to the Diploma of Accounting, PLUS
one (1) sectoral core unit, PLUS
seven (7) elective units.
1.

INDUSTRY CORE UNITS:
** Learners to complete the four (4) industry core units listed below:

**Several of the core units listed below are common to Certificate III, Certificate IV and Diploma qualifications from the Financial Services Training Package. Those who have previously gained a Certificate III, Certificate IV or Diploma will have had all or some of these units assessed. If these core units have not been previously assessed they will need to be demonstrated prior to awarding of an Advanced Diploma qualification.

State Code National Code Title Hours Type
C9746 FNSICGEN304B Apply health and safety practices in the workplace 5 Unit of competency
C9758 FNSICIND401B Apply principles of professional practice to work in the financial services industry 20 Unit of competency
C9743 FNSICGEN301B Communicate in the workplace 35 Unit of competency
C9744 FNSICGEN302B Use technology in the workplace 60 Unit of competency
2.

PRE-REQUISITE UNITS: (Sectoral Core Units)
**Learners to complete the five (5) prerequisite units common to the Diploma of Accounting listed below:

**Competency in the following core sectoral units from the Diploma of Accounting must be demonstrated prior to awarding of this qualification.

State Code National Code Title Hours Type
C9606 FNSACCT506B Implement and maintain internal control procedures 20 Unit of competency
C9603 FNSACCT503B Manage budgets and forecasts 50 Unit of competency
C9604 FNSACCT504B Prepare financial reports for a reporting entity 70 Unit of competency
C9602 FNSACCT502B Prepare income tax returns 70 Unit of competency
C9607 FNSACCT507B Provide management accounting information 60 Unit of competency
3.

SECTORAL CORE UNIT:
Learners to complete the one (1) sectoral unit listed below:

State Code National Code Title Hours Type
C9611 FNSACCT604B Monitor corporate governance activities 60 Unit of competency
4.

ELECTIVE UNITS:
Learners to complete at least seven (7) elective units. The elective units may be selected as follows:
All seven (7) units may be selected from the Financial Services Training Package at the Advanced Diploma level.
Of the seven (7) elective units, at least four (4) must be chosen from the list of accounting units below.
Of the seven (7) units, up to three (3) units at the Diploma level or above may be selected from this Training Package or other endorsed Training Packages.
The choice of electives should be appropriate to the level of integrity of the qualification and to the workplace outcomes it is designed to meet.
**The units listed below are suggested as electives.
**See Levels Chart for full list of units available in the Financial Services Training Package.

**NOTE: The following unit may be included in this qualification:
BSBADM404B Develop and use complex spreadsheets

State Code National Code Title Hours Type
C9609 FNSACCT602B Audit and report on financial systems and records 40 Unit of competency
C9613 FNSACCT606B Conduct internal audit 40 Unit of competency
C9919 FNSRISK602B Determine and manage risk exposure strategies 50 Unit of competency
C9617 FNSACCT610B Develop and implement financial strategies 60 Unit of competency
C9787 FNSICORG609B Develop and manage financial systems 60 Unit of competency
C3671 BSBADM404A Develop and use complex spreadsheets 30 Unit of competency
C9614 FNSACCT607B Evaluate business performance 40 Unit of competency
C9616 FNSACCT609B Evaluate financial risk 80 Unit of competency
C9615 FNSACCT608B Evaluate organisation's financial performance 50 Unit of competency
C9618 FNSACCT611B Implement an insolvency program 80 Unit of competency
C9612 FNSACCT605B Implement organisational improvement programs 40 Unit of competency
C9619 FNSACCT612B Implement reconstruction plan 80 Unit of competency
C9610 FNSACCT603B Implement tax plans and evaluate tax compliance 60 Unit of competency
C9620 FNSACCT613B Prepare and analyse management accounting information 60 Unit of competency
C9621 FNSACCT614B Prepare complex corporate financial reports 60 Unit of competency
C9608 FNSACCT601B Prepare complex tax returns and lodgements 80 Unit of competency
Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
C540 FNB60202 Advanced Diploma of Accounting Qualification
Replaced By
State Code National Code Title Type
S735 FNS60210 Advanced Diploma of Accounting Qualification
VET Info Notes
This training program is a representation of the qualification code FNS60204 taken from the Financial Services Training Package FNS04 which should be consulted for full description of requirements. FNS04 is endorsed until 31/10/2007.

1. This qualification is the copyright of The Australian National Training Authority.

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 Central TAFE on 18/05/2005.

NOTE: Industry core and pre-requisite units should have been completed as part of Certificate III in Financial Services (Accounts Clerical) or the Certificate IV in Financial Services (Accounting) or the Diploma of Accounting. The nominal hours for these units are not included in the 330 hours for this qualification.
Entry Requirements
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Traineeships and Apprenticeships
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