Sage - Groupon

michaeld17

Good evening all,

I have recently lost my job working in customer services and I am in search of a new one however the job market isn't treating me too well at the moment. I have experience in Administration/Order Administration, Customer Service (mainly over the phone) and Sales. However I'm finding it difficult to stand out from others only being 19.

I have noticed a lot of payroll and accounts assistant roles online and have taken a look into learning about Sage as something to put on my CV and the idea of payroll does interest me as a career change. I came across an offer on Groupon which includes Sage 50 Accounts, Sage Instant Accounts and Sage Bookeeping Stage 1 and 2. The offer is with LearnDirect and looking at their website the exams are purchased seperate from the courses.

The course is £59 from Groupon but my main interest would be the qualification which comes afterwards. The Sage 50 Accounts exam is available to purchase from the Sage Website for £55+VAT and the other exams are £66 each. With the courses from Groupon it says "You'll also get a learndirect statement of completion when you finish the course."

My main query is would the statement of completion be sufficient if I put it on my CV for an employer to consider myself or would I need to exams for them to take me seriously???

Many thanks.

AP007

A Sage course for a role in accounts? I'd say no as not every company uses Sage and unless you have used it in an accounts role it wont be really of any use.

At the age of 19 you are best looking for a junior accounts role and as you are under 25 once you have one you can study AAT for free and that's worth more than learning how to maybe use SAGE

mountainofdebt

tbh I did one of this distance learning courses many moons ago and it was a complete waste of money....what happens for example if you don't understand something.

Personally I think these sort of things are better learnt in a classroom environment....have you looked at local colleges to see if they offer courses in Sage? As you're unemployed you may even find they're free for you.

Laurajo_2

A sage course if you don't have knowledge of double entry bookkeeping is about as much us as boobs to a bull.

If you have no bookkeeping experience, it is unlikely that you'll be considered on the basis of a sage course - it's just how to use a particular piece of commonly used bookkeeping software.

I would look at doing a basic bookkeeping course or AAT where you can get funding....write to local firms of accountants expressing an interest in learning. This is how my firm recruit most of our juniors - we don't actually advertise, as we get enough people enquiring usually.

AP007

Laurajo wrote: »

I would look at doing a basic bookkeeping course or AAT where you can get funding....write to local firms of accountants expressing an interest in learning. This is how my firm recruit most of our juniors - we don't actually advertise, as we get enough people enquiring usually.

I think the OP wants to look at all industries, not just accountants, as all industries all employ accounts people.

michaeld17

Thanks for all the help, accountancy and finance is a bit of a new area for me and I have applied for trainee and junior jobs in accountancy firms with little success.

The idea of the course sounds like it's gone down like a lead balloon which I definitely appreciate as being unemployed I need to save money where I can. I will definitely look into the prospects of joining a firm as an AAT exam looks like the best way forward.

mountainofdebt

michaeld17 wrote: »

Thanks for all the help, accountancy and finance is a bit of a new area for me and I have applied for trainee and junior jobs in accountancy firms with little success.

The idea of the course sounds like it's gone down like a lead balloon which I definitely appreciate as being unemployed I need to save money where I can. I will definitely look into the prospects of joining a firm as an AAT exam looks like the best way forward.

As I said, its not the course I wouldn't recommend, its the method of doing it that I wouldn't agree with.

AP007

michaeld17 wrote: »

Thanks for all the help, accountancy and finance is a bit of a new area for me and I have applied for trainee and junior jobs in accountancy firms with little success.

The idea of the course sounds like it's gone down like a lead balloon which I definitely appreciate as being unemployed I need to save money where I can. I will definitely look into the prospects of joining a firm as an AAT exam looks like the best way forward.

Look at commerce and industry