Business Studies Department

The Department comprises of Accounting & Secretarial Sections with an auxiliary unit of Pre-Commerce in Banjul Annexe.

The department's mandate is to provide academic and professional training in the areas of Accounting, Management and Secretarial to qualified students from High School and workers in employment.

Various Programmes and Activities

1. AAT
   • Financial Accounting Foundation (AAT Foundation)
     Subjects:
     Health and Safety
     Financial Accounting
     Payroll Accounting
     Working with Information Technology (Sage Package)
     Business Communication
     Management
   • Financial Accounting Intermediate (AAT Intermediate)
     Subjects:
     Financial Accounting
     Statistics
     Business Communication
     Costing II
     Costing I
     Information Technology and Spreadsheet
   • Financial Accounting Advanced (AAT Technician)
     Subjects:
     Drafting Financial Statement
     Management of Cost and Enhancement of Value (MCV)
     Planning and Allocation of Resources (PAR)
     Cash Management and Credit Control
     Evaluating Proposed Activities
     Managing Accounting Systems
     Implementing Audit Procedures
     Project Activity Guidance
   • Associating of Certified Chartered Accountant (ACCA)
     1. ACCA FOUNDATION STAGE:

        Module A:

        1. Accounting Framework
        2. Legal Framework

        Module B:

        1. Management Information
        2. Organisational Framework

     2. ACCA CETIFICATION STAGE

        Module C:

        1. Information Analysis
        2. Audit Framework

        Module D:

        1. Tax Framework
        2. Management Finance

2. ABE
   1. Business Management Foundation (ABE Certificate)

      Subjects:
      Management
      Quantitative Methods
      Business Communication
      Accounting
      Economics
      Spreadsheet 

   2.  Business Management Intermediate (ABE Diploma I)

      Subjects:
      Management (Organisational behaviour)
      Accounting
      Business Communication
      Economics
      Spreadsheet 

   3.  Business Management Advanced (ABE Diploma II)

      Subjects:
      Human Resource Management
      Quantitative Methods
      Managerial Accounting
      Business Law
      Marketing

3. Secretarial Section
   1. Basic Business Studies - General (Pre Commerce)

      Subjects:
      English
      Book-Keeping
      Business Maths
      Office Procedures
      Business French
      Typing 

4. Basic Business Studies - Secretarial I

   Subjects:
   Business Communication
   Typing Level 1
   Shorthand
   Office Procedures 1
   Book-Keeping 1
   Business French 1
   Word Processing 1
   Business Studies 1 

5.  Secretarial - Secretarial II

   Subjects:
   Business Communication 2
   Typing Intermediate
   Shorthand Manuscript
   Secretarial Duties
   Spreadsheet
   Business French
   Business Studies
   Word Processing

 Mode of Study: 

1.  Full Time - 8am - 3pm 
2.  Afternoon - 3pm - 7pm 
3.  Day Release - 2/3 days from 8am - 3pm 

Cost and Duration of Various Courses 

COURSE	COST (D)	DURATION
AAT Foundation	D3,800.00	9 months (Sept-June)
AAT Intermediate	4,000.00	9 months (Sept-June)
AAT Technician	4,000.00	9 months (Sept-June)
ABE Certificate	3,600.00	9 months (Sept-June)
ABE Diploma I	3,600.00	9 months (Sept-June)
ABE Diploma II	4,000.00	9 months (Sept-June)

 

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