Sage Certification is based on the Sage 50 Accounts (formerly Sage Line 50) software and consists of an online exam for each level of certification, delivered over the Internet, straight to your PC.
Each examination consists of program simulations, "drag and drop" exercises and multiple-choice questions. For added convenience, you can choose to sit the exams whenever you feel ready to take them. A Sage Certified Pass is valid for two years.
Important points regarding what course content relates to each exam
- Stage 1 exam covers course content from the Getting started (1 day course) and Stage 1 (2 day course) classroom courses
- Stage 2 exam covers course content from Stage 2 (2 day course) classroom course
- Stage 3 exam covers course content from Stage 3 (2 day course) classroom course
- Anyone who feels ready can take these online exams
Choose this exam if you want to stand out from the crowd and show the world you know how to use Sage 50 Accounts. |
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If you're a Sage 50 Accounts user, Sage Certification provides:
- Proof that you are a competent Sage user
- Credibility for potential employers
- Career advancement
- Increased earning potential
- Competitive advantage – it sets you apart in the job market
If you're an employer looking for training for your people, Sage Certification helps you:
- Increase employee competency
- Increase productivity
- Increase employee morale
- Simplify employee selection / hiring process
- Identify individual skills
Sage 50 Accounts Stage 1 certification topics
- Nominal Accounts: Creation and maintenance of nominal codes and budgets
- Customer Accounts: Setting up customer records
- Supplier Accounts: Setting supplier records
- Opening Balances: Preparation, planning and posting of Opening Balances
- Password security: Passwords and access rights
- Journals: Journals, settings, reversing and skeleton journals
- Bank Transactions: Bank, cash and credit card transactions, calc net, defaults and transfers
- Invoices: Post invoices, credit notes and view nominal activity
- Customer Receipts: Post receipts and process disputed items
- Supplier Payments: Post payments, credit note matching and payments on account
- Error Correction: Error correction process and refunds
Sage 50 Accounts Stage 2 certification topics
- Bank reconciliation :Reconcile bank transactions with statements
- Use the search facility : Apply search criteria, understand results, multiple searches and wild cards
- Credit control reports both current and retrospective : Aged outstanding invoices, aging frequency on outstanding invoices, reports and retrospective reports
- Customer statements and overdue letters :Understand the different types of customer documentation
- Place customer and supplier invoices in dispute : Flag invoices in dispute and understand reasons why
- Write off customer accounts and account for the VAT element: Writing off customer/supplier transaction and adjustment of VAT
- Enter and process recurring entries : Setup and process Standing orders and repeat transactions
- Fixed asset register : Setup and post depreciation and disposing of an asset
- Prepayments and Accruals : Setup and process prepayments and accruals
- Create multiple Charts of Accounts : Understand the different formats used for Profit and Loss and Balance Sheets
- Management Reporting : Produce Profit and Loss, Balance Sheet, Budget reports, departmental reports and transfer basic information to Microsoft Excel and Word
- Statutory Reporting: Perform a VAT Return, Run the Year End
Sage 50 Accounts Stage 3 certification topics
- Stock: Plan your stock system
- Products: Create product records
- Opening Balances: Enter opening balances for stock levels
- Purchase Order Processing: Create and process purchase orders
- Sales Order Processing: Create and process sales orders
- Stock Taking: Perform a stock take and make any necessary adjustments
- Period End For Stock: Perform a stock period end and year end
- Delivery Addresses: Create multiple delivery addresses
- Bill Of Materials: Setup a product assembly
- Discounting: Be aware of the pricing and discount structures available
- Product Invoices and Credits: Create product invoices and credit notes
- Quotations: Create quotes and proformas
- Recurring Entries: Setup recurring invoices and orders
- Foreign Currency: Setup and use the foreign trader
Sage 50 Accounts training options
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