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Welcome – you’ve taken the first step towards your new career in the accounting and bookkeeping field! The future’s looking bright (check out our Industry insights below). First things first – let’s make sure you choose the right course. One thing they’ve all got in common? Monarch Institute courses are designed and delivered so you end up with real world knowledge and skills.

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Monarch Institute is one of very few registered training organisations (RTOs) to offer the Tax Practitioners Board approved courses required to become a registered BAS agent or a registered tax agent. We’re also included in a very select few accredited training providers listed by the world’s largest bookkeeping institute, the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers. In other words, they’re fit for what the industry is looking for.

Courses are delivered by skilled professionals, senior CPA and chartered accountants, registered BAS agents and bookkeepers. They have decades of combined experience across an extensive range of industries.

Study accounting or bookkeeping with us and you’ll get practical training that makes use of industry leading software. It’s all about making you job-ready from the moment you graduate.

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Accounting & Bookkeeping Course FAQs

How long does it take to become a qualified accountant or bookkeeper?

Our Diploma of Accounting can take anywhere between 6 and 24 months to complete. There is no minimum timeframe to complete the course, allowing highly motivated students to complete the course in as little as you like. Once you’re accepted into the course, you can start straight away – no waiting until the following semester.

Once you have successfuly completed a Diploma of Accounting you can register with the Institute of Public Accountants (IPA) (although registration is not compulsory) and start work as an accountant or bookkeeper.
What is the difficulty level of an accounting course?

A diploma level qualification under the Australian Qualifications Framework is designed to provide students with specialised knowledge and skills for skilled/paraprofessional work and/or further learning.

The Diploma of Accounting requires students to demonstrate a broad range of cognitive, technical and communication skills including the ability to:

– analyse information to complete a range of activities

– provide and transmit solutions to sometimes complex problems

– transmit information and skills to others

Read more about AQF levels and the AQF levels criteria here: https://www.aqf.edu.au/framework/aqf-levels
What is an accounting or bookkeeping course used for?
The Diploma of Accounting can be used for:
- Individuals wanting to or who are currently undertaking bookkeeping or accounting job roles in financial services and other industries requiring a diploma level qualification
- Individual wanting to be registered tax agents (it is an industry requirement to have, as a minimum, a Diploma of Accounting to register with the Tax Practitioners Board as a Tax agent)
- Individuals wanting to start their own bookkeeping or accounting business
- Individuals wanting to study the Advanced Diploma of Accounting or higher education
Should I study an accounting or bookkeeping course online?
Monarch’s online self-paced study model may work for you:
- if you want flexibility to learn at your own pace
- if you need more time to grasp new concepts
- if you want to move through the course at an accelerated pace
- if you want the option to study when and where it suits you
- if you are unable to attend face-to-face classes
- if you want access to supportive trainers (video calls, email, telephone, webinars)
- if you want access to peer support through a closed Facebook group, then
What accounting or bookkeeping course is best for me?

Our Certificate IV in Accounting and Bookkeeping is a great starting point for anyone looking to get into the accounting or bookkeeping industry.
What course pathways are best for becoming an accountant?

Our Diploma of Accounting is a great starting point for anyone looking to get into the accounting or bookkeeping industry.

Once you have a Diploma of Accounting you can register with the Institute of Public Accountants (IPA) (although registration is not compulsory) and start work as an accountant or bookkeeper.

If your goal is to become a Chartered Accountant, you can use your Diploma as a pathway into futher education to continue your study and progress along your career path.
Is accounting a quantitative course?

An accounting qualification is not a quantitative qualification, but it can lead to the same career options as a quantitative qualification.

If you study a quantitative qualification the focus is more mathematics-intensive, analytical, and evaluative than accounting, and delves into financial markets, portfolio and investment management theory, and security analysis and valuation. Whereas an accounting qualification includes financial reporting, budgeting and management reporting, financial performance information and taxation for individuals and legal entities.