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Overview

This course introduces candidates to accounting concepts and principles and promotes their application in a range of accounting situations. The full Advanced GCE course provides an excellent foundation for the further study of accountancy at pre-professional and professional levels.

Benefits to you and your learners of teaching this qualification

• The revised four unit specifications are based on a consultation exercise involving QCA, senior OCR Accounting examiners and existing centres.
• The revised four unit specifications continue to benefit candidates in respect of a reduced assessment burden i.e. six to four units of assessment.
• Course content has been further revised and updated where necessary.
• Weightings across the units now better reflect their relative demands and the volume of content.
• Simple, straightforward assessment, with no coursework
• AS level provides an introduction to the concepts and principles that underlie accounting theory and practice and enables candidates to develop these concepts and principles within a wide range of applications. At A level, candidates apply the concepts and principles introduced at AS level to the preparation and understanding of company and management accounts.

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