Individuals with functional bookkeeping skills or those who have finished a basic accounting or bookkeeping course will be prepared to become nationally Certified Bookkeepers, as recognized by the American Institute of Professional Bookkeepers (AIPB). Participants will apply a hands-on approach using the Intuit QuickBooks Online accounting application to evidence understanding. Course instruction will focus on preparing learners to master adjusting entries, accounting errors, payroll, depreciation, inventory, internal controls, and fraud prevention. Students who complete this course should be able to demonstrate bookkeeping expertise and be prepared to pass the AIPB Certified Bookkeepers certification exam.
Noncredit
Credential As You Go has acquired three phases of funding to date. Lumina Foundation funded Phase I, resulting in the Incremental Credential Framework for testing. The Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education funds Phase II (Grant R305T210063), which focuses on rapid prototyping of and research on incremental credentials with a national campaign. An anonymous private donor fund at the Program on Skills, Credentials & Workforce Policy at George Washington University funds the development of the prototype Learn and Work Ecosystem Library. Walmart funds Phase III, which focuses on systems change for expansion and sustainability of incremental credentials. The opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not represent views of Lumina Foundation, Institute of Education Sciences, the U.S. Department of Education, Walmart, or George Washington University.
