Business and finance courses. Keep the books straight.
Lift College's business and finance short courses teach the office and money skills every small business runs on, starting with Bookkeeping Basics: 6 hours covering HMRC record keeping, double entry, VAT, the bank and bookkeeping software. Each course costs £19.99, pay once, and your CPD certificate issued by Lift College is ready the same day you pass.
Pick the course your role needs.
Why this training matters
Every business in the UK has to keep records of what it earns and spends, and HMRC can ask to see them. These courses are written for the people who actually do that work: sole traders, small business owners and the office staff who look after the books, invoices and payroll alongside everything else. Each one takes a single job and explains it in plain words with worked examples, so you can apply it the same day. Start with Bookkeeping Basics if you keep any records at all. When you want the full method with a named UK tutor, the Level 2 Bookkeeping Course, a Lift College certificate course, takes the same ground much further.
Every course ends with a CPD certificate your employer can check.
Your certificate records your name, the course, the hours of learning, the date you completed and a recommended refresh date. Each one has a unique number and a verification link, so anyone can confirm it in seconds.
- One price, £19.99. One payment, one learner, no subscription.
- Short modules with a knowledge check after each one and a final test. Instant results.
- 80% to pass, with unlimited free retakes.
- A CPD certificate issued by Lift College as a PDF the same day you pass, with a unique number and a verification link.
- Access for as long as Lift College offers the course, and never less than 3 years from the day you buy.
- A free refresher when your recommended refresh date arrives. Changed your mind? Ask within 14 days of paying and we refund you in full.
CPD certificate
liftcollege.co.uk/verify/LC-CPD-000000Questions about business and finance
Is Bookkeeping Basics enough to do my own books?
For a simple sole trader or small limited company, yes: it covers the records to keep, double entry, VAT, the bank and software. If you want to keep books for other people or apply for bookkeeping jobs, take the Level 2 Bookkeeping Course.
Do these courses lead to a qualification?
No. They are CPD short courses with a certificate issued by Lift College. The Level 2 Bookkeeping Course, listed under Qualifications, is a Lift College certificate course with tutor-marked assignments and a certificate of achievement issued by Lift College. It is not a regulated qualification either.
Buying for a team?
Open a free organisation account: every course £16.99, pay by card or invoice with your PO, and see every learner's progress and certificate in one place.