Learning through Lockdown — The AAT Professional Course at BSKC
During the COVID-19 slowdown, ten BSKC staff including the Director — HR and Compliance enrolled in the AAT Professional Course, using online study to strengthen their accounting knowledge.
The lockdown has been hard on everyone around the world. At Bedford Square, we have tried to find an opportunity in these difficult times. In view of the COVID situation which led to a considerable decrease in client work, 10 staff members including the Director — HR and Compliance have enrolled for the AAT Professional Course.
How are you benefiting from the AAT Professional Course?
The AAT Professional Course has provided us with strong theoretical knowledge and clarity on the various accounting terms and concepts that we come across in our day-to-day jobs. We are able to analyze and also relate to each and every transaction when we work on various accounting jobs and improve our knowledge on a hands-on basis.
Please share your thoughts and experiences at attending online classes. How are they different from live classroom sessions?
Studying online and attending classes virtually is indeed a new experience for us. The study material is quite exhaustive and the video lessons are interesting. We are able to study at our own pace and at a comfortable time, which is a lot easier considering that we have to combine this with our full-time day jobs. The online sessions are quite different in the sense that we can attend and revisit the study material as many times as necessary. This is really helpful. We can continue to look at a topic any number of times till we get a good grasp of the concepts.
How is the management of the company assisting you in this journey of learning?
While many organizations are being shut down and employees being laid off due to loss of clients and business, our management has provided us with an excellent opportunity to make use of the available free time at the workplace. We have been encouraged to spend time constructively at the workplace studying for AAT whenever no client jobs are assigned to us. An internal WhatsApp group among the students allows us to exchange information about our learnings, monitor our progress and more. Recently, the management also auctioned off some old computers to the students who could make use of them to study at home.