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National Payroll Certificate 3: Essential Additions to Payroll Basics

To enrol on the National Payroll Certificates you need to book to attend the learning day, revision day and exam centre via the training courses section of the website. Click here to book.

Who is this course aimed at?

Staff with some payroll experience looking to further their knowledge, or delegates of the introduction to PAYE and NICs and introduction to statutory payments courses who wish to complete their core skills.

What will I learn?

This course is ideal for those wishing to understand the interaction between payroll and other internal and external bodies and deductions that can be taken from pay in addition to PAYE and NICs. For delegates with knowledge of PAYE/NICs and statutory payments, it completes the core basic knowledge requirements of the payroll office.

Course content

  • Basic payroll obligations
    • Structure of a payroll department
    • Position of the function within organisation
    • Clients of payroll
    • Types of payroll systems
    • Main obligations
  • Payroll function
    • Positive and negative payrolls
    • The payroll cycle
    • Reports
    • Determining employment status
    • Administration of voluntary deduction
  • Pensions overview
    • Types of pensions
    • Impact pensions has on payroll
    • Pensionable pay
    • Overview pension reform
  • Student loans
    • Repayment methods
    • Commencement of deductions
    • Exact/table method of calculation
    • Under/over deduction of student loans
    • Ceasing deductions
  • Attachment of Earnings Order
    • Various types of court orders
    • Protected/attachable earnings
    • Operation of priority/non-priority orders
    • Restriction to number of court orders processed
    • Priority and process of several orders
  • Jury service
    • Certificate of loss of earnings
    • Consequence to payroll and employee
    • Procedures
    • Effect on voluntary deductions
  • Remittances and end of year obligations
    • Reconciliations
    • Payment rules and deadlines
    • Year end returns
    • Penalties and late submissions

Course aims

On completion delegates should be able to:

  • Understand a broad range of payroll obligations and responsibilities
  • Reconcile monthly and annual returns
  • Process and file returns accurately within defined timelines
  • Apply current legislation to the payroll function
  • Calculate and record a variety of payroll requirements

Delivery

This qualification is delivered via classroom learning by our highly experienced qualified tutors, with a step by step approach in an easy to follow manner. During the day practical exercises will be completed with assistance being given where needed.

Each student will have to attend a learning day, revision day and successfully complete a 1.5 hour exam to qualify. The exam can be taken in the morning, midday or afternoon, please state your preference when booking.

This certificate if taken in conjunction with certificates KPA units one and two, where successfully completed, will give students a Kaplan Professional Awards Level Three Certificate in Payroll Systems.

What others say about this course…

I had a really enjoyable and informative day. I came away with a much clearer view of deductions and how to process them. I found the year end section especially useful as this year will be my first one and I now feel much more confident!

Kelly Grant, DI UK Ltd

Informative and enjoyable, feel more prepared for my new role within payroll.

Karen Ryalls

The course was fantastic, and really well presented.

Amy Hennessy, Mars Petcare Uk Ltd

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