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We are providing fully accredited courses at our premises in Aucklandpark, or onsite training, installations and support at

your premises.

Comments from satisfied clients:

Mr Ashley Lobb, CA(SA) Mayo Dairy,

Pastel Processing delegate 18-19 April 2011

Very well looked after.

Very energetic and friendly trainer.

Very detailed.....visual aids brilliant.

She made me feel extremely comfortable.

The trainer took my needs and situation into account and provided me with relevant, easy to follow lessons. She knew my needs and focused on important sections. I am extremely happy with the course.

Thandi Mashad, Patrol Watch Service, Partner Intermediate delegate, 9-12 January 2012

The trainer was friendly and all her family were very

good to me. I used their home, shared the bathroom,

sitting all together at the dinner table, the list is

endless. I really enjoyed myself and the course.

Rosemary-Anne Pilz, Pastel Xpress delegate, 28-30 November 2011

I would love to come back for follow up courses. At first I thought I was going to attend a processing course, only to find out that Pastel is an amazing program that gave me skills for life that I can always use, especially in the workplace.

Aziza Cassim, Pastel Xpress delegate, 7,8,14 November 2011

I enjoyed the course. The facilitator was very pleasant, friendly and knowledgeable.

Tinus van Niekerk, UJ student and Pastel Intermediate delegate,

21-24 November 2011

A training centre worthy of the utmost praise; with a friendly, knowledgeable trainer who goes above and beyond the call of duty to ensure that the delegate is completely satisfied.

Kefilwe Peterson, Student Advisor, Academy of Sound Engineering,

Pastel Intermediate delegate, August 2011

The lecturer really went into details with the lectures and I gained a lot

of knowledge from the course. Excellent service and motivational.

Pastel courses for the remainder of 2011:

Event Name	Date	Time
Bookkeeping Fundamentals	28 – 29 November 2011	09H00 – 16H30
Pastel Advanced	28 – 29 November 2011	09H00 – 16H30
Pastel Xpress V11	30 Nov – 2 Dec 2011	09H00 – 16H30
Bookkeeping Fundamentals	5 – 6 December 2011	09H00 – 16H30
Pastel Intermediate	5 – 8 December 2011	09H00 – 16H30
Pastel Xpress	12 – 14 December 2011	09H00 – 16H30
Bookkeeping Fundamentals	12 – 13 December 2011	09H00 – 16H30

Pastel Courses are also run on demand and details are available on request. We work on a "first come first served" basis.

	Bookkeeping NQF Level 3/Grade 10 Bookkeeping	Computer Literacy NQF Level 3/Grade 10 Computer Literacy	Mathematical Literacy/Grade 10 Mathematics	Pastel Partner Intermediate	Course dates	Prices
Pastel Xpress V11	√	√	√			R3920
Partner V11 Processing	√	√	√			R2950
Bookkeeping Fundamentals	√ or		√			R2950
Pastel Intermediate V11	√	√	√			R5430
Pastel Advanced V11	√	√	√	√		R2950

Pastel Xpress Version 11

This training course has been designed to give you the knowledge and skills necessary to perform a clerk function using Pastel Xpress Version 11.

Entrance Requirements:

Learners need to meet the following prerequisites before attending this course:

1. Bookkeeping NQF Level 3 qualification or Standard 8/Grade 10 Bookkeeping.

2. Computer Literacy at NQF Level 3 or Standard 8/Grade 10 Computer Literacy.

3. Mathematical Literacy or Standard 8/Grade 10 Mathematics.

If a learner is not yet competent in the required prerequisites then he/she must first complete the relevant courses before enrolling for this course. Should we find a student on one of our courses that do not meet the prerequisites they will be asked to leave and the course fee will be forfeited.

Target Learners: If you want to improve your processing skills using Pastel Xpress Version 11 software, this course is for you.

Training: This is a three day (18 hour) course.

Course Outline:

The course includes the following content:

1. Installation

 Preparing to install Pastel Xpress Version 11

 Installing Pastel Xpress Version11

 Registering Pastel Xpress Version 11

2. Working in the Demo Company

 Open a company in Pastel

 Navigate in Pastel using the four

navigation methods.

3. Creating a New Company

 Setting up a company

 Using the Pastel setup assistant

4. Setup Menu

5. Edit Masterfiles

 Edit General Ledger

 Edit Suppliers

 Edit Inventory

 Edit Customers

6. Take On Balances

 Preparation

 Taking on General Ledger balances

 Taking on Customer balances

 Taking on Supplier balances

 Taking on Inventory balances

7. Supplier Processing

 Create a purchase order

 Supplier invoices

 Return and debit

 Supplier journals

8. Customer Processing

 Create a quotation

 Sales orders

 Tax invoices

 Credit notes

 Debit notes

 Customer journals

9. Cash Book Processing

 Settings

 Processing in the cash book

 Inter account transfers

 Processing in the petty cash and cash book

10. Monthly Processing

 Customer and Supplier monthly processes

 Other monthly processes

Pastel Partner Version 11 Processing

PROCESSING

This comprehensive training course will give you the knowledge and skills necessary to perform

a clerk function using Pastel Partner Version 11.

Entrance Requirements:

Learners need to meet the following prerequisites before attending this course:

1. Bookkeeping NQF Level 3 qualification or Standard 8/Grade 10 Bookkeeping.

2. Computer Literacy at NQF Level 3 or Standard 8/Grade 10 Computer Literacy.

3. Mathematical Literacy or Standard 8/Grade 10 Mathematics.

Target Learners:

If you want to improve your Pastel skills, or have a basic understanding of bookkeeping and want to learn how to apply this knowledge to a computerised system, this course is for you.

Training:

This is a two day (12 hour) course.

Course Outline

1. Working in the Demo

Company

Open a Company in Pastel

 Navigate in Pastel using the four navigation

methods

2. Edit Masterfiles

 Edit General Ledger

 Edit Suppliers

 Edit Inventory

 Edit Customers

3. Introduction to

Processing

 To do lists

 Notes on processing

4. Supplier Processing

 Create a purchase order

 Goods received notes

 Supplier invoices

 Return and debit

 Supplier journal

5. Customer Processing

 Create a quotation

 Sales orders

 Tax invoices

 Credit notes

 Debit notes

 Customer journals

6. Cash Book Processing

 Reference numbers

 Settings

 Processing in the payments

cash book

 Inter - Account transfers

 Processing in the receipts

cash book

 Processing petty cash

transactions

7. Monthly Processing

 Customer monthly

processes

 Supplier monthly processes

 Other monthly processes

 Inter Account transfers

 Processing in the receipts

cash book

 Processing petty cash

transactions

Bookkeeping Fundamentals

This comprehensive training programme covers the basic bookkeeping terms and concepts,

shows how to deal with basic bookkeeping documents and how to use them in a manual

accounting system.

Entrance Requirements:

Learners need to meet the following prerequisites before attending this course:

1. Mathematical Literacy or Standard 8/Grade 10 Mathematics

If you are not yet competent in the required prerequisites, you must first complete the relevant courses before enrolling for this course. It is essential that the course prerequisites are met so as to avoid being asked to leave and the course fees being forfeited.

Target Learners:

This course has been designed for learners who are required to work on any of the Pastel Accounting software packages, and who have had little or no exposure to bookkeeping.

Training:

This is a two day (12 hour) course.

Course Outline:

1. Bookkeeping Concepts:

This lesson will familiarise you with the different types of accounts, the double entry system, Trial Balance, Income Statement, Balance Sheet and types of companies.

2. Dealing with Cash, Customers and

Suppliers:

In this lesson you will have an understanding in completing and recording receipts, deposit slips, cheques and EFT payments. Working with the Cash Book, posting journal transactions to the General Ledger, completing VAT returns, completing purchase orders and briefly explore customer credit policies.

3. Dealing with Cash, Customers and Suppliers:

4. Petty Cash and Customer Processing:

This lesson will show you how to work with petty cash, draw accounts as well as petty cash withdrawals, balancing and processing the sales journal.

5. Bank and Stock:

This lesson will help you to understand the bank statements, the inventory, the quotation, sales order and fill in a tax invoice.

6. Value Added Tax:

This lesson will explain what VAT is, how to register for VAT, how to cancel a registration, and how to do your tax periods.

Pastel Partner Version 11 Intermediate

(Module 1 - Part 1)

INTERMEDIATE

This comprehensive training course will give you the knowledge and skills necessary to perform

a bookkeeper to trial balance function using Pastel Partner.

Entrance Requirements:

Learners need to meet the following prerequisites before attending this course:

1. Bookkeeping NQF Level 3 qualification or Standard 8/Grade 10 Bookkeeping.

2. Computer Literacy at NQF Level 3 or Standard 8/Grade 10 Computer Literacy.

3. Mathematical Literacy or Standard 8/Grade 10 Mathematics.

Target Learners:

If you use Pastel and want to improve your skills, or if you have a basic understanding of bookkeeping and want to learn how to apply this knowledge to a computerised system, this course is for you.

Training:

This is a four day (24 hour) course.

Course Outline:

1. Installation

    · Preparing to install

    · Installing and registering Pastel Partner

       Version11

2. Working in the Demo Company

    · Open a company in Pastel

    · Navigate in Pastel Partner using the four

       navigation methods

3. Creating a New Company

    · Setting up a company

    · Using the Pastel setup assistant

4. Auto Setup

    · Auto Setup menu

    · Auto Setup process

5. Edit Masterfiles

    · Edit General Ledger

    · Edit Suppliers

    · Edit Inventory

    · Edit Customers

6. Take On Balances

    · Taking on General Ledger balances

    · Taking on Customer balances

    · Taking on Supplier balances

    · Taking on Inventory balances

7. Introduction to Processing

    · To do lists

    · Notes on processing

8. Supplier Processing

    · Create a purchase order

    · Goods received notes

    · Supplier invoices

    · Return and debit

    · Supplier journal

9. Customer Processing

     · Create a quotation

     · Sales orders

    · Tax invoices

     · Credit notes

    · Debit notes

    · Customer journals

10. Cash Book Processing

      ·  Settings

       · Processing in the cash book

      · Inter - Account transfers

11. Monthly Processing

      · Customer monthly processes

      · Supplier monthly processes

      · Other monthly processes

     · Processing in cash book

Pastel Partner Version 11 Advanced

(Module 1 – Part 2)

ADVANCED

This comprehensive training course gives you the knowledge and skills necessary to perform

a bookkeeper to balance sheet function.

Entrance Requirements:

Learners need to meet the following prerequisites before attending this course:

1. Bookkeeping NQF Level 3 qualification or Standard 8/Grade 10 Bookkeeping.

2. Computer Literacy at NQF Level 3 or Standard 8/Grade 10 Computer Literacy.

3. Mathematical Literacy or Standard 8/Grade 10 Mathematics.

4. Pastel Partner Version 11 Intermediate.

Target Learners:

This course has been designed to give you a better understanding of the more involved processes in Pastel, at a supervisor level.

Training:

This is a two day (12 hour) course.

Course Outline:

The course includes the following content:

1. Advanced Functions in the File Menu

 Consolidating companies

 Export / Import

 Data integrity

 Restore

 Send and receive accountant data

 Printer / font setup.

2. Advanced Functions in the General

Ledger

 User Setup

 Creating a new entry type, editing the tax

box

 Layout, budgets

 Cost codes

 Depreciation

 Accruals

 Purchase of an asset

 Tax in the General Journal

 Importing a bank statement in the bank

reconciliation

 Using a salaries and wages control account

3. Advanced Customer Functions

 Multiple delivery addresses

 Discounts and special prices

 Make one for all feature

 Processing an RD cheque

 Accounting for bad debts

 Mail merge feature

4. Advanced Supplier Functions

 Additional cost invoices

 Processing invoices with customs tax

Advanced Functions in the Change

 Delete history / clear files

 Delete inactive Customers / Suppliers

 Open item / balance forward conversions

 Reconcile / unreconcile cash book

 Renumber codes

 Block Customers / Suppliers assistant

5. Advanced Functions in the Utility Menu

 Control centre

 Microsoft Office integration

Assessments: The assessments form part of the courses and has to be written within 6 months from the commencement date of your classroom training or self study course. To make it easier for you, all the Pastel assessments are now ONLINE. This means that you can write the assessment in your own time and in the comfort of your own home (as long as you have a PC with internet access).