Welcome to GKF BUSINESS

SCHOOL...

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blending academic skills

High quality programmes

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Welcome to GKF Business School 4

Why choose GKF Business School? 6

ACCA Qualifications 8

AAT Qualifications 10

Business Courses for Non-Financial People 12

English Qualifications 14

Academic Services 16

Support (Academic & Careers Advice) 18

How To Apply 20

Location 22

GKF Business School Welcome

Welcome to GKF Business School

At GKF Business School

we use experience to

forge the future and turn your career

aspirations into a reality

O ur vision to set up an

accountancy college stems from

the experience of running Gee

Kay Farrar: Accountants &

Business Advisors as a

successful practice for over 27

years.

In the process of employing

students over the years, we

found that due to an educational

system where the emphasis lies

on academic qualifications,

students often significantly lack

the relevant skills and training

needed by employers.

The result is that despite

spending a substantial amount of

money completing all stages of

exams with accredited

professional accounting bodies,

a student may have little to no

work experience on completion

of their exams and therefore fail

to be granted full membership

by their respective

professional bodies thus

rendering them unemployable.

This is where GKF Business

School’s maxim of “Education,

Training and

Employment” (ETE) steps in…

Education and Training are

mutually reinforcing, and result

in Employment. GKF Business

School is accountable to its

students and we believe there

are no short cuts. Therefore,

every student enrolled on an

accountancy course with us will

be offered 2 hours of training

per week in addition to their

studies, helping gain the

knowledge and skills to

ultimately acquire a relevant

role in the workplace. This will

be provided by our group

practice Gee Kay Farrar:

Accountants & Business

Advisors. Any experience

gained through our practice’s

training initiative will count

towards your respective

awarding body’s requirement for

full membership.

Our practice is both an ACCA

and AAT Approved Employer.

Our business school is listed on

the ACCA Tuition Provider

Directory and is an Approved

AAT Tuition Provider. We are

also an approved EdExcel

GCSE and A-Level Examination

Centre and registered with the

UK Register of Learning

Providers.

Both our practice and our

business school have been

awarded an ISO 9001.

Leading you up the stairway to success...

“Education is the most powerful

weapon which you can use to change

the world.” - Nelson Mandela

“A human being is not attaining his full heights until

he is educated.”

- Horace Mann

“Develop a passion for learning. If you do, you will

never cease to grow.”

- Anthony J. D’Angelo

“Education is a progressive discovery of our own

ignorance.”

- Will Durant

Why choose GKF Business School?

At GKF Business School, you will receive an

attentive and calibrated education designed to

make you an optimum student and a valuable

employee.

Our Principal has vast experience of both the

private and public sectors.

With years of experience both running a

successful accountancy practice and serving as

an appointed counsellor for the Learning &

Skills Council, our principal has

comprehensive knowledge and scope of what

is expected by students, employees and

prospective employers.

Our tutors have completed the appropriate

qualifications and/or have long-term and

substantial experience as accountants, thus

enabling them to impart both education and

training advice in an effective manner.

Our fees are competitive and our class sizes are

capped at 20 which we feel enables students to

assimilate knowledge in a more effective and

efficient manner. Students also have extra

support available to them in the form of one-on

-one tutorials. This all under one roof in state

of the art premises located in central Watford

with convenient transport links.

GKF Business School has flexible entry

and exit points, first class amenities and a

sound student-focused approach.

Our ACCA courses have no more than 15

students per class and you get the very best in

lectures, tutor support and study materials. Our

School is equipped and furnished to the highest

standards. Students who attend a complete

tuition and revision course are eligible for our

free retake scheme in the event that they do not

pass their exams first time (terms and

conditions apply).

A key part of the ACCA Qualification is

getting relevant practical experience in the

workplace. This experience, alongside the

theory you gain studying for your exams and

ethical awareness at the core of ACCA ensure

that you are fully prepared for a challenging

career as a professional accountant. You need

to do three years’ relevant work experience and

achieve 13 performance objectives – these

outline the standards, expected results and

attitudes that you should demonstrate as a

trainee accountant. Click here for more

information on the ACCA website.

Our group company, Gee Kay Farrar:

Accountants & Business Advisors is an ACCA

approved employer. Other colleges will teach

you the theory you need to complete your

exams, but will expect you to find your own

employer and engineer the links between what

you have learned and how to apply this in the

workplace.

GKF Business School and Gee Kay Farrar:

Accountants & Business Advisors (GKF

Group) will calibrate a plan specifically

designed for you that ensures that exam

knowledge and skills are carefully linked to

practical application in the workplace. The

development of judgement is key, and using

your performance objectives you will learn to

reflect upon and record the progress of your

knowledge and skills, developing your

judgement and assessing the quality of your

work – all in the context of a supportive

business school/accountancy firm partnership.

ACCA Qualifications

“Education is a better safeguard of liberty than a

standing army.”

- Edward Everett

“Education is the key to unlock the golden door of

freedom.”

- George Washington Carver

“Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes

from one generation to another.”

- Gilbert K. Chesterton

Our AAT courses have no more

than 15 students per class and you

get the very best in lectures, tutor

support and study materials. Our

School is equipped and furnished

to the highest standards. Students

who attend a complete tuition and

revision course are eligible for our

free retake scheme in the event that

they do not pass their exams first

time (terms & conditions apply).

With AAT you are only a few

moves from a successful career.

Accountancy is one of the most

interesting and varied professions

in the world, with its challenges

rewarded by a higher earning

potential. Each qualification level

is made up of several learning and

assessment areas.

At the final level, you will have the

option to choose which areas you

cover, enabling you to tailor your

training. If you are unsure about

your level of expertise of

accountancy please go to http://

www.aatskillcheck.org/

home.aspx for the AAT Skill

Check to assess your level of

knowledge and bring your results

with you so you can start a course

at the right level for you.

Every level is a qualification in its

own right and completion of the

final level leads to the full AAT

Accounting Qualification. On

completion of Level 3 you will be

accredited with 160 UCAS points.

Once you have qualified, and built

up your work experience, you will

be entitled to apply for AAT

professional membership: a

respected sign of accounting

excellence. And, with the letters

MAAT after your name, it is a

great way to stand out from the

crowd.

Our group company, Gee Kay

Farrar: Accountants & Business

Advisors is an AAT Approved

Employer and AAT Accredited

Training Provider. Other colleges

will teach you the theory you need

to complete your exams, but will

expect you to find your own

employer and engineer the links

between what you have learned

and how to apply this in the

workplace. GKF Business School

and Gee Kay Farrar: Accountants

& Business Advisors (GKF Group)

will calibrate a plan specifically

designed for you that ensures that

exam knowledge and skills are

carefully linked to practical

application in the workplace.

AAT Qualifications

“Education is a better safeguard of liberty than a

standing army.”

- Edward Everett

“Education is the key to unlock the golden door of

freedom.”

- George Washington Carver

“Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes

from one generation to another.”

- Gilbert K. Chesterton

Developed for business people without an

accounting and finance background, the courses

provide practical, straight talking training,

packed with the essentials of how to manage

business finance more effectively.

AAT Essentials is a range of courses providing

short, sharp key skills training, to help delegates

get ahead with essential business accounting

knowledge.

The current courses are:

- Budgeting for the small business-planning &

control

- Finance for non-financial managers

- Managing cash flow, keeping your business

healthy

- Making sense of financial documents

Each course is delivered in around seven hours

which will count towards your CPD

requirements.

Delegates will be given an AAT attendance

certificate upon completion.

Budgeting for the small business – planning &

control

Implementing simple budgeting in business aids

planning and enables businesses to monitor

their performance and keep an eye out for danger

signs. This AAT Essential will help participants

to prepare budgets, make informed budgeting

decisions and effectively communicate financial

information (for example, to business partner or

the bank).

Finance for non-financial managers

Understanding financial documents, analysing

financial performance and managing budgets is a

part of many managers’ roles. However, this can

be challenging without an accounting

background. This AAT Essential provides a

basic grounding in key financial documents and

processes to help non-finance individuals meet

this requirement more effectively.

Managing cash flow, keeping your business

healthy

The availability of cash enables a business to

survive and prosper and is the primary indicator

of business health. Through exercises using

worked examples, this AAT Essential will help

improve participants’ effectiveness at managing

the inflow and outflow of cash, thus helping to

protect the financial security of their business.

Making sense of financial documents

A lot of customer and supplier documentation is

required in day to day business. This practical

course helps participants understand the purpose

of everything from invoices through to bank

reconciliations. It shows them how to keep

records that will keep them working effectively,

and keep their accountant and the VAT inspector

happy.

Business Courses for

Non-Financial People

“The only person who is educated is the one who has

learned how to learn and change.”

- Carl Rogers

“Education is learning what you didn't even know you

didn't know.”

- Daniel J. Boorstin

“Change is the end result of all true learning.”

- Leo Buscaglia

GKF Business School offers English courses

from entry-level to business level candidates.

We recognise the importance of being able to

speak, listen to, write and read English. Our

helpful and understanding tutors will help you

build on your language skills and will provide

you with all you need in order to excel.

Studying English with GKF Business School

(full-time or part-time) is an enriching

educational experience. Our English courses

have no more than 15 students per class and

you get the very best in lectures, tutor support

and study materials. Our School is equipped

and furnished to the highest standards.

By studying English courses at any level that

we offer you can improve your overall

knowledge of the language and be more

confident using it in various situations.

Learning English will help if you are looking

for a job, or trying to get a better job. It will

also make life easier for you to integrate into

community and make new friends.

A certificate from Cambridge ESOL is

recognised as proof of an individual’s language

ability by more than 12,000 employers,

universities and government bodies around the

world. At GKF Business School we ensure

that by attending our courses we boost your

English Qualifications

competence and take you to the level at which

you can prepare for an external, internationally

recognised English exam. Our courses focus

on speaking, pronunciation, listening, reading,

writing, vocabulary and grammar. We are a

friendly school which combines a professional

approach with a very personal service in order

to make you proficient in English and thus

enhance your employability.

Our ESOL courses are geared towards the

needs of the students in the class and will use

teaching materials from Cambridge, together

with materials prepared specially by our

qualified and experienced teachers. We are

guided by the Skills for Life ESOL Core

Curriculum, to ensure our teaching is wide-

ranging and comprehensive.

You will be asked to sit an assessment test

before you start an English course in order to

determine your level thus ensuring you are

enrolled onto the right course. GKF Business

School has been awarded ISO 9001 and is also

registered with the UK Register of Learning

Providers.

At GKF Business School, we provide a range of academic services across a number of subjects

which include accounting, business, economics, finance, law, management and social sciences.

Our academic services include supervision, advice and mentoring for the following:

- Dissertation

- Case Study

- Assignment

- Project

- Essay

- Proof Reading

- Research Methodology

Academic Services

Leading you up the stair-

way to success...

Development at GKF Business School goes far beyond job placement services;

we build careers in an inspiring and challenging environment. We will work

with you on the details, on everything from CV building, to interview skills, to

giving you the confidence to talk articulately and with poise. We will give you a

structure and schemes within which to challenge yourself and improve. Just one

illustration is competing against your fellow students in a mock-application

process, all the way from mock vacancies to a reward, such as free entry into

your next exam. As a long-term student at GKF Business School you will have

ready access to relevant professionals and information, to the guidance of

mentoring, and to the pro-active development of your life skills.

Short-term students can also make the most of our expertise, by taking courses

and workshops designed to enhance employability and develop professionalism.

By reaching forward to the long-term rather than simply handing over a

certificate to students at the end of their studies, we build and sustain long-

lasting relationships with our students. Alumni will continue to enjoy the

privilege of access to our resources and be encouraged to seek advice after

qualifying with us.

At GKF Business School a high-level education is combined with training,

catered to your specific needs, from professionals with experience in the field.

But most of all, studying for any significant period of time with GKF Business

School means encountering an organisation that actively develops people; one

that has a space, a vocabulary and an architecture for those whose wish to

realise their potential.

All students enrolled on an accountancy course with us will be offered 2 hours

of training per week as part of their studies by our group company Gee Kay

Farrar: Accountants & Business Advisors, a firm which has been in practice for

over a quarter of a century.

Our practice is an approved ACCA, CIMA and AAT training office, and has

been awarded an ISO 9001, and so has GKF Business School. Therefore, any

experience gained through our training

initiative will count towards your

respective awarding body’s

requirement for full membership. GKF

Business School is also registered with

the UK Register of Learning Providers

and EdExcel as an approved

examination centre for GCSE and A

Levels.

Support

How do I enrol?

Offering the perfect environment for

learning and developing your skills in the

luxury of our brand new contemporary

designed premises we like to make sure our

students get the best possible experience

during their time at GKF Business School.

Please phone us to speak to a member of

our friendly admissions team or email us

admissions@gkfbusinessschool.org. If you

are unsure which course to enrol on, we can

arrange a meeting with one of our course

advisors who will be able to assist you in

making the right decision.

Methods of enrolling

There will soon be a facility to enrol online

on the GKF Business School website.

You can find an enrolment form for your

relevant course on our website. This form

can be filled out and either emailed or

faxed to us.

You may also enrol in person which is

advisable for students who may need some

guidance in deciding which is the best

course to take.

Once your deposit has been paid, your

place on your chosen course will be

secured (see our Terms & Conditions).

We also hold open days and evenings

throughout the year where you can meet

our tutors, see the environment in which

you will be learning and enrol for a course

right away.

More information

For more advice, please contact our

Admissions Team on Tel +44 (0) 20 3597

7800) or by emailing

admissions@gkfbusinessschool.org

How To Apply To GKF Business School

GKF Business School is situated just off

Watford High Street, in the heart of Watford,

a compact town, covering an area of 21

square kilometres. 16 miles northwest from

the centre of London, it has excellent

transportation links nearby.

The nearest stations are Watford High Street

Overground Station, Watford Junction

National Rail Station and Watford

Underground Station, which is served by the

Metropolitan Line. In addition, buses stop

right around the corner from the School. The

journey from any one of these stations is

barely half an hour into the centre of London.

Watford also has rail links into London, and

to the Midlands, the North-West and

Scotland. These links makes the area perfectly

placed as a business hub.

Watford already has a thriving economy and

with significant redevelopment and

infrastructure investment plans in place, is

strengthening its role as a major regional

centre.

With a range of dynamic and successful

companies and an invigorating regeneration

programme, Watford is well placed to build

on its reputation as a centre for business.

Watford is a lively area with many shops

nearby including the Harlequin Shopping

Centre. It also has over 40 areas of parkland

and open space to enjoy. In the evenings and

at weekends the area attracts many visitors to

its bars, cafés and restaurants.

Location

GKF Business School, Unit 8, Wilmington Close, Watford, Hertfordshire WD18 0FQ

Tel: +44 (0) 20 3597 7800

Fax: +44 (0) 20 3597 7801

Email: admissions@gkfbusinessschool.org

Website: www.gkfbusinessschool.org

GKF Business School