MQF Level 1 Award Payroll & Employment Administration Course

MQF Level 1 Award Payroll & Employment Administration Course

Course Overview

This course is recommended to those individuals who want a career in salaries and wages or are experienced workers who are preparing for alternative certification in this area. This course is offered through a certificate program for professional development.

This course focuses on the taxation process, the filing of certain forms and relations of payroll with other business systems such as HR. Students will be part of active participation in presentations with a diversity of payroll systems as part of the course's syllabus.


Summary of units being studied:

  • Payroll Related Tax & NI Contribution.
  • Payroll Accounting and Control.
  • Essentials of Employment Law.

Learning outcomes:

  • Introduction to Payroll.
  • List number of important mandatory records necessary for payroll.
  • Documentation of employees’ payroll records.
  • Record and insert data from timesheets/vacation sheets correctly.
  • An overview of the various tax rates, Social Security & Maternity Funds contributions.
  • Calculation and recording of related Tax, SSC and MF contributions per employee.
  • Government bonuses & Fringe benefits.
  • Processing termination payments correctly within the stipulated time.
  • Preparation of a payslip; identify the difference between Gross pay & Net pay.
  • Self-cross checking of calculations and workings.
  • Preparation of the final payroll list for all employees.
  • Adhere to the Government law affecting the payroll process.
  • Completion & filing of the various FSS records.


There are no formal entry requirements for candidates undertaking this qualification but a good knowledge of English is mandatory.

After successfully passing all exams student will have achieved 1 credits in total. This qualification is recognized by the Malta Qualification Council as MQF Level 1.

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Course Length

5 weeks

Intakes

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Language

English

Location

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