Sage Payroll for beginners: learn essential payroll skills

About this course

Participants learn to use Sage Payroll through guided computer-based training, presentations, discussions, group work and individual timed tasks. Exercises cover the payroll cycle, from entering company and employee details to processing payments, producing reports and handling starters and leavers. The course also introduces payroll terminology, tax and National Insurance calculations, statutory payments and compliance requirements. Learning is reinforced through realistic scenarios, directed self-study and individual reviews. There is no formal exam or qualification, although learners receive feedback against their learning objectives.

What you'll learn

• Set up company and employee records in Sage Payroll
• Configure payment and deduction types using supplied information
• Process payroll runs, including gross pay, tax and National Insurance calculations
• Produce payslips, payroll reports and form P32
• Add starters and process leavers, including generating P45s
• Complete payroll procedures through to year-end

Is this course right for you?

The course is designed for complete beginners, including small business owners, office administrators, bookkeepers and people seeking payroll work. Basic computer skills and familiarity with terms such as salary, hourly rates and tax may be helpful, but the essential concepts are covered. Participation combines group activities with individual timed tasks, self-study and weekly homework.

• No previous Sage Payroll or payroll processing experience is required
• Learners are expected to practise outside class through weekly homework
• The course includes both collaborative activities and individual tasks

Before you go

• Weekly homework is set, and learners need to allow time to practise at home or in college.
• Assistive equipment and access support through reasonable adjustments may be available, subject to an assessment of needs.
• A Certificate of Completion can be requested; the course has no formal qualification attached.