Payroll Training
Gain Skills for On-The-Job Success and Prepare for the APA Certification Exams.
Payroll administration is a continually evolving business function that has grown more and more complex. The IRS and Department of Labor change the requirements affecting payroll processing every year. Payroll professionals must update their standard operating procedures and seek new training to remain current, compliant and competitive.
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In cooperation with the American Payroll Association, Florida Community College presents the PayTrain College & University program for payroll professionals. Comprised of two professional development courses, PayTrain Fundamentals and PayTrain Mastery, this program is ideal for seasoned professionals interested in advancing their careers or sitting for a certification exam, as well as for new hires seeking an understanding of the industry.
Enrollees in the program receive live classroom instruction, textbooks, and access to interactive online games and applications to reinforce topics learned. |
- Payroll employees assuming more responsibilities
- Payroll software developers
- Supervisors and managers
- Benefits administrators
- Financial officers
- Degree-seeking college students
- APA Certified professionals seeking recertification credits
- A foundation of knowledge for starting or advancing your payroll career
- An understanding of payroll essentials through hands-on exercises
- Improved job performance by increasing accuracy and compliance
- The guidance and expertise of an experienced facilitator
- Access to payroll practices in other organizations through a network of your peers
- Solid grounding in compliance issues related to tax and regulatory information
- Preparation for the APA certification exams
- APA recertification credit hours (RCHs)
PayTrain Fundamentals
This course teaches essential payroll calculations and applications to provide the payroll professional with the fundamental knowledge and skills required to maintain payroll compliance and prevent costly penalties. This course is ideal for FPC certification, and it is a prerequisite for the PayTrain Mastery course. Successful completion prepares you for an entry-level payroll administrator position. This course can be applied toward 30 APA recertification hours.
- Payroll fundamentals
- Payroll benefits basics
- Tax reporting
- Fundamentals of payroll operations
- Paycheck fundamentals
- Payroll accounting
Tuesdays • 8 weeks • 6–9 p.m.
Sept. 18–Nov. 6, 2007
Deerwood Center
Reference #265964
Fee $575, includes textbook |
PayTrain Mastery
This comprehensive course provides a solid understanding of advanced payroll topics necessary for payroll managers and supervisors. It is ideal for experienced payroll professionals seeking compliance training, professional development or CPP certification preparation. Successful completion prepares you for advancement to supervisory and managerial positions. This course can be applied toward 36 APA recertification hours. Prerequisite course: PayTrain Fundamentals.
- Payroll calculations
- Fringe benefits
- Payroll reporting and employment taxes
- Record keeping and payroll practices
- Payroll accounting
- Management and administration
Tuesdays • 12 weeks • 6–9 p.m.
Jan 22–April 15, 2008
Deerwood Center
Reference #265967
Fee $699, includes textbook |
Joyce Barrentine, a Certified Payroll Professional since 1987, is the former Time and Attendance Supervisor for Vistakon. She has been a member of the American Payroll Association Hotline Referral Service and has sat on the FPC Certification Board. Joyce served as a past president of the APA Jacksonville Chapter and received the APA Meritorious Service Award from Congress.
APA Payroll Certification
This is the certification you want to quantify your knowledge, your experience and your credibility when you interface with upper management, human resources, benefits, tax reporting, information services and other management functions within and outside your organization.
If you are in the early stages of your career in the payroll profession, or you are a sales professional, client service worker, or payroll systems analyst or engineer, this certification will validated your knowledge to your colleagues, clients, customers, managers and supervisors.
CPP and FPC Exam Dates: 03/29/08 – 04/26/08. Visit www.americanpayroll.org for more information.
If you are pursuing a college degree, you may qualify to receive college credit with your CPP or FPC certification. The American Council on Education (ACE) recommends awarding up to 15 semester hours to those obtaining FPC or CPP designation. Credit hours can be applied to bachelor and/or associate degree programs for payroll accounting, taxation, general management, principles of accounting, business law, computer information systems, and business mathematics courses.
For more information and corporate registration assistance, call 904.633.8292 or email learnitonline@fccj.edu
Membership Application
Prior to registering, all new and prospective students must complete the Florida Community College Membership Application. A one-time $15 membership fee will be assessed when you pay your course fee.
Refund/Cancellation Policy
Course cancellation may result if enrollment minimums are not met. In the event of cancellation, students will be notified 24 hours prior to the class starting date and will receive a full refund. Students may withdraw with a refund within 5 days of the class starting date, provided textbooks and materials are returned in original, unopened packages.
