Transform Your Career with Digitacct’s Certified Payroll Administration Course!
Master payroll administration and boost your employability in just eight Saturdays with this career-changing program. Designed to make you industry-ready, our course delivers everything you need to excel in payroll management.
What’s in It for You?
- Comprehensive Training: Learn South African payroll legislation, master manual payroll calculations, and gain hands-on experience with Sage Payroll software. See the full course Outline.
- Flexible Learning: Join online from anywhere, attend face-to-face sessions in Johannesburg, or enjoy the flexibility of recorded classes.
- Affordable Investment: Just R4,200 with the convenience of paying in three installments.
- Industry-Recognized Certification: Gain Sage credentials that employers trust and value in today’s competitive job market.
- Real Success Stories: Join our alumni who have landed high-paying jobs or became self-employed thanks to this course.
Why This Course Stands Out
- Interactive Modules: From payroll laws to software mastery, dive deep into real-world applications.
- Practical Focus: Tackle assignments and mock exams to build the confidence and skills you need to succeed.
- Replay Anytime: Revisit recorded sessions as often as you like until you master the material.
- Risk-Free Start: Experience the course for free on the first Saturday before committing.
Hear It from Our Students
🌟 “Learning Payroll at Digitacct changed my life! I’m now a Payroll & Account Specialist at an IT firm.”
— Carol Maphophe, Certified Payroll Practitioner
🌟 “Digitacct helped me fulfill my dream of becoming a Certified Payroll Practitioner. Thanks to my certification, I secured a massive job offer!”
— Inno Zulu, Certified Payroll Practitioner
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M1: SOUTH AFRICAN PAYROLL LEGISLATIONS
Lesson 1 Introduction to Payroll Legislation
- What is payroll?
- The role of a payroll administrator
- Responsibilities of a payroll administrator
- Payroll systems
- Confidentiality and security
- Deadlines
- Retention of payroll documentation
- Items forming part of an employee’s pay payslip
- Factors affecting payroll administration
Lesson 2 Basic conditions of employment act the BCEA
- Purpose of the basic conditions of employment act 75 of 1997
- Application of the BCE
- Provisions of the BCE affecting payroll administration
- Regulation of working time [ chapter 2 of BCEA]
- Wage versus remuneration
- Leave [ chapter three of the BCEA]
- Particulars of employment [ chapter 4 of the BCEA]
- Termination of employment [ chapter 5 of the BCEA]
Lesson 3 The Income Tax Act 58 of 1962
- Overview of the Income Tax Act
- What is employee’s tax
- The fourth schedule to the Income Tax Act
- The 7th schedule to the Income Tax Act
- Balance of remuneration
- EMP 201 monthly employer declaration
- Interim reconciliation, annual reconciliation, and tax certificates
- Guide for employers in respect of employee tax
Lesson 4 unemployment insurance fund acts
- What the employment insurance fund act is
- Purpose of the Unemployment Insurance Act
- Employees excluded from U IF
- Calculation of UIF contributions
Lesson 5 Skills development act and skills development leaves act
- Skills development act of 1998
- Skills development levies act of 1999
- Employers who are exempt from the skills development levy
- Calculation of skills development levies
- Claiming of grants
Lesson 6 Compensation for occupational injuries and diseases act
- Purpose of the act
- Employees for whom payment must be made under the act
- Persons excluded as employees
- Annual OID Return on Earnings
- Earnings to be included for the OID return of earnings
- Reporting of an incident
M2: MANUAL PAYROLL CALCULATIONS
Lesson 1 Income Tax Act number 58 of 1962
- Overview of the Income Tax Act
- Employee tax
- Terminology
- Definitions and Employees tax concepts
- Tax year /r year of assessment
- The 7th schedule to the Income Tax Act
- Income versus remuneration
Lesson 2 factors influencing the tax calculation
- Factors that influence the time element
- Factors that influence the remuneration element
- Other factors that influence the tax calculation
Lesson 3 Taxation rules for different types of employees
- Employees in standard employment
- Employees in nonstandard employment
- Employees issued with tax directives from SARS
- Personal service providers PSP
- Independent contractors
- Labour brokers
- Non-executive directors
Lesson4 Remunerations -Earnings
- Introduction
- Normal earnings
- Allowances
- Share incentive schemes
- Dividends
- Cash awards
- Arbitration awards
- Annual bonus
- Severance benefit lump sums
- Back Pay
Lesson5 Remuneration – fringe benefits
- Introduction
- Acquisition of an asset at less than the actual value
- Right of use of an asset
- Use of motor vehicle [company car]
- Meals, refreshments Send meals and refreshment vouchers
- Free or cheap residential accommodation
- Free or cheap holiday accommodation
- Low or free-interest loans
- Free or cheap services provided by the employer
- Payment of debts or release from debt
- Bursaries or scholarships
- Benefit in respect of insurance policies
- Employer contributions toward retirement funds
M3: PAYROLL SOFTWARE (SAGE PAYROLL)
Lesson 1 Getting Started with Sage Payroll
- Introduction & Terminology
- Getting started & entering your company details
- Software navigation, Managing accounts & My profile
- Manage cycles and pay periods
- Creating weekly or biweekly cycles & switching between cycles
Lesson2 Benefit funds and global payslip definitions
- Setting up benefit funds & Global payslip definitions
Lesson3 Creating your employees
- Departments & Pay points
- Creating employees, and Terminating employees
Lesson 4 Payroll Processing
- The processing cycles & the different transactions
- Setting up medical aid & processing your payroll
- Processing earning transactions / reimbursed travel allowances
- Processing deduction transactions
- Pension funds, Provident funds, and retirement annuities
- Processing fringe benefits transactions
- Calculating payee tax, Payslip transactions & Year to date
- ACB Functionality
Lesson 5 Leave (Employee leave processing)
- Annual, Sick, Family responsibilities, Maternity leave
- Parental, Adoption & Commissioning parental leave
- Setting up the BCEA leave module
- Update the employee leave details
- Capture a leave transaction &Leave transactions view
- How to pay weekly and biweekly employees for annual leave
Lesson 6 Sage Accounting Integration
- Integration to Sage Accounting and posting to journals
Lesson 7 Reports
- Introduction – Printing payslips
- How to email payslips to employee
- Leave & employee & other payroll/ company reports
- Commissioning parental leave
- Setting up the BCEA leave module
- Update the employee leave details & a leave transaction
Lesson 8 Closing your payroll periods
- How to roll over to a new pay period
- How to roll back to a previous pay period
Lesson 9 Custom calculations
- The benefits of using custom calculations
- Setting up calculations
Lesson 10 Data Take on
- Data imports and exports
- Importing employee details and financial information
Lesson 11 Netcash
- The concept of Netcash
- Configure your service keys
- Prepare your employees for Netcash
- Submitting salary batch in Netcash
Lesson 12 More Features
- UIF Submissions
- Create additional users
Assignments
At the end of each of the 3 modules, you will be given an assignment to complete as a way to reinforce your learning and prepare you for the final certification exam.
Mock Exam
Before your final Certification assessment, you will be given a mock exam to write as a way to reinforce and integrate what you have learned in the 3 modules and finally get you ready for the final certification exam.
FINAL CERTIFICATION EXAM
Upon completion of this course, you may write an industry and job-market-recognized Certification assessment.
The assessment is written online, anywhere and anytime.
Your Certification result and Certificate are instantly available after passing the assessment.
Days
The course runs over 8 Saturdays
Time
From 09:00 – 15:00 (6 hours each Saturday),
Cost & Installments
Currently, the discounted cost is R4,050 payable over 3 installments as follows:
R1,350 deposit
R1,350 1st installment
R1,350 2nd installment
The cost covers everything (no hidden cost).
Attendance mode
- Online (via a virtual learning platform): You may join using your phone, computer, or tablet.
- Face-to-face: 38 Melle Street, Management House, Braamfontein – Johannesburg: 4th Floor, No 415
- Self-paced learning: The recording link as well as the slides covered are shared for those who cannot attend perhaps due to work or other commitments.
- Flexi – mode: You may switch between attending face-to-face or online or even self-paced learning as and when required and from time to time. When you decide to switch from online mode to face-to-face, you may give Digitacct at least a 24-hour notice to verify if there is a seat available. This also implies that those switching from class to face-to-face should communicate their planned face-to-face absence just to accommodate those who want to attend. Preference for face-to-face will be given to those who originally booked to attend in a face-to-face learning mode.
Venue: Face-to-face:
The training venue for this Certified Payroll Administration course is:
4th Floor, No 38 Melle Street, Management house, Braamfontein, Johannesburg. South Africa.
Pre-requisite.
Ability to write and read for understanding in English; and
Ability to do some basic mathematical calculations like addition, subtraction, multiplications, etc.
Carol’s Employment – Testimonial
” I had a wonderful experience learning Payroll at Digitacct.
In February 2022, I joined the Payroll class not knowing anything about payroll, all I had was a lot of devotion for the course and during the entire course.
The facilitator’s effort made me a better payroll professional; and
Today, I am glad to say that I am employed at an IT company as a Payroll & Account Specialist.”
Carol Maphophe, Certified Payroll Practitioner & Adviser.
Inno’s Employment – Testimonial
“My dream of becoming a Certified Payroll Practitioner came true through the help of Digitacct.
The site classes gave me a clear understanding and most of all, the pre-recorded lessons.
I even got a massive job offer because of my certification. So special thanks to the facilitator and Caro for all the assistance.”
Inno. Zulu, Certified Payroll Practitioner & Advisor.
Thando’s Self-Employment – Testimonial
“I had the opportunity to attend Digitacct’s Certified Payroll Administration course.
During the training, I acquired the skills to set up and process payroll for employees.
Upon completion of the training, I did not fight to get employment, instead, I focused on creating my own employment by getting clients who need my payroll skills. I currently run payroll for three (3) different companies that are now clients of my newly registered company called Tee cee consulting and Projects.
Thanks to Digitacct for the opportunity to learn Payroll, I am now self-employed.”
Nothando Gwala Owner, Tee Cee Consulting and Projects.
General Testimonial
Teresa Shead
The facilitator is an amazing teacher and thanks to everyone who helped.
Thanks to the spirit and energy of the class, the facilitator is one in a million.
This has been a very special class, I don’t know if I will ever look at Saturdays the same way, every Saturday, I was so excited and looked forward to attending class on Saturday…”
Teresa Shead, Certified Payroll Practitioner
“Good afternoon, I just want to say thank you for the support…
I am holding my payroll certificate because of your help.
Thank you
Everlite N. Dludla, Certified Payroll Practitioner
“Best decision made ever, thank you for the amazing journey. Ready to take on another course”
Glenda Witbooi, Certified Payroll Practitioner
Is the course accredited?
The course is not accredited.
However, it is a certified course as learners are rigorously prepared to be in a position to write Sage Payroll Certification on completion of the course.
Sage is the leading provider of payroll solutions in South Africa; and
Also, the most widely used payroll solution in South Africa.
Once you are done with the course, you may write the Sage Certification exam to obtain Sage Certification that validates your skills to employers.
Accreditation vs Certification
Certifications are aimed at validating a set of skills for employment in the job market.
Employers are more interested in the certification of a prospective employee’s skills over the accreditation of the learning institution where a prospective employee acquired his skills.
To validate the above assertion, you may search for the two keywords above on any job market website that allows for keyword search and compare the result of your search for “certification” on the one hand and “accreditation” on the other hand.
Our finding shows that certification yields a higher result with a lot more jobs requiring certifications and very few jobs where the word accreditation of skill was interchangeably used.
Learning Materials? & Where do I write the exam?
Learning Materials include slides covered during the training; and e-books.
The Certification exam will be written online; and
A certificate of competence is immediately available on the profile of a learner who writes and passes the exam; and
The certificate can be printed on the profile anytime and anywhere.
Can one get a job with the Certification?
While we cannot guarantee securing a job after the completion of this course.
We are certain that this course does enhance your employability.
We recently have had learners who secured jobs solely due to this certification.
We also have had learners who started their own businesses with this certification.
Some of the learners were referenced and listed under the Learner’s Testimonial tab for this course.
