Understanding Your Payslip and Super is a practical short course that shows you how to read your payslip, check your rates and leave, and keep an eye on your super. It is from Australian Salesmasters Training Co (ASTC) for employees in Australia, online and self-paced, using free Fair Work Ombudsman and ATO tools.
Who this course is for
- Employees asking: am I being paid correctly?
- Casual workers checking their loading and penalty rates
- People starting their first job
- Anyone who wants a super guarantee check
What you'll learn
- Explain how the National Employment Standards, awards, agreements and your contract set your minimum pay, and find your award and pay rate
- Identify what must be on a payslip by law, and read its gross pay, deductions, net pay and super lines
- Check your base rate, penalty rates, casual loading and allowances using a pay guide or the Pay and Conditions Tool
- Describe your main leave entitlements under the NES, including for casuals, and check your leave
- Explain the super guarantee, Payday Super and choice of fund, and check contributions reached your fund on time
- Use a regular pay check routine, raise a pay or super problem with your employer, and know when to contact the Fair Work Ombudsman or the ATO
Course details
- Format: online and self-paced, 6 narrated video lessons with captions, activities and practice checks
- Time: about 1.5 hours, including the activities and the final quiz
- Assessment: online quiz, marked automatically, 3 attempts, 80% to pass
- Certificate: Certificate of Completion when you pass
- Includes: participant guide PDF to keep
- Price: $99 AUD per person; group bookings available
Frequently asked questions
Is this course accredited? No. This course on how to read your payslip is a non-accredited short course and is not nationally recognised training. You receive an ASTC Certificate of Completion.
Does it show how to read your payslip line by line? Yes. You read the gross pay, deductions, net pay and super lines.
What if I think I am underpaid? You learn how to raise it with your employer and when to contact the Fair Work Ombudsman or the ATO.
This is a non-accredited short course and is not nationally recognised training. Any legal content is general information current as at November 2026, not legal advice.
Accounting Software Basics is accounting software training online for small-business owners, office staff and new bookkeepers who use, or are about to use, cloud accounting software. This practical short course from Australian Salesmasters Training Co (ASTC) is online, self-paced and brand-neutral.
Who this course is for
- Owners moving their books into cloud software
- Office staff who enter invoices and bills
- New bookkeepers setting up or tidying a client file
- Anyone comparing bookkeeping software for small business
What you'll learn
- Explain what cloud accounting software does, choose software using the ATO's suggested checks, and identify who is responsible for the records and who can provide paid BAS services
- Set up a new accounting file with correct organisation and GST settings, a lean chart of accounts, checked tax codes, opening balances, contacts and an invoice template
- Connect bank feeds safely, code transactions with the right contact, account and tax code, and use bank rules and receipts without repeating errors
- Create tax invoices that meet ATO rules, match customer payments, enter and pay supplier bills, and check supplier bank details before paying
- Reconcile bank accounts regularly, fix common reconciliation problems without hiding errors, and run and use the main reports at month end
- Give each person only the access they need, secure logins with multi-factor authentication, protect personal information, and keep and export records
Course details
- Format: online and self-paced, 6 narrated video lessons with captions, activities and practice checks
- Time: about 1.5 hours, including the activities and the final quiz
- Assessment: online quiz, marked automatically, 3 attempts, 80% to pass
- Certificate: Certificate of Completion when you pass
- Includes: participant guide PDF to keep
- Price: $99 AUD per person; group bookings available
Frequently asked questions
Is this course accredited? No. This accounting software training online is a non-accredited short course and is not nationally recognised training. You receive an ASTC Certificate of Completion.
Is this accounting software training online for one brand only? No. It teaches the ideas the main products share, so you can apply them whichever one you use.
Does it cover bank feeds and reconciliation? Yes. Two lessons cover them, plus month-end reports.
This is a non-accredited short course and is not nationally recognised training. Any legal content is general information current as at November 2026, not legal advice.
Reading Financial Reports is a practical short course that teaches you how to read financial statements: the profit and loss, the balance sheet and the cash flow statement. It is from Australian Salesmasters Training Co (ASTC) for owners, managers and staff who receive reports, online and self-paced.
Who this course is for
- Small business owners who get reports from a bookkeeper or accountant
- Managers and team leaders after finance for non-finance managers
- Administration staff who handle financial reports
- Anyone who wants balance sheet basics in plain English
What you'll learn
- Explain who uses financial reports, what question each of the three main reports answers, and what to check before reading the figures
- Read a profit and loss statement from revenue to net profit and compare periods using percentages of sales
- Read a balance sheet, classify assets and liabilities as current or non-current, and check that assets equal liabilities plus equity
- Read a cash flow statement, classify cash flows as operating, investing or financing, and explain why profit and cash differ
- Calculate and interpret gross margin, net profit margin, the current ratio, the quick ratio and debtor days
- Use trends, the three reports and key ratios together to identify warning signs, ask good questions and know where to get help
Course details
- Format: online and self-paced, 6 narrated video lessons with captions, activities and practice checks
- Time: about 1.5 hours, including the activities and the final quiz
- Assessment: online quiz, marked automatically, 3 attempts, 80% to pass
- Certificate: Certificate of Completion when you pass
- Includes: participant guide PDF to keep
- Price: $99 AUD per person; group bookings available
Frequently asked questions
Is this course accredited? No. This course on how to read financial statements is a non-accredited short course and is not nationally recognised training. You receive an ASTC Certificate of Completion.
Can I learn how to read financial statements without an accounting background? Yes. Each report is read step by step, with profit and loss explained from revenue to net profit.
Which ratios does it cover? Gross margin, net profit margin, the current ratio, the quick ratio and debtor days, with worked examples.
This is a non-accredited short course and is not nationally recognised training. Any legal content is general information current as at November 2026, not legal advice.
Payroll Basics is a payroll course online for Australians who need to pay employees correctly and on time. This practical short course from Australian Salesmasters Training Co (ASTC) is online and self-paced, and follows a full pay cycle at a fictional Penrith landscaping business.
Who this course is for
- Small business owners who run their own payroll
- Office managers who look after staff pay
- New payroll or bookkeeping staff
- Anyone who needs payroll for small business explained
What you'll learn
- Explain what a pay run involves, and identify how employment type, the National Employment Standards, awards and minimum wages set what you must pay
- Set up a new employee: information statements, employment details, TFN declaration, super eligibility and fund choice, PAYG withholding registration and secure records
- Run a pay run from gross pay to PAYG withholding and net pay, and check it before you pay
- Explain who you pay super for, how much, and the Payday Super deadline for contributions to reach the fund
- Explain Single Touch Payroll reporting, when withheld tax is paid to the ATO and end-of-year finalisation, and identify other NSW payroll obligations
- Apply the payslip and record-keeping rules, recognise the consequences of underpayment, use simple payroll controls, and identify where to get help
Course details
- Format: online and self-paced, 6 narrated video lessons with captions, activities and practice checks
- Time: about 1.5 hours, including the activities and the final quiz
- Assessment: online quiz, marked automatically, 3 attempts, 80% to pass
- Certificate: Certificate of Completion when you pass
- Includes: participant guide PDF to keep
- Price: $99 AUD per person; group bookings available
Frequently asked questions
Is this course accredited? No. This payroll course online is a non-accredited short course and is not nationally recognised training. You receive an ASTC Certificate of Completion.
Does this payroll course online cover super? Yes. A full lesson covers super and Payday Super.
Does it include Single Touch Payroll training? Yes. One lesson covers STP reporting, paying the ATO and finalisation.
This is a non-accredited short course and is not nationally recognised training. Any legal content is general information current as at November 2026, not legal advice.
GST and BAS Basics is a GST and BAS course online that shows you how GST works and how to complete the GST part of your business activity statement. It is a practical short course from Australian Salesmasters Training Co (ASTC) for small business owners, sole traders and admin or bookkeeping staff, online and self-paced.
Who this course is for
- Small business owners who lodge their own BAS
- Sole traders deciding whether they must register for GST
- Admin and bookkeeping staff who manage GST for a business
- Anyone who wants plain-English GST for small business
What you'll learn
- Explain how GST works and identify when a business must register for GST
- Identify taxable, GST-free and input-taxed sales and calculate the GST in a price
- Identify what a valid tax invoice must show and apply the rules for issuing and keeping tax invoices
- Apply the conditions for claiming GST credits, including business use, timing and the purchases you can't claim
- Explain what the BAS reports, identify your reporting period and due dates, and complete the main GST labels
- Apply good GST record keeping and a quarter-end routine, and identify what to do about mistakes, payment problems and getting help
Course details
- Format: online and self-paced, 6 narrated video lessons with captions, activities and practice checks
- Time: about 1.5 hours, including the activities and the final quiz
- Assessment: online quiz, marked automatically, 3 attempts, 80% to pass
- Certificate: Certificate of Completion when you pass
- Includes: participant guide PDF to keep
- Price: $99 AUD per person; group bookings available
Frequently asked questions
Is this course accredited? No. This GST and BAS course online is a non-accredited short course and is not nationally recognised training. You receive an ASTC Certificate of Completion.
Does this GST and BAS course online show me how to complete a BAS? Yes. You learn what the BAS reports, how to find your reporting period and due dates, and how to complete the main GST labels.
Does it explain tax invoice requirements? Yes. One lesson covers what a valid tax invoice must show and the rules for issuing and keeping tax invoices.
This is a non-accredited short course and is not nationally recognised training. Any legal content is general information current as at November 2026, not legal advice.
Bookkeeping Basics is a bookkeeping course online for Australians who need to keep a small business's books, with no accounting background required. It is a practical short course from Australian Salesmasters Training Co (ASTC), online and self-paced, and one fictional business, Bluegum Bike Repairs in Marrickville, runs through every lesson.
Who this course is for
- Small business owners and sole traders who do their own books
- Admin and office staff who enter invoices, receipts and payments
- Anyone starting out in bookkeeping for small business
- People who want bookkeeping for beginners before further study
What you'll learn
- Explain what bookkeeping is, follow the bookkeeping cycle, and describe who does what and why the owner stays accountable for the records
- Identify the main source documents, check a tax invoice against the ATO's requirements, and store documents so every transaction can be proved
- Explain the five types of accounts and set up a simple chart of accounts that codes every transaction consistently
- Apply double-entry bookkeeping basics: equal debits and credits, the accounting equation and a trial balance check
- Explain cash and accrual bookkeeping, apply each to a month's transactions, and track what customers owe and what the business owes
- Reconcile a bank account, explain common reconciling items, and keep business records the way the ATO requires
Course details
- Format: online and self-paced, 6 narrated video lessons with captions, activities and practice checks
- Time: about 1.5 hours, including the activities and the final quiz
- Assessment: online quiz, marked automatically, 3 attempts, 80% to pass
- Certificate: Certificate of Completion when you pass
- Includes: participant guide PDF to keep
- Price: $99 AUD per person; group bookings available
Frequently asked questions
Is this course accredited? No. This bookkeeping course online is a non-accredited short course and is not nationally recognised training. You receive an ASTC Certificate of Completion.
Do I need accounting experience for this bookkeeping course online? No. The course is written for beginners and you don't need any accounting background.
Does it cover bank reconciliation? Yes. The final lesson shows you how to reconcile a bank account, explains common reconciling items and covers ATO record keeping.
This is a non-accredited short course and is not nationally recognised training. Any legal content is general information current as at November 2026, not legal advice.