{"id":24226,"date":"2022-05-23T12:17:05","date_gmt":"2022-05-23T11:17:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bigredcloud.com\/?page_id=24226"},"modified":"2023-05-11T16:13:11","modified_gmt":"2023-05-11T15:13:11","slug":"certification","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bigredcloud.com\/en\/certification\/","title":{"rendered":"Certification"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>The following courses are certified by Big Red Cloud<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Introduction to Big Red Book Payroll<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Advanced Big Red Book Payroll<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Introduction to Big Red Cloud Accounts<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Intermediate Big Red Cloud Accounts<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Advanced Big Red Cloud Accounts<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Planning &amp; Budgeting in Accounts<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Introduction to eCommerce<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Automation and AI in Accounts<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Introduction to Big Red 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of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Preparing to create an online shop.<\/li>\n<li>Marketing an online shop.<\/li>\n<li>Getting found on Google and Google ranking.<\/li>\n<li>Sourcing the right content, images and descriptions.<\/li>\n<li>Understanding customer expectations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The purpose of the practical case study is to assess the learner\u2019s skills on web design software in the areas of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Setting up an online shop<\/li>\n<li>Using Facebook, Instagram, Amazon etc.<\/li>\n<li>Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) for a new website.<\/li>\n<li>Adding content to a website<\/li>\n<li>Meeting customer expectations via a website<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Passing mark 75%<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Below 75% will be referred<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Automation and AI in Accounts<\/h3>\n<p>This course is assessed by<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>50% \u2013 Theory examination<\/li>\n<li>50% \u2013 A practical case study<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The purpose of the theory examination is to 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