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Sage Payroll Training

Study Method In-class, Online
Locations Online, Birmingham, Glasgow, London, Manchester, Nottingham
Provider Acudemy
Recognition Sage
Start Date 16th September 2026, 14th October 2026, 18th November 2026, 9th December 2026
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Course overview

Sage Payroll Training is a training course designed to help you learn about Sage Payroll. Sage Payroll is a payroll package that allows users to calculate salary payments for their staff. This training programme is designed to help trainees understand Sage Payroll and its capabilities as a payroll management tool.

This course can also be offered as on-site delivery. Please enquire for more details.

Who's It For?

Ideal for those who are new to payroll and require training on the fundamental elements of payroll processing.

Job outcomes

  • Payroll Administrator,
  • Payroll Manager
  • International Payroll Manager
  • HR Manager
  • CIS specialist

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What you'll learn

Setup and amend:

  • Employee Records
  • Payments and Deductions
  • Basic Pension Schemes
  • Users and Access Rights
  • Understand reports in the system that aid in the completion of tasks such as Pay Elements Reports and Company Detail reports
  • Run a basic weekly or monthly payroll
  • Email appropriate payslips to employees
  • Perform and submit RTI routines including:
    • Full Payment Submission (FPS)
    • National Insurance Number Verification (NVR)
    • Employer Payment Summary (EPS)
  • Correct errors during processing using the Rollback and Restore functions
  • Set up new starters and process leavers
  • Complete Period End Routines including producing the P32
  • Process electronic payments to employees and HMRC directly from Sage Payroll

Recognitions

Sage

Accredited/ Certified by Sage

Study method

  • In-class In-class info icon
    In class delivery - predominately face to face course content conducted at a specific location
  • Online Online info icon
    Online delivery - online course content with the exception of assessments and work placement
  • Blended Blended info icon
    Blended delivery - both online course content and partial face to face requirements
  • Virtual Virtual info icon
    Virtual Delivery - Live and interactive classroom-style learning conducted completely online

Locations

  • England
    • Birmingham
    • London
    • Manchester
    • Nottingham
  • Scotland
    • Glasgow
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Duration study load

  • 2 Days

Delivery

Small classroom-based workshops with the option for 1-2-1 tuition at our Central London training centre.

  • On-site training

Entry requirements

There are no prerequisites or entry requirements, as long as you want to get more experience in the field of Payroll, this is the right place for you.

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Course features

  • Course Material
  • Recording of Training
  • Aftercare Course Support

Assessment

Sage Certification Assessment

This test includes drag-and-drop scenarios, multiple choice questions and simulations on using Sage 50 Payroll.

Acudemy Certificate of Completion Attendance

Everyone who completes the course gets:

  • A certificate (Accredited certificate and on the success of your assessments where applicable)
  • A manual as your resources tool

Subjects

Day 1
Sage Payroll
  • Navigate confidently in Sage 50 Payroll
  • Check the legislation settings in your software
  • Configure your software to suit your company’s requirements

Setup and amend:

  • Employee Records
  • Payments and Deductions
  • Basic Pension Schemes
  • Users and Access Rights
  • Understand reports in the system that aids in the completion of tasks such as Pay Elements Reports and Company Detail reports
  • Run a basic weekly or monthly payroll
  • Email appropriate payslips to employees
  • Perform and submit RTI routines including:
    • Full Payment Submission (FPS)
    • National Insurance Number Verification (NVR)
    • Employer Payment Summary (EPS)
  • Correct errors during processing using the Rollback and Restore functions
  • Set up new starters and process leavers
  • Complete Period End Routines including producing the P32
  • Process electronic payments to employees and HMRC directly from Sage Payroll
Day 2
Left for Practice on Sage Payroll Software, candidates will require laptops

Please note that SAGE installation does not support MAC. The only way around this, is if your MAC system has the latest Windows Emulator.

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Payment options

Course fees – £400

  • Flexible payment options are available

  • No government funding available for this course

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