Created by the American Payroll Association (APA), the PayTrain C/U program is the premiere payroll training program in the college setting and comprises two distinct courses - PayTrain Fundamentals and PayTrain Mastery - which covers the skills and body of knowledge deemed critical by the APA for payroll professionals. This body of knowledge is the basis for the Fundamental Payroll Certification (FPC) and Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) examinations and covers the following topics:
Core payroll concepts
Compliance
Principles of paycheck calculations
Payroll reporting and employment taxes
Payroll process and systems
Accounting
Management and administration