There are several directions you can take with your bookkeeping courses, it’s totally up to you. You can jump straight into a course that will have you qualified to be a bookkeeper straight away, with options to take your career in other directions such as financial services, or accountancy.By far the most common course people study to enter the bookkeeping profession is the Certificate IV in Bookkeeping. This course will give you the required skills to becoming a competent bookkeeper, with the chance to take your studies further if you have accountancy or financial planning aspirations.