BTEC Diploma in Business
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- Entry Requirements
- Progression & Assessment
- Duration & Location
- Fees
- Further Information
Course Description
To equip students with knowledge, understanding and skills/techniques they need to prepare for employment in the world of business including working in a retail or administrative environment.
Content:
Students will study 4 mandatory units:
- Business Purposes
- Business Organisations
- Financial Forecasting for Business
- People in Organisations
and 7 optional units:
- Verbal and Non-verbal Communication in Business Contexts
- Business Communication through Documentation
- Using Office Equipment
- Providing Business Support
- Working in Business Teams
- Personal Selling in Business
- Business Online
Students will also study Functional Skills in English, an additional IT qualification, Alcohol Awareness and sustainability.
Entry Requirements
A standard of literacy and numeracy supported by a general education equivalent to 3 GCSEs at grade D or above including English Language or other relevant Level 1 qualifications.
Progression & Assessment
The programme units will be internally assessed via coursework which will include: assignments, role-play, performance observations and time-constrained assessments. Students are given a grade for each unit and an overall final grade of Pass, Merit or Distinction. Functional Skills are assessed under exam conditions.
On successful completion of the programme, students may
- Be eligible for a place on the BTEC Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma in Business
- Enter employment in the Business, retail or administration area sector. This includes jobs such as working in a shop, an office, a bank or building society.
Duration & Location
This is a full-time course for the duration of one year.
Fees
If you are under 19 when your programme begins, you will be entitled to free tuition provided you are a European Community National. If you are in receipt of benefit or unwaged, you may qualify for reduced fees.
Further Information
School of Business Reception
School of Business
01522 876311
