Business (Level 3 Full-time)

Course Description

Students need no prior knowledge of this subject in order to enrol.

Taught with 3-4 teachers each year, all delivering their own specific units. All lessons are taught in rooms with computer access. All exam units are delivered by specialists who are also examiners on this unit, marking externally for the exam board nationally.

The chance to get a good mix of exam skills but also crucially to gain practical skills for future career and life. Exams having resit opportunities and coursework, which when combined offer a reduced risk vs academic courses. Can achieve equivalent A*/A/C grades which give high UCAS points and lots of students go to University after the course.

Unit 1 (Coursework) – Exploring Business

Unit 2 (Exam) – Developing a Marketing Campaign

Unit 3 (Exam) – Personal & Business Finance

Unit 4 (Coursework) – Managing an Event

Unit 5 (Coursework) – International Business

Unit 6 (Exam) – Principles of Management

Unit 7 (Exam) – Business Decision Making

Unit 8 (Coursework) – Recruitment & Selection

Unit 9 (Coursework) – Team Building in Business

Unit 14 (Coursework) – Investigating Customer Service

Unit 19 (Coursework) – Pitching for a New Business

Unit 22 (Coursework) – Market Research

Unit 27 (Coursework) – Work Experience

  • Business terminology
  • Application/Analysis/Evaluation/Justification
  • Using computer programmes (Word/Excel/Powerpoint/Publisher)
  • Personal finance applicable to student life such as insurance/loans/savings/debt/credit/budgeting/bank accounts etc
  • Research skills
  • Report writing
  • Professional formatting
  • Teamwork
  • Communication
  • Problem solving
  • Presentations
  • Leadership
  • How to apply for a job effectively
  • Business plans
  • Practical opportunity of work experience
  • Role-play

Perfect for students who are looking to go to University on a business related (general or specific courses such as Finance/Marketing/HR/Events etc) but also ideal for apprenticeship pathways as real practical skills will have been gained on the course.

Coursework

Exam

Presentations

Role-plays

Managed event

Team exercises

Talks/visits

Retail trips

Work experience week

Attending events during the managing an event unit

University trip