Business
Want to work in a managerial position across a variety of business environments? This course will equip you with the skills to help lead a team of employees and help to oversee the operations of a business.
Whether you are heading for self-employment or big business, you will explore key areas such as marketing, finance, entrepreneurship, and management, gaining a strong understanding of how successful organisations operate. You will develop essential skills, including teamwork, communication, problem-solving, and decision-making, through a mixture of coursework, exams, real-world case studies, and project-based learning.
You will have the foundations to go onto degree-level study, an Apprenticeship or into the workplace with knowledge of marketing, financial services, recruitment issues, law and current business and economic affairs, enabling you to choose specialist progression pathways or continue to keep your options open.
Our highly qualified and experienced tutors with a range of industry backgrounds, including event management, accounting, advertising, human resources, finance, marketing and sales, both in the UK and overseas, are joined by guest speakers to make your course relevant and exciting. Your learning will be based around practical business exercises and reinforced by a variety of industry visits, and in the past, students have taken part in a very rewarding study in Poland.
Entry Requirements
- Level 3 – 5 GCSEs grade 9-4 or equivalent, including English Language & maths
- Level 2 – 4 GCSEs grade 9-3 including English Language & maths
What you will study
- Deliver Customer Service in a Business Environment
- Produce Documents in a Business Environment
- Work with Others in a Business Environment
- Communicate in a Business Environment
- Contribute to Running a Project
- Manage & Improve Own Performance in a Business Environment
- Exploring Business
- Developing a Marketing Campaign
- Personal & Business Finance
- Managing a Business Event
- Digital Marketing
- The English Legal System
- International Business
- Principles of Management
- Business Decision Making
- Team Building in Business
- Visual Merchandising
- Creative Promotion
- Pitching for a Business
What's Next?
Further Study
- Degree Apprenticeships
- University
Careers
- Events
- Marketing
- Finance
- Human Resources
- Administration
- Retail