ABOUT THIS COURSE
Our Level 3 BTEC Business course will equip you with the in-depth knowledge, skills and confidence to successfully progress to further study or employment within the Business sector. If you prefer to gain an understanding of the scope of Business, the Business environment, alongside Business management with a more practical application of this knowledge to real world business contexts, this course is ideal for you. You will be taught key Business knowledge before discovering how this works within the industries and businesses you are interested in. With a great importance placed on engaging with entrepreneurs, business people and employers this course offers a unique insight into the practical world of Business. The department also runs a successful extended opportunity, in the form of The Share Game. Where you can make speculative investments into FTSE 100 companies, competing to make the best possible financial reward from your investment.
COURSE AREA LEAD
Lucy McKenzie
WHO IS THIS AIMED AT?
This course is aimed at students who:
Would like to progress onto Business-related courses at university.
Would like to jump straight into employment after college.
Would like to set-up their own Business and become self-employed.
Prefer a practical, hands-on form of learning.
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?
You’ll have a range of coursework assessments to undertake alongside a small number of set tests to complete throughout the duration of your BTEC Business course. The size of the BTEC course you decide to study will prescribe the units of study you’ll undertake:
BTEC Extended Certificate (1 A Level)
Exploring Business
Developing A Marketing Campaign
Personal & Business Finance
Recruitment and Selection Process
BTEC Diploma (2 A Levels) All units above plus:
Managing An Event
Training and Development
International Business Principles Of Management
BTEC Extended Diploma (3 A Levels) All units above plus:
Investigating Customer Service
Visual Merchandising
Business Decision Making
Team Building in Business
Pitching for a New Business
WHAT SKILLS WILL YOU DEVELOP?
Evidence Evaluation
Informed Judgements
Exam Techniques
Revision & Research
Self Confidence
Practice
Numeracy (Yr2 - U3) & Literacy (English)
Making Decisions
Applied Analysis
Effort
Self-responsibility & motivation
Focus
Seeks Challenge
Digital Literacy
Application & Contextualisation
Meeting Deadlines
Technical Language
Digital Literacy
PROGRESSION ROUTES
Entrepreneur
Computer Science
Mechanical Engineering
Physics
Maths
Cyber Security
Business Management
Teaching
Recruitment
Marketing Management
Accountant Economist