Business Pearson Level 3 National Extended Diploma

To access this course you are required to have:

• Five GCSEs at grade 4 or above, including maths, English OR
• Level 2 business-related qualification at Distinction or Merit level

During this course you will study:

• Exploring business
• Developing a marketing campaign
• Personal and business finance
• Managing an event
• Recruitment and selection
• Digital marketing

During the course you will develop a range of transferable skills that will be useful in the future, whether you progress to further study at college, go to university or move into employment, including: 

• Presentation skills using different software packages
• Reading and understanding technical texts and language used in the sector
• Effective business writing skills
• Understanding data models and how to analyse information presented in spreadsheets and databases
• Independent learning
• Research techniques
• Preparation for assessments

During the course you will be assessed in the follwing ways:

• Exams
• Course work
• Assignments
• Presentations

On successful completion of this course, you will be eligible to progress to:

• Business Level 3 extended diploma
• HNC or HND in business
• Degree in Business & Management; Business & Finance; Business & Human Resource Management; or International Marketing
• Level 4 business apprenticeship.
• Career in a range of business organisations

• Develop skills enabling you to work in a wide range of areas 
• Visit businesses to find out how they operate 
• Talk to visiting speakers about what it's like to work in their specific profession 
• Tutors with many years' experience of working in the industry themselves 
• Opportunity to progress to university-level courses