Business (Vocational)

•  Assessment
• Year 1 & 2
  

  42% exam; 58 % coursework (13 units in total of which 4 are externally assessed).

• Exam board
  Edexcel (BTEC - Triple Diploma)

What Will You Learn?

Our extended diploma is a full time course and is perfect for you if you are focused on developing a career
in finance, marketing, event management, recruitment, planning and customer service. You have the opportunity to apply your learning through work experience which you complete during your first year of the course and through planning and managing a real event. One day you will be learning about accounting, where accuracy and number skills are paramount to analyse cash flow, costs and profit. The next day you could be measuring how creativity ensures a product will sell.

Our course is incredibly varied and covers the essential skills, such as communication and leadership, which you will need to one day manage or lead a business yourself.

Modules

Year 1

• 1 Exploring Business
• 2 Developing a Marketing Campaign (Exam)
• 3 Personal and Business Finance (Exam)
• 4 Managing an Event
• 8 Recruitment and Selection Process
• 16 Visual Merchandising
• 27 Work Experience in Business

 Year 2

• 5 International Business
• 6 Principles of Management (Exam)
• 7 Business Decision Making (Exam)
• 17 Digital Marketing
• 21 Training and Development
• 22 Market Research

Special Features

•  You have the opportunity to take part in a simulation challenge set by Universities including the Investor Challenge. This is an exciting experience where students take part in team challenges, developing skills in working on the running of a virtual business. Your job is to make changes which will improve the profits of
  the business. 
• You will have the chance to experience a residential trip to London, trips to Chester Zoo, Cadbury’s World and Alton Towers and to take part in the Young Enterprise scheme (see Xtras section).

Where Will This Lead?

Many of our students continue to study Business at university on a range of exciting courses, including Business Management, International Relations and Marketing. Former students have also moved onto apprenticeships or trainee management positions.