BUSINESS STUDIES

This is an exciting  course which will give you a background into the world of business and provide plenty of opportunities to look at businesses first hand. This pathway has a vocational based approach to learning with an emphasis on practical based activities underpinned by core business theories.

Employers and professional bodies that have worked with BTEC to provide this qualification include Barclays, John Lewis Partnership, Npower and the Peter Jones Foundation.

This vocational course will allow you to develop a critical understanding of business behaviour and the business environment by investigating and analysing real-life businesses. You will study leadership, attracting customers, recruiting and nurturing employees, managing finances, measuring business success, and developing strategic plans. Before and throughout this course, we encourage you to read up on businesses (brands, events, organizations, individuals, etc.) that you are each interested in. 

The BTEC is both examination and coursework based with four units designed to cover a  wide range of academic and vocational skills. The National Extended Certificate will include 4 units of which 3 are mandatory and 2 are externally examined. The externally examined units are:

• Developing a Marketing Campaign
• Personal and Business Finance.

Students will then complete 2 coursework based unit which are:

• Exploring business
• Recruitment and Selection