The FA will prepare you for direct entry into a career in the Business sector by equipping you with the necessary skills and knowledge to work effectively from day one of employment. This includes both the development of practical skills alongside the development of learner meta-skills, supported via project-based learning. 

The Foundation Apprenticeship (FA) in Business Skills typically takes 2 years to complete. Typically a single academic year. Irrespective of the delivery model, the Business Skills framework includes three core elements, namely: 

1. National Progression Award in Business Skills 

2. Work Based Challenge Unit 

3. Work Based Learning units 

This course will help prepare young people for direct entry into a career in the Business, sector by equipping them with the necessary skills and knowledge to work effectively from day one of employment 

This short video gives exciting insight from both a former pupil, and The Scottish Seabird Centre where the pupil was placed, on the benefits of choosing the FA Business Skills course and what it meant to them.