Business BTEC National Extended Certificate

Previous experience of Business is not needed to take this subject. The most important thing you need in order to take a vocational qualification in Business is a lively and enquiring mind, an interest in Business, a willingness to explore new ideas and an ability to communicate your ideas effectively, whilst sticking to deadlines.

Requirements for Study

• APS 3.7 or above

• 9 - 4 in English Language or English Literature

• 9 - 4 in Maths

Assessment

The assessment is a mixture of school set coursework assignments, controlled assessment in the form of tasks set and marked by the board and a single test. The work is graded, pass, merit or distinction and it is the combination of the marks for all the units taken that will determine the overall grade.

• Unit 1 – Exploring Business

• Unit 2-  Developing a Marketing Campaign

• Unit 3 - Personal and Business Finance

• Unit 8 – Recruitment and Selection process

All BTEC equivalences carry the same amount of UCAS points as A levels.

Careers

This course is designed to help you get into employment, on to an apprenticeship or further studies at university, depending on your goals. This could be in:

• International Business Management

• Leadership Business and Globalisation Business

• Marketing Management

• Management Studies Communication.