SFEDI Diploma in Business and Enterprise Support

The SFEDI Diploma in Business and Enterprise Support at SCQF Level 8 aims to provide professionals within the business and enterprise support profession with the necessary knowledge and skills in order to carry out their roles in an effective and efficient manner. The Diploma also provides the opportunity for the learner to widen their knowledge of the bigger picture of support services on a local, regional and national scale. The qualification is built on the extensive research that underpins the SFEDI National Occupational Standards and the expertise of the Institute of Enterprise and Entrepreneurs and the University of the West of Scotland. Having been designed to be flexible to meet the wide range of demand within enterprise learning, we recognise the needs of industry to develop enterprising and entrepreneurial individuals to support the sustainability and growth of business and the wider community.

The Diploma in Business and Enterprise Support is accredited by SFEDI (the Small Firms Enterprise Development Initiative) and delivered by the University of the West of Scotland which is the only University in Scotland to be recognised by IOEE (the Institute of Enterprise and Entrepreneurs) as an IOEE Academy. SFEDI Awards was founded in 2007 creating the first dedicated Awarding Organisation specialising in business enterprise and business support. SFEDI has a long record of providing business support accreditation through qualifications and endorsed awards and several thousand business advisers have been professionally accredited under the SFEDI banner.