Entrepreneurship

In year nine, students will study and experience the key elements of business, enterprise and management by looking at how leading business men and women from across the world manage their organisations and also the skills needed by local entrepreneurs to successfully operate a small business in the local economy.

The core of the Pathway will focus on students developing relations with local businesses and charities, creating ideas for projects, bringing the projects to life through project management then overseeing the finished project in line with the local businesses aims and objectives.

The core themes that students will explore when experiencing the business and enterprise management pathway are:

• Enterprise/Entrepreneurial Skills

• Finance for Business

• Marketing

• Project Management

• People in Organisations

• Organisational Studies

All work is internally assessed coursework.

• BTEC Business & Enterprise

• BTEC Enterprise & Entrepreneurship

• Bookkeepers

• Analysts

• Accountants

• Tax examiners

• Advertising sales specialists or account managers

• Market and consumer research analysts

• Public relations, media or promotions managers

• Loan or insurance underwriters

• Personal or corporate financial planners

• Stocks and commodities brokers

• Actuaries

• Human resource assistants

• Staffing or recruiting specialists

• Training managers

• Sports agents

• Restaurateurs

• Hotel or resort managers

• Meeting, convention and event planners

• Travel agents

• Program and project managers

• Facility and operations managers

• Trade, import/export specialist

• Global procurement specialists

• International currency traders

• Community health program coordinators

• Corporate and community relations managers

• Public affairs officers

• Lobbyists

• Logistics analyst

• Inventory managers

• Warehousing and distribution managers

• Transportation coordinators