Level 3 National Diploma in Business

The field trips and residential study visits that you will take part in on this course, allowing you to gain a true insight into the world of Business plus the opportunity to set up your own small companies through Project Based Learning.  

The course consists of 8 units of which 6 are mandatory, 3 units are externally assessed and other units are internally assessed and externally moderated.

Core units include:

• Exploring Business
• Personal & Business Finance
• Developing a Marketing Campaign
• International Business
• Principles of Management
• Managing an Event

Option Units;

• Recruitment and Selection Process
• Wok Experience in Business

External Exam Units include:

• Personal & Business Finance
• Developing a Marketing Campaign
• Principles of Management

You will also work towards a Personal Development qualification and will be involved in a range of activities, designed to improve your employability.

You will be required to complete Essential Skills in Literacy or Numeracy if you do not have a GCSE grade C in English or Maths or Computing.

Class learning will be supplemented with the use of guest speakers and visits to organisations in the public and private sector. Students will also use Project Based Learning (PBL) as a learning tool so they can develop hands on business management skills. 

Students will also be assisted to develop enterprise skills and set up companies through the PBL activities they will be engaged in as part of learning within the course.