Exam Board – Pearson
Qualification – BTEC National Certificate in Business Level 3 Extended Certificate
Entry requirements – GCSE grade 4s in English and maths
Course specification
Students will develop practical skills and theoretical understanding that encompass the world of business in areas such as: the role of finance in planning an enterprise; how to analyse and make financial decisions; how business organisations use the human, physical and financial resources at their disposal to achieve their dynamic goals: the nature of enterprising behaviour and how this can be personally utilised to best exploit entrepreneurial opportunities within specific market conditions.
Students will undertake a programme of assessment designed to assess not only their business knowledge and understanding, but also the way in which this knowledge and understanding can be applied to shape their practical skill in thinking and realising their own plans about business. The qualification supports progression to higher education.