Requirements
- Age - 20yrs or above
- This qualification is designed for learners aged 20 and above and is suitable for use within a Study Programme.
- There are no specific recommended prior learning requirements for this qualification. However, learners may find it helpful if they’ve already achieved a Level 2 qualification.
Features
- Focus on the study of the business environment
- Offer breadth and depth of study, incorporating a key core of knowledge
- Provide opportunities to acquire a number of practical and technical skills
- An understanding of the essential skills required to work successfully in a business environment
- The skills required to solve problems in a business environment
- An understanding of business culture and responsibilities
- The ability to successfully communicate and work with others in a business environment
- The opportunity to develop the skills required to manage and improve their own performance in a business environment
- The skills and knowledge to carry out finance activities, including preparing final accounts for sole traders and partnerships, comparing and reporting actual costs with budgeted costs, and working with VAT.
Qualification purpose
This qualification provides transferable skills, knowledge and understanding that can be applied in any business setting. The units in Group A are aligned to National Occupational Standards for business and represent the core attributes required by employers in a range of business settings. Units in Group B specialise in finance, covering accounts preparation, indirect taxes, costs and revenues, and professional ethics.
This qualification will:
• focus on the study of the business environment
• offer breadth and depth of study, incorporating a key core of knowledge
• provide opportunities to acquire a number of practical and technical skills.
Qualification objectives
The objectives of this qualification are to provide learners with:
• an understanding of the essential skills required to work successfully in a business environment
• the skills required to solve problems in a business environment
• an understanding of business culture and responsibilities
• the ability to successfully communicate and work with others in a business environment
• the opportunity to develop the skills required to manage and improve their own performance in a business environment
• the skills and knowledge to carry out finance activities, including preparing final accounts for sole traders and partnerships, comparing and reporting actual costs with budgeted costs, and working with VAT.
Entry guidance
This qualification is designed for learners aged 20 and above and is suitable for use within a Study Programme.
There are no specific recommended prior learning requirements for this qualification. However, learners may find it helpful if they’ve already achieved a Level 2 qualification.