Business Studies BTEC Level 2 Extended Certificate

Every learner at Central Sussex College who is under 19 will undertake a personal Study Programme designed to develop them academically, practically and personally. Study Programmes contain 3 essential elements:

Subject Course – Vocational or chosen Academic subjects, usually studied for 12 – 16 hours a week.

English and Maths – Every learner will work towards Level 2 English and Maths (C grade equivalent). Learners who have achieved a Grade C will extend their English and Maths.

3E – Our own brand of specific entrepreneurship, enterprise and employability training.

You will have specific time in your timetable for each of the three elements above and you will be expected to attend all elements throughout the year. Study programmes are designed to help you meet your maximum potential and progress to the next level of study of into work.

Some of the units studied may include:

• Business Purposes
• Business Organisations
• Financial Forecasting for Business
• People In Organisations
• Verbal and Non-verbal Communication in Business Contexts
• Business Communication through Documentation
• Personal Selling in Business
• Customer Relations in Business
• Business Online
• Managing Personal Finances

The course requires you to undertake a considerable amount of independent study under the guidance of your tutors.

Where necessary, students will be required to resit their English and Maths GCSE (or Functional Skills equivalent) alongside this course.

As part of the requirements of the course, students will spend one day a week at a work placement.

Central Sussex College is committed to providing you with guidance and support to help you make the most of your potential and achieve your goals! We offer an exciting range of academic qualifications, vocational subjects and apprenticeships – based at excellent facilities in Crawley, Haywards Heath, East Grinstead and Horsham. We have something for everyone – so whether you are just leaving school and looking to study for a BTEC or A Levels, are looking to retrain and gain new skills or take your studies further with professional qualification or higher level training at our University Centre, Central Sussex College can cater for you.