ABE Certificate in Business Management

Concorde International is an ABE (Association of Business Executives) accredited college.

The Association of Business Executives (ABE) is an International Examining Body and provider of business and management qualifications, leading onto Degree and Masters routes. ABE has 'Awarding Body' status in the United Kingdom and is also recognised in many other countries worldwide.

Concorde International ABE accredited college offer the ABE Certificate in Business Management for 2009.

Course Modules

Introduction to Accounting

• Double-Entry Book-Keeping and the Ledger
  
• Cash and Bank Transactions
  
• Recording Business Transactions
  
• The Trial Balance
  
• Final Accounts 1: The Trading Account
  
• Final Accounts 2: The Profit and Loss Account
  
• Final Accounts 3: The Balance Sheet
  
• Final Accounts 4: Preparation
  
• Control Accounts
  
• Partnerships
  
• Limited Companies
  
• Cash Flow Statements
  
• Budgets and Budgetary Control
  
• Interpretation of Accounts
  
• Introduction to Costs and Management Accounting
  
• Overheads and Absorption Costing
  
• Labour and Material Costing
  
• Break-Even and Profit Volume Analysis

Introduction to Business

• Nature and Purpose of Business Activities
  
• Structures of Business
  
• Structures of Organisations
  
• Organisations in their Environment
  
• Growth and Scale of Business Organisations
  
• The Production Function
  
• The Marketing Function
  
• The Finance and Accounting Function
  
• The Human Resources Function

Introduction to Business Communication

• The Process of Communication
  
• Principles of Effective Communication
  
• Written Communication
  
• Oral and Non-Verbal Communication
  
• Communicating with Customers
  
• Communication within Organisations
  
• Technology and Communications

Introduction to Quantitative Methods

• Algebra, Equations and Formulae
  
• Basic Business Applications
  
• Simultaneous, Quadratic, Exponential and Logarithmic Equations
  
• Introduction to Graphs
  
• Introduction to Statistics and Data Analysis
  
• Graphical Representation of Information
  
• Measures of Location
  
• Measures of Dispersion
  
• Probability

ABE Certificate in Business Management: 2009 - 2010

Term Dates: 32 weeks at 25hrs per week

28th September - 18th December 12 Weeks

2 Week Holiday
4th January - 26th March 12 Weeks

1 Week - Reading Week
5th April - 28th May 8 weeks

ABE Exams - Start June

It is recommended that students undertake our Pre-sessional ABE Certificate in Business Management course.