Business Studies Vocational

Course

In Brighton

Price on request

Description

  • Type

    Course

  • Location

    Brighton

The course gives you practical knowledge of business. You will study how businesses are organised: marketing, customer service, human resources, finance and planning. You will learn by completing assignments that are based on realistic workplace situations, activities and demands. You will gain experience through a wide range of business tasks, visiting speakers and visits to business. Unlike.

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Location

Start date

Brighton (East Sussex)
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Surrenden Road, BN1 6WQ

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On request

About this course

OCR National Certificate: 5 grade Es or above at GCSE OCR National Diploma: grade Cs or above at GCSE

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Course programme


BUSINESS STUDIES - VOCATIONAL
Level(s):OCR National Certificate (Level 2)(equivalent to 4 GCSEs grades A*â€"C), OCR National Diploma (Level 3)(equivalent to 2 A Levels)

FACTS
Courses available

OCR National Certificate OCR National Diploma

Entry requirements

How the courses are assessed

OCR National Certificate: 100% coursework
OCR National Diploma: 100% coursework

Exam board

OCR

Where does it lead?

The National Diploma vocational course is highly regarded by employers and can lead to business specialisms such as finance, human resources, management or marketing. Many Diploma students progress to university taking a wide range of business related courses. National Certificate students either progress to advanced courses or into work.

Other information

OCR National Certificate (Level 2) is equivalent to 4 GCSEs Grades A* - C OCR National Diploma (Level 3) is equivalent to 2 A Levels

The course gives you practical knowledge of business. You will study how businesses are organised: marketing, customer service, human resources, finance and planning. You will learn by completing assignments that are based on realistic workplace situations, activities and demands. You will gain experience through a wide range of business tasks, visiting speakers and visits to business. Unlike the AS/ A2 Business Studies this course is assessed through coursework. The qualification is split into the National Certificate in the first year and the National Diploma in the second year. The qualification is equivalent to 2 A levels. It counts as a double course and takes up twice as many lessons as an AS/A2 course.

Students take the following four compulsory units: investigating business, customer service, communications and finance. In addition they take units in motivation, recruitment and selection, sales and marketing.

The course is highly regarded by employers and can lead to a business specialism such as human resources or finance. The qualification enables students to progress to either university or employment.

TOPICS COVERED
OCR National Certificate
Investigatory business \ Business planning/operations \ Finance in business \ Communications & ICT \ Customer service \ Promotions in business

OCR National Diploma
Business structure/organisation \ Customer service \ Communication \ Finance & marketing \ Human resources \ International business \ Career planning \ Recruitment & selection \ Motivating & empowering people \ Law in the business world

Business Studies Vocational

Price on request