Level 2 Certificate in Business Enterprise

Course

In Derby

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Description

  • Type

    Course

  • Location

    Derby

Suitable for: Those who are considering starting up in business. It is thought the qualification may appeal to both young people who may in the future be interested in business enterprise or mature candidates who have a business idea and wish to investigate the basics of starting a business.

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Derby (Derbyshire)
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Accounting Skills Training Uk Ltd, 29-33 Pear Tree Road, Derby, DE23 6PZ

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About this course

There are no formal entry requirements for Level 2 Certificate in Business Enterprise. However it is recommended that prospective candidates will already have basic skills in both numeracy and literacy prior to embarking on a course of study for this qualification.

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Course programme

Introduction

The overall aim of the qualification is to accredit the knowledge and skills of candidates relevant to the fundamentals of business enterprise.

Within the qualification, candidates have the opportunity to develop their knowledge and skills associated with starting a business and to look at the key aspects which need to be developed for the potential business to be successful. Specifically, they should be able to perform tasks relating to developing a business idea, building business relationships, estimating financial needs, selling the product or service and preparing a business plan. They will also be able to choose option modules which examine such requirements as Health and Safety, legal, choosing business premises and assessing the candidates own ability to run the business.

To be awarded each unit of the qualification, candidates are required to successfully demonstrate their competence in the satisfactory completion of an externally set and internally assessed assignment. For the full qualification candidates will be required to complete at least ten Unit Assessments and to collect 13 credit points at level 2. This can be achieved by completing the 9 core module units along with 1 or 2 (dependant on the credit rating of the modules) of the option units to give a further 2 credit points at level 2. As this qualification is part of the Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF), candidates will be able to transfer their achievements within each unit towards other qualifications. At least two of the core modules and one of the option modules will be externally moderated by the IAB.

Being unitised, candidates may decide that they wish to complete and achieve a pass in some but not all of the units. Upon payment of the relevant published fee, such candidates may apply for a Certificate of Achievement for those Units that they have achieved (passed).

Aims

In summary, the qualification aims to enable candidates to:

  1. Develop a business idea and create a vision for a business.
  2. Understand how to build business relationships and how to sell the chosen product or service.
  3. Investigate legal and health and safety requirements and choice of business premises
  4. Estimate financial needs for a business and produce a cash flow forecast
  5. Prepare and produce a business plan.

The Structure Of The Qualification

The qualification is divided into thirteen units each with identified Learning Topics. To gain the full award, candidates are required to successfully demonstrate their competence in the satisfactory completion of at least ten externally set and internally assessed assignments. Each assignment is linked to one of the thirteen Units. For those candidates who wish to be awarded the full qualification, they must achieve passes in Units 1 - 9, along with 1 or 2 (dependant on the credit rating of the modules) of the option units

Assessment And Grading

All thirteen units will have an associated practical assignment set externally by the IAB which will be marked internally by the centre in accordance with the published IAB guidelines. An independent assessor, who will have been nominated by the centre and approved by the IAB, will mark one of the core module assignments. This independent assessor will not teach on the course, but will be suitably qualified and experienced. On completion of the marking a sample of the assignments (designated by the IAB) are to be submitted to the awarding body for moderation to ensure that national standards are being applied. At least two of the core modules and one of the option modules will be externally moderated by the IAB. The IAB will provide Centres with the assignment briefs upon registration of candidates.

Upon payment of the relevant published fee, those candidates whose assignments are assessed and moderated as below the standard required for a pass to be awarded, are able to re-attempt the assignments and be re-assessed by the Centre and moderated by the IAB.

Certification

Candidates who achieve a Pass grade in each of the Assignments of the nine mandatory Units together with one or two of the option units (to give a total of 13 credit points) will be awarded the IAB Level 2 Certificate in Business Enterprise. Certificates of Achievement will be awarded upon request and payment of the appropriate fee, to those candidates who do not achieve pass grades in the required number of assignments. Candidate registration lasts for up to three years.

Units

  • Unit 1: Build Business Relationships
  • Unit 2: Create a Vision for your Business
  • Unit 3: Negotiate for Your Business
  • Unit 4: Develop your Business Idea
  • Unit 5: Estimate Financial Needs for Your Business
  • Unit 6: Make a Cash Flow Forecast
  • Unit 7: Sell Your Product or Service
  • Unit 8: Prepare a Plan for Your Business
  • Unit 9: Produce a Plan for Your Business
  • Unit 10: Assess Health Safety Risks in your Business
  • Unit 11: Assess your Ability to run a Business
  • Unit 12 Choose Premises for your business
  • Unit 13: Comply with business legal relationship

Level 2 Certificate in Business Enterprise

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