Level 3 - Business and Enterprise Diploma

You can choose between a one year or two year course. The one year course covers Business and Enterprise and is equivalent to 1/1.5 A levels. After having successfully completed the one year course, you can then progress on to the second year specialising in either Business and Finance, Business Marketing, or Business Law, which is equivalent to 3 A Levels.

This course covers units across a wide and exciting range of specialisms. You will learn business skills which you can then put directly into action. The dynamic teaching team has excellent links with both large and local small employers and part of your learning will be engaging with them to put your skills into practice, networking, and developing your business acumen.

You will be able to demonstrate your entrepreneurial skills through organising and managing your own event and setting up your own small business. You will learn how to build, motivate, and manage a team of people. Central to this will be developing confidence in your communication and presentation skills, which are essential to your future career. You will cover the financial aspects of a business through the accounting units and learn how to calculate profit and loss as well as balance sheets and financial ratios. In the marketing element, you will have the opportunity to create, develop, and market your own product and produce a real advert. Aspects of law will be covered and, in the international business section, the economic environment and how international trade works will be covered.

Your learning experience is designed to stretch you to achieve your best and to develop skills for your future career. You will put the skills you learn into practice – getting involved in practical work in small groups, making presentations, and participating in live projects with employers.

We have fantastic, state of the art resources! You will be taught in well-equipped classrooms, with interactive whiteboards and the latest technology, including class iPads and our virtual learning environment. We have a very well equipped Learning Resource Centre with plenty of PCs for independent study and amazing library facilities.

All the staff who teach you engage in commercial upskilling every year with external companies, so that their skills are up to date and ensures that their teaching is current.

Good English and maths skills are essential for success in studying and for future employment prospects and so Croydon College ensures that these skills are developed in all learning opportunities.

It’s also important to have good English and maths qualifications and so all students will study English and maths and work towards an appropriate level and type of qualification including GCSE. This will be part of all 16-18 year old students’ Study Programme alongside their main vocational or academic qualification and will be discussed with students at interview.

Please note advance applications for September 2016 for this course have now closed. However, you can still come in to apply and enrol during our open enrolment period between Tuesday 30 August and Friday 9 September. .