Business (BTEC)

BTEC National Extended Certificate

Introduction to Course

Students will develop a sound understanding of the business world and the range of areas within this subject. Students will be able to explore how a business operates and how marketing and finance help a business to achieve their objectives. All tasks are applied to real businesses to allow students to develop skills required to respond to real issues in the business world. The range of assessment methods will allow students to develop exam and assignment response skills.

Exam Board/Specification

  • Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate in Business 601/7159/5

Modules/Units

BTEC National L3 Extended Certificate in Business

Year 1 Assessments

  • Unit 2: Developing a Marketing Campaign – External task set
  • Unit 3: Personal and Business Finance – External written exam set and marked by Pearson

Year 2 Assessments

  • Unit 1: Exploring Business – Internally assessed assignment
  • Unit 8: Recruitment and Selection (Optional) – Internally assessed assignment

Progression Routes

Students can progress onto degree courses covering a whole range of business areas such as Human Resources, Marketing, Accounting and Finance, Economics and Business Law.

Contacts

Mrs R Odedra:  [email protected]