BTEC National Diploma/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
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma in Business 601/7157/1
Entry Requirements
Grade 5 in GCSE Maths
Grade 5 in GCSE English
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
BTEC National L3 Diploma Assessment
(Subject to demand and timetable- Equivalent to two A Levels)
Year 1 Assessments
Unit 1: Exploring Business Mandatory - Internally Assessed Assignment
Unit 2: Developing a Marketing Campaign Mandatory – External task set and marked by Pearson
Unit 3: Personal and Business Finance Mandatory - External task set and marked by Pearson
Unit 8: Recruitment and Selection (Optional) - Internally assessed assignment
Year 2 Assessments
Unit 4: Managing an Event Mandatory - Internally assessed assignment
Unit 5: International Business Mandatory - Internally assessed assignment
Unit 6: Principals of Management Mandatory - External task set and marked by Pearson
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.