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36BUSINESSfull time prospectus 2013/14BUSINESSfull time prospectus 2013/1437• Business On-line• Business Enterprise• The Marketing Plan• Managing Personal Finance• Customer CareYou will also study Functional Skills in English at anappropriate level.ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONThe suite of BTEC Diplomas is valued by employersand can lead to careers in business specialismssuch as Finance, Human Resources, Management orMarketing as well as other business related careers.You may also progress within employment toprofessional qualifications such as The CharteredInstitute of Marketing, Accountancy and PublicRelations.NEXT STEPOn successful completion of this course you couldprogress into employment or apprenticeship trainingin a wide variety of posts in industry and commerce.Alternatively you could progress to the BTECSubsidiary/Extended Diploma in Business or anotherLevel 3 course, subject to interview.BTEC LEVEL 3 SUBSIDIARY/EXTENDEDDIPLOMA IN BUSINESSBASED AT: LANSDOWNE, BOURNEMOUTHCOURSE LEVEL: LEVEL 3ENTRY REQUIREMENTSA minimum of 4 GCSE’s at grade A* - C includingEnglish and mathematics, or BTEC First Diploma inBusiness (subject to interview). You should also havean active interest in business. Candidates will need tocomplete the Subsidiary Diploma before proceeding tothe Extended Diploma part of the qualification.THE COURSEThis well recognised qualification is equivalent to3 A levels and is suitable if you have an interest inBusiness and Management and would welcomethe opportunity to study a broad based, vocationalprogramme.The course is delivered through a mix of lectures,smaller group seminars and guest speakers fromindustry.The BTEC Subsidiary Diploma comprises of 6 units. Onsuccessful completion of the Subsidiary, students mayprogress to the Extended Diploma which is equivalentto 3 A levels. For the Extended Diploma qualificationyou will study a further 12 units. Examples of someof the topics covered are listed below:SubsidiaryDiploma units:• The Business Environment (core unit)• Business Resources (core unit)• Introduction to Marketing (core unit)• Business Communications (core unit)• Market Research in Business• Starting a Small BusinessExtended Diploma units:• Website Design Strategy• Internet Marketing in Business• Supply Chain Organisation• Managing Business Information• Recruitment and Selection in Business• Human Resource Management in Business• International Business• Aspects of Civil Liability for Business• Managing a Business Event• Developing Teams in Business• Business Ethics• Training in Business WorkplaceThe units are subject to change.ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONThe suite of BTEC Diplomas is valued by employersand can lead to careers in business specialismssuch as Finance, Human Resources, Management orMarketing as well as other business related careers.You may also progress within employment toprofessional qualifications such as The CharteredInstitute of Marketing, Accountancy and PublicRelations.NEXT STEPYou could progress to higher education for a degreeor HND or to employment in marketing, finance oradministration for example.BTEC MIXED LEVEL DIPLOMA INBUSINESS – JANUARY STARTBASED AT: LANSDOWNE, BOURNEMOUTHCOURSE LEVEL: MIXED LEVELENTRY REQUIREMENTSFor the Level 2 BTEC First Diploma in Businessapplicants should have a good general educationincluding 3 GCSE’s at grades A* - D including English,or successful completion of a Level 1 qualification.Applicants should have an active interest in business.For the Level 3 BTEC Subsidiary Diploma in Business,applicants should have a good general educationincluding 4 GCSE’s at Grade A* - C including Englishand mathematics or successful completion of a Level2 Diploma. Applicants should also have an activeinterest in business.THE COURSEKick-start your career in Business, Management,Marketing, HR, Finance, Events Management,Website design and more…Units will be selected from the list below:• The Business Environment• Business Resources• Introduction to Marketing• Business Communicationswww.thecollege.co.ukThe College helpline 01202 205 205