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UK and EU QCF Examination Entry FormDecember 2013This UK and EU examination entry form must be completed by all candidatessitting ABE examinations inside the United Kingdom, the Republic of Irelandor other European Union (EU) countries. There is a separate entry form forcandidates sitting examinations outside the EU.Examination entry closing date:Friday 4 October 2013Entries received after Friday 4 October 2013 will be charged a late entryfee of an additional £10 per unit.FINAL Examination entry closing date:Friday 11 October 2013Entries received after Friday 11 October 2013 or accompanied by insufficientpayment will not be accepted. Students will be sent a letter explaining thereason(s) for rejection and the examination entry form will be retained by ABEfor record purposes.

UK and EU QCF Examination Entry Form December 2013Business Start-up and EntrepreneurshipPlease ensure that this form reaches the ABE office before the closing date: Friday 4 October 2013.NEW MEMBERS - If you have applied for ABE membership please submit your examination entry form now. Do not wait until you have receivedyour ABE membership number.This page must be completed in BLOCK CAPITALS and sent to ABE together with your selection of subject entries (page 3) and thecorrect payment.Family NameABE Membership No.Given NameDate of Birth (e.g. 16031985)EmailFull AddressName of Town/City where you can sit the examination(London students should write 'LONDON' and will be allocated an examination centre)FOR OFFICE USE ONLYName of College where you are studyingPayment• Payment must be made in £ sterling (GBP) by cheque/draft drawn on a UK bank, by postal order or by credit/debit card. Payment received inother currencies cannot be accepted.• Examination forms will not be accepted unless accompanied by the correct payment. Please write your full name and membership number on back ofcheque/bank draft. Cheques and bank drafts must be made payable to ABE.• Faxed examination entry forms will only be accepted if payment is made by credit/debit card. Forms with photocopies of bank drafts/cheques will notbe accepted. Please do not both fax and post your examination entry form. Email examination entries will not be accepted.Credit/Debit card payment formI authorise you to debit my Visa/Delta/MasterCard/Maestro/Solo/JCB/AMEX account with the amount £My card number isExpiry dateValid fromMonth Year Month YearCardholder NameIssue no.(if applicable)Security Code (last three digits on signature strip on back of card or fourdigits on front of AMEX card).IMPORTANT NOTICEYOU MUST PROVIDE THE SECURITY CODEFOR PAYMENT TO BE ACCEPTEDCardholder AddressPostcode(UK address only)Customer SignatureTelephone no.Fax no.DateExamination Fees £Payment enclosedDeduct from my card (see above)Deduct from the credit balance I have in my ABE accountPage 2 of 5

UK and EU Examination Entry Form December 2013Business Start-up and EntrepreneurshipTo be completed by all candidates sitting examinations inside the UK, the Republic of Ireland or other European Union (EU) countries.Full NameABE Membership No.Please indicate which unit(s) you wish to enter by CROSSING the relevant boxBusiness Start-up and EntrepreneurshipThe Level 4 Diploma in Business Start-up and Entrepreneurship consists of FOUR compulsory units.Level 4 Diploma - fee per unit £30Understanding EntrepreneurshipIntroduction to MarketingEnterprise Start-upBusiness Plan for Enterprise Start-upPlease ensure that you have retained pages 4 and 5 containing the regulations and timetable.I have read and accept the ABE conditions and regulations stated on this examination entry form.No. of units enteredTotal PaymentSignatureDate£Send to:The Association of Business Executives5th Floor CI Tower, St Georges Square, High Street, New Malden, Surrey KT3 4TE, UK f +44 (0)20 8329 2945Page 3 of 5

Please do not submit this page of the examination entry form to ABE but retainfor your future referenceABE Examination conditions and regulations - Please read carefullyThe ABE QCF qualifications were examined for the first time in December 2011. ABE NQF examinations have been discontinued. Passes achievedin ABE NQF and earlier examinations since December 2001 have been transferred to the QCF examinations (with a few exceptions, see FAQs).Note that the ABE QCF Level 5 Diploma consists of eight units instead of nine under NQF. See ABE website for QCF syllabuses, programmestructures, FAQs and the Transition Arrangements from NQF to QCF qualifications.NQF Business Information Systems (BIS)programme• The NQF BIS examinations have been discontinued after December 2012and replaced by the Management of Information Systems (MIS) pathway.All BIS passes remain valid and can be used in place of MIS passes tocomplete the equivalent MIS qualification. Students should consult thetransition arrangements on the Members Area for further information.Level 4 Diploma progression• Students must pass at least two Level 4 Diploma units by ABE examinationbefore progressing to the Level 5 Diploma. However, all four units must bepassed (as well as all eight Level 5 Diploma units) before the Level 5 Diplomacan be awarded.Level 5 Diploma progression• Students must pass at least six units in the Level 5 Diploma to proceed tothe Level 6 Diploma. However, all eight units in the Level 5 Diploma mustbe passed (as well as all five Level 6 Diploma units) before the Level 6Diploma can be awarded.Level 6 Diploma progression• Students must pass at least four units in the Level 6 Diploma to proceed tothe Level 7 Diploma. However, all five units in the Level 6 Diploma must bepassed (as well as all five Level 7 Diploma units) before the Level 7 Diplomacan be awarded.Unit (subject) entries• There is no limit to the number of units for which candidates may enter.Do not enter for units whose times clash, as the timetable cannot berescheduled.Notification slip• A notification slip will be sent to all candidates approximately two weeksbefore the start of examinations. If you do not receive your notification slip,you should print one from the ABE Members Area on the ABE website (seebelow) or request a copy from the ABE office at least one week before thestart of the examinations.You must take the notification slip to every examination you sit.Transfers• Candidates may transfer their examination entry to the next session,June 2014, providing the transfer request with £15 transfer fee isreceived by Monday 11 November 2013. The transfer cannot apply to anyunit(s) other than the original entry.Non attendance• Examination fees are not refundable. If a candidate fails to attend anexamination, the examination fee cannot be refunded.• In the event of illness, and upon receipt of a medical certificateand transfer fee of £15 by Thursday 2 January 2014, the unit(s)will be transferred to the next examination session, June 2014.Transfers will not be accepted without payment of the £15 fee.Access arrangements(Reasonable Adjustments)• To meet its commitment to equality of opportunity, ABE will, as far as isreasonably practical, endeavour to ensure access for people of all abilities,irrespective of physical capacity, in order that all candidates receive thesame level of service and opportunity. Applicants for Reasonable Adjustmentsshould email the Quality and Assessment Department at rasc@abeuk.comno later than Friday 4 October 2013, the closing date for examinationentry.ABE Examination Regulations(Conduct during the Examinations)• Candidates must take their national Passport or National Identity Card orPhotographic Driving Licence to each examination and place it on their desk.If candidates cannot or will not provide these documents when requested, itwill result in their examination script(s) not being marked. Repeated breachesmay lead to termination of membership of the Association.• A candidate must not communicate or collude in any way with anothercandidate or any other person (except an invigilator) during the examinationand must not disturb other candidates.• Candidates are not allowed to use mobile phones or similar devices for anycommunication during the examination. Mobile phones or similar devicesmust not be used as calculators. Such use will result in the cancellation ofALL scripts from that examination session (ABE regards an examinationsession as the whole week of the examination).• Candidates are not allowed to have on their examination desk: books, datatables, notes, paper, dictionaries (including bi-lingual or electronic) or anyother written material (even if it does not relate to the examination beingsat), EXCEPT where text books and notes are allowed and this is stated onthe question paper. The possession of such material during the examinationwill result in disqualification from the examination.• Candidates who fail to comply with the ABE Examination Regulations (Conductduring the Examinations) will be disqualified, immediately expelled from theexamination and all their examination script(s) from that session will be cancelled.Notification of results•Qualification titlesThe titles of some of our qualifications have changed. Students registered beforeJanuary 2013 will be able to complete their current level with the previous titles(Higher, Graduate, Graduate Integrated as applicable), but thereafter mustprogress to the new title. Students registered after December 2012 will beawarded the new titles. Please refer to the website for more details.Candidates will be notified individually of their examination results, normallyabout two months after the examinations.• Examination results will not be issued to any candidate who owes annualsubscriptions or any money to ABE.• Result slips indicate Pass or Fail and alphabetical grades (for details seesyllabus and the ABE website); it is not the policy of ABE to disclose themarks awarded.• Award certificates are sent separately from result slips and should bereceived within three months after release of examination results.You should check the ABE website www.abeuk.com for rules on compulsory and optional units before submittingyour examination entry form.Page 4 of 5

Please do not submit this page of the examination entry form to ABE but retainfor your future referenceDecember 2013 Examination TimetableQCF FrameworkDate Morning AfternoonMonday2 December• Corporate Strategy and Planning• Information Systems Development (MIS)• Managing the Customer Relationship• Understanding Entrepreneurship (ENT)• Organisational Behaviour• Strategic Human Resource Management• Integrated Marketing Communications (MKT)• Accounting for Financial Managers (FM)• Introduction to Marketing (MKT and ENT)• Introduction to Management Information Systems (MIS)Tuesday3 December• Financial Accounting• Managing in Organisations• Principles of Marketing (MKT)• People Planning and Resourcing (HRM)• International Marketing (MKT)• Enterprise Start-up (ENT)• Travel, Tourism and Hospitality Operations Management(TTHM)• Personnel Administration (HRM)• International Business Case Study• The Business Environment• Sustainable Tourism Planning and Development (TTHM)• Business Plan for Enterprise Start-up (ENT)Wednesday4 December• Introduction to Accounting• Human Resource Management• Sales Management• Managing People (HRM)• Introduction to Travel, Tourism and Hospitality (TTHM)• Introduction to Business• Quantitative Methods for Business Management• Travel, Tourism and Hospitality (TTHM)• Strategic Hospitality Management (TTHM)Thursday5 December• Introduction to Quantitative Methods• Principles of Business Law• International Travel, Tourism and Hospitality (TTHM)• International Business Finance and Planning (FM)• Contemporary Issues in Marketing (MKT)• Systems Management and Internal Financial Controls (FM)• Introduction to Business Communication• Marketing Policy, Planning and Communication• Corporate Finance• Employment Relations (HRM)• Performance Management and Reward (HRM)• Strategic Business Management and Planning (PGD)• Information Systems for Strategic Management (MIS)Friday6 December• Marketing Information Systems (MKT)• Managerial Accounting• Project Management• Personnel Information Systems (HRM)• Information Systems Applications for Business (MIS)• Strategic Marketing Management• Human Resource Development (HRM)• Managing Organisational Change and Development (HRM)• Entrepreneurship and Business Development• IT in Hospitality and Tourism Operations (TTHM)• Economics for BusinessNote:(FM) indicates specialist units in Financial Management Pathway of the QCF Business Management Programme(MIS) indicates specialist units in Management of Information Systems Pathway of the QCF Business Management Programme(TTHM) indicates specialist units in QCF Travel, Tourism and Hospitality Management Programme(HRM) indicates specialist units in QCF Human Resource Management Programme(MKT) indicates specialist units in QCF Marketing Management Programme(ENT) indicates specialist units in QCF Business Start-up and Entrepreneurship Programme(PGD) indicates specialist unit in QCF Level 7 Diploma in Business Managementwww.abeuk.com