Course Guide 2018-19 Full-time Courses and Apprenticeships
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FULL-TIME COURSES<br />
Enterprise <strong>and</strong> entrepreneurship<br />
BTEC 90-credit Diploma /<br />
subsidiary diploma<br />
Level: 3<br />
Centre: Huddersfield Centre<br />
Duration: 1 year<br />
Enterprise <strong>and</strong><br />
entrepreneurship BTEC diploma<br />
/ Extended Diploma<br />
Level: 3<br />
Centre: Huddersfield Centre<br />
Duration: 2 years<br />
Entry requirements<br />
A minimum of 5 GCSEs with the following<br />
grades: English 4 <strong>and</strong> maths at 3 or above, <strong>and</strong><br />
3 other GCSEs grade 4 or above.<br />
Overview<br />
You will set up <strong>and</strong> run your own micro-business<br />
<strong>and</strong> learn to manage the day-to-day challenges<br />
of business including: supply chain management,<br />
customer communication, financial control, future<br />
growth planning <strong>and</strong> performance analysis. You<br />
will be given real-life consultancy projects to<br />
develop your employability skills. The subsidiary<br />
diploma is equivalent to 1 A-level <strong>and</strong> the 90<br />
credit diploma is 1.5 A-levels.<br />
Units include:<br />
• The innovative entrepreneur<br />
• Business planning <strong>and</strong> pitching<br />
• Financial planning <strong>and</strong> implementation<br />
• Launching your business vision<br />
• Monitoring the performance of your<br />
business<br />
• Operating your business<br />
• Leadership <strong>and</strong> teamwork<br />
• Market research <strong>and</strong> analysis<br />
• Br<strong>and</strong> development <strong>and</strong> promotion<br />
How will I be assessed?<br />
• Discussions<br />
• Observations<br />
• Group presentations<br />
• Practical<br />
• Written assessments<br />
• Group activities<br />
What’s next?<br />
Dependent upon overall grade, options include:<br />
Level 3 in Enterprise, Level 3 in Retail or Business.<br />
Employment/Apprenticeship in Retail/Higher<br />
Education.<br />
Entry requirements<br />
A minimum of 5 GCSEs with the following<br />
grades: English 4 <strong>and</strong> maths at 3 or above, <strong>and</strong><br />
3 other GCSEs grade 4 or above.<br />
Overview<br />
You will get support to set-up <strong>and</strong> run your own<br />
micro-business, <strong>and</strong> learn to manage the dayto-day<br />
challenges of business including: supply<br />
chain management, customer communication,<br />
financial control, future growth planning <strong>and</strong><br />
performance analysis. Real-life consultancy<br />
projects will help to develop your employability<br />
skills. The diploma is equivalent to 2 A-levels <strong>and</strong><br />
the extended diploma is 3 A-levels.<br />
Units include:<br />
• The innovative entrepreneur<br />
• Business planning <strong>and</strong> pitching<br />
• Financial planning <strong>and</strong> implementation<br />
• Launching your business vision<br />
• Monitoring the performance of your<br />
business<br />
• Operating your business<br />
• Leadership <strong>and</strong> teamwork<br />
• Market research <strong>and</strong> analysis<br />
• Br<strong>and</strong> development <strong>and</strong> promotion<br />
How will I be assessed?<br />
• Discussions<br />
• Observations<br />
• Group presentations<br />
• Practical<br />
• Written assessments<br />
• Group activities<br />
What’s next?<br />
Dependent upon overall grade, options include:<br />
Higher Apprenticeship, Higher Education or<br />
Employment.
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