Course Level: |
OCR National Diploma |
| Length of Course: |
Two or three years
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Examination Board:
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OCR
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Description of Course: |
A number of options are available. If you wish you can start with the six unit National Certificate and by adding a further six optional units you can achieve the 12 unit Diploma. You can then progress to achieve the Extended Diploma by taking a further six units. If you are looking for a career in business and want to develop skills and understanding that is directly relevant to the business world then these qualifications are for you. There are no exams, your tutor will assess your work for all units; this will be checked by the examining board OCR.
You will:
Develop the ability to work independently and effectively
Build your skills, knowledge and understanding of business
Be able to specialise in particular areas of business if you wish
Obtain a qualification that is relevant to the workplace
The units covered are as follows:
Mandatory Units:
1 Investigating Business
2 Customer service
3 Business communications
4 Finance for business
Optional Units:
5 Marketing for business
6 Practical sales skills
7 Law in the business world
8 Working in international business
9 Career planning for business
10 Work experience in business
11 Research, innovation, design and development
12 Skills and the entrepreneur
13 E-marketing
14 E-business
15 Human resource management
16 Strategic management
17 Recruitment and selection
18 Training and development
19 Employee relations
20 Motivating and empowering people
21 Practical administration
22 Quality systems
23 Production
24 Distribution |
Possible Career Pathways: |
| You may wish to work in business related roles - for example supervisory or management trainee, or to progress to college/university for further study to other work related or occupational qualifications in business. |
Further Advice: |
| For further information speak with the Head of Sixth at your school. |
Course Work Placement: |
| N/A |
Course Entry Guidelines: |
| N/A |
Course Additional Information: |
N/A
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