Course Title | Business | Awarding Body | OCR | Course Level | Level 2 (GCSE C grade equivalent) | Course Description | This exciting new 1 year qualification replaces the GNVQ Intermediate Business course. It allows you to: - Learn about how the business world works.
- Develop skills, knowledge and understanding that will enable you to progress.
- Keep your options open - you can carry on with business or do other things.
This course is a useful stepping stone for progression to A Level courses. Students will study 6 units, 4 are mandatory and 2 are optional. All units are portfolio-based, which means there are no exams. Your tutor will assess your work for all units and this will be checked by OCR. | Mandatory Units: | Unit 1 - Investigating business
Unit 2 - Enterprise and operations
Unit 3 - Finance in business
Unit 4 - Communication in business
Students on this course will be encouraged to actively experience aspects of the business sector. This will be facilitated through a variety of approaches to compliment their studies, including work placements, links with local businesses, the use of case studies and primary research methods. | Entry Requirements | 4 GCSE's at D or E grade | Further Information | Mr J. Offord
Head of Vocational Education |
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