Business and Enterprise Skills Programme

Business and Enterprise Skills Programme has been developed to provide learners with an introduction to business and enterprise that includes a vocational and project-based element. The programme will appeal to learners who wish to pursue a career in the business and enterprise sector or progress onto further study.

The Level 1/2 Technical Award in Business and Enterprise complements GCSE qualifications. It is aimed at 14 to 16 year olds studying key stage 4 (KS4) curriculum who are interested in the business and enterprise sector. It is designed to match the rigour and challenge of GCSE study. This programme focuses on an applied study of the business and enterprise sector and learners will gain a broad knowledge and understanding of working in the sector.

It has been designed to sit alongside the requirements of core GCSE subjects and is appropriate for learners who are motivated and challenged by learning through hands-on experiences and through content that is concrete and directly related to those experiences.

It is distinct from GCSE Business Studies, as it encourages learners to use knowledge and practical enterprise tools to prepare them for business. They will develop significant personal and vocational business skills that can be transferred to further study or employment.

The study of business and enterprise involves understanding key areas such as legal structures, marketing, market research, operations management, resource planning, human resources, funding, finance and business and enterprise planning.

This level 1/2 qualification is appropriate for learners who are looking to develop a significant core of knowledge and understanding in business and enterprise and apply that knowledge through a project

Structure

  • study of the business and enterprise sector
  • entrepreneurial characteristics and business aims and objectives
  • business organisation, legal structures and the importance of stakeholder engagement
  • market research, market types, marketing mix and market orientation
  • human resource requirements for business and enterprise
  • operations management
  • business growth
  • sources of enterprise funding and business finance
  • the impact of the external environment on business and enterprise
  • business and enterprise planning

Outputs to be delivered:

  • Output 1 – Entrepreneurship, business organisation and stakeholders
  • Output 2 – Market research, market types and orientation and marketing mix
  • Output 3 – Human resource requirements for business and enterprise
  • Output 4 – Operations management
  • Output 5 – Business growth
  • Output 6 – Sources of enterprise funding and business finance
  • Output 7 – The impact of the external environment on business & enterprise
  • Output 8 – Business and enterprise planning

Learners will receive a NCFE Level 1/2 Technical Award in Business and Enterprise qualification upon successfully completing the units.

Entry Requirement16 -21, not in employment, education or training (NEET)
Level Level 3
GLH 143
Credit Value 4
Timescale 27 classes, 120 hours of delivery

Book your place now!

Apply

  • When I grow up I want to be a Doctor

  • When I grow up I want to be an Entrepreneur

  • When I grow up I want to be a Journalist

  • When I grow up I want to be a Builder

  • When I grow up I want to be a Graphic Designer

  • When I grow up I want to be a Writer

Partnerships

CHECK OUT SOME OF OUR ASSOCIATES.

TOP