Business Certificate Level 2

On successful completion of this course, you can progress to a T Level or Business (Extended) Diploma Level 3. Alternatively you consider an apprenticeship in Business Administration, Customer Service, IT, Retail, or Team Leading, or employment.

If you want to develop a range of skills and gain fundamental knowledge of the business sector, this course is for you. You will explore the areas that specifically interest you such as finance, customer service, marketing or small business management. This course will provide you with transferable, interpersonal skills valued by employers and universities. We also work in partnership with local/global businesses to provide a recruitment and selection day (linked to course units) to provide a realistic experience of the recruitment process for an apprenticeship. In addition, business entrepreneurs provide a ‘Dragon’s Den’ style event to support completion of a business enterprise unit, business planning and to develop presentation skills. The marketing units are supported by trips to Sacrewell Farm and Cadbury’s World where branding techniques are explored to support completion of the units.

You will study the following units: Understanding business organisation Effective communication in the workplace Promoting products and services Budgeting and managing money Working in business teams Running an event Understanding online business activities