Advanced Vocational BTEC Diploma in Business

Students will develop practical skills for working in business, developing a marketing campaign, and understanding personal business and finance.
  • Pathway(s):
  • Applied
  • Applied Option A
  • Exam Board:
  • Edexcel/Pearson

Equivalent to 2 Advanced Levels.

What Will I Study?

  • Knowledge areas for understanding business
  • Practical skills for working in business, developing a marketing campaign
  • Understanding personal and business finance

The specification is currently under review and so some study topics and/or assessment may change.

How Will I Be Assessed?

Assessment is through mandatory and externally assessed units. This course will allow you to achieve 2 Advanced Level equivalents by completing 8 units in total.

There is the possibility of two educational visits: one to the ‘4 Entrepreneurs’ conference in London during Global Entrepreneurship week, featuring four successful entrepreneurs, and the second one to Disneyland Paris to attend a Business Live Conference.

What Could I Do Next?

Students who have studied this qualification have gone on to university to study business, business with law, and accounting and finance.

Subject Specific Entry Requirements

Grade 4 in English.

Where Can I Get More Information?

Contact Mr. S. Bashir, Head of Digital Technologies and Business Faculty

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