Business (Applied)

Edexcel BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate in Business

Course Specification	https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/btec-nationals/business-2016.html
Subject Specific Entry Requirements	GCSE English Language – Grade 4 GCSE Mathematics – Grade 4
Costs Associated with this Course	Students will be expected to purchase a revision guide (approx £10.00)

Are you/do you…

- want to set up and run your own business?

 - Or do you see yourself eventually employed in either the charity sector or other non-profit organisation or even an NGO?

- Alternatively, you may be considering a place on a graduate training scheme with a view to getting your foot on the first rungs of the corporate career ladder, with aspirations of a middle or senior management position within a large multi-national corporation having specialised in a particular function such as Accounting, Marketing, Human Resources or Operations Management.

How will you be assessed?

The course is assessed using a combination of internally assessed coursework and externally set controlled assessment and examination.

What will I study?

Example coursework Unit 1:  Exploring Business (internally assessed coursework)
In this unit, you will study the purposes of different businesses, their structure, the
effect of the external environment (what is happening within the market a business
operates in and the economy in general), and how businesses need to be dynamic
and innovative to survive.
A business is any activity that provides goods or services, whether that is to make a
profit or not.  In business, owners and employees are striving to satisfy customers. 
Nowadays, customers are more informed and have more options in terms of what

they buy and who they buy from, so a successful business is one that balances
satisfying their customers with selling products or providing services.
You will gain an overview of the key ingredients for business success, how
businesses are organised, how they communicate, the characteristics of the
environment in which they operate, and how this shapes them and their activities.
You will also look at the importance of innovation and enterprise to the success and
survival of businesses, with the associated risks and benefits.
Unit 1 Learning Aims
Learning Aim A       
Explore the features of different businesses and analyse what
makes them successful
Learning Aim B       
Investigate how businesses are organised
Learning Aim C       
Examine the environment in which businesses operate
Learning Aim D      
Examine business markets
Learning Aim E       
Investigate the role and contribution of innovation and enterprise to business
success.

Other units studied:
AS
Unit 2: Developing a Marketing Campaign (externally assessed controlled
assessment)
A2
Unit 3: Personal & Business Finance (externally assessed exam)
Unit 8: Recruitment & Selection (internally assessed coursework)
or
Unit 14: Customer Services (internally assessed coursework)