BTEC Business

This course gives you an overview of how business function in the real world and the factors that can affect their success. You are assessed through a mixture of exam and coursework based units.

Over the two years you will primarily learn about the way the business world works, including; marketing, job recruitment and business finance.

You do not need to have any previous knowledge of business as you will learn everything you need to know on the course.

Unit 1 Exploring Business:

In this introductory unit, learners study the purposes of different businesses, their structure, the effect of the external environment, and how they need to be dynamic and innovative to survive.

This unit is assessed as coursework, where learners will be asked to complete essays, applications to scenarios, presentations and leaflets.

Unit 2 Develop a Marketing Campaign:

Learners will gain skills relating to, and an understanding of, how a marketing campaign is developed. You will also learn about the role of marketing in a business and how it leads to a business being a market leader.

This unit is assessed under supervised conditions. Learners will be given information about a case one week before the assessment in order to carry out research. Learners are able to take this research into the supervised period with them and can take up to six sides of A4.

They will then be given a task set by the exam board to complete in the supervised assessment period. The assessment availability is twice a year in January and May/June.

Unit 3 Personal and Business Finance:

Learners study the purpose and importance of personal and business finance. They will develop the skills and knowledge needed to understand, analyse and prepare financial information.

This unit is assessed by a written examination set by Pearson. The assessment availability is twice a year in January and May/June.

The exam will ask you questions on personal and business finance and require you to complete a number of business related maths equations.

Unit 22 Market Research:

Learners examine the different aspects of market research used by businesses. They will undertake a research project, interpret their findings and produce a report

This unit is assessed as coursework, where learners will be asked to complete essays, applications to scenarios, presentations and leaflets.

This course is assessed through exams and coursework units.

Four grade 4s in your GCSEs.

This course will give you the knowledge to continue to study business at university, complete a foundation business course or a level 5 business course.

This course will prepare you and give you all the necessary information to establish, run and market your own successful business.