As a qualification that is widely recognised by industry and higher education as the signature sixth form vocational qualification, our BTEC in Business provides outstanding progression to tertiary study and to the workplace. This course explores a wide breadth of study including marketing, customer service, staff recruitment, personal finance, international business, decision making and event management.
Whether you are seeking your first steps towards a career in Finance, Jersey’s leading industry employing over 12,000 people on the Island, or you are keen to develop a general and in-depth knowledge and understanding of business that is highly transferable to the post-18 pathways that lie ahead, Business provides an excellent sixth form study option.
BTEC Business can be completed at Certificate level, comprising four units of study and leading to a single Level 3 qualification, or at Diploma level, comprising eight units of study and leading to the equivalent of two Level 3 qualifications. Both options are studied over two years with either 5 or 10 lessons respectively each week.
The Certificate involves two units which are assessed through internally marked assignments, and the remaining content is assessed through a Task and a Written Exam, both of which are marked externally.
The Diploma involves five units which are assessed through internally marked assignments, and the remaining content is assessed through two Tasks and a Written Exam, both of which are marked externally.
You will need to have an inquisitive mind with an interest in both theoretic and practical aspects of business and finance. The assessment routines provide you with a sensible balance between assessment through coursework and assessment under exam conditions. Background knowledge of GCSE Economics can be useful, but is by no means essential. Reading around the subject and keeping up-to-date with current affairs is incredibly useful.
Studying Business provides recognised employability skills, and our studies specifically develop cognitive and problem-solving skills, intrapersonal skills (which include communicating effectively, working collaboratively, negotiating, influencing and presenting to others), and interpersonal skills (which include self-managing, adapting to change, improving resilience, self-evaluating and self-developing). The combination of assessment styles gives students confidence to apply their knowledge to succeed in the workplace, while having the study skills to continue learning on higher education courses and throughout any future career.
The course will provide you with a broad-based business education suitable for higher education business courses and entry into a specialised business career. The skills and knowledge that are developed are highly transferable.
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