Vocational
Highbury Campus
09 Sept 2024
1 year
Full-time
£2,560.00 or Free
Designed to be the first year of the Extended Diploma, this course is ideal for those who wish to develop their business, marketing or finance skills and progress to university and on to a professional career in business.
Units include:
You will have the opportunity to choose additional units to develop your skills and broaden your experience. During the course, you will also complete a 45-day work placement within a professional setting and have further opportunities to gain experience at events such as Victorious Festival and the Shaping Portsmouth Conference.
A minimum of five GCSEs at grade 4 or above, including maths and English.
Weekly attendance is required at college during term time. Generally, you will be in College three days a week with the remaining day studying at home or in College, unless you need to retake your maths and/or English GCSEs. Your attendance is expected to be maintained at a minimum of 90% over the two years.
You will be taught by fully qualified, experienced tutors in the classroom, using a range of resources and methods, including textbooks, demonstrations, practical tasks, projects and e-learning. You will be encouraged to take ownership of your own education and develop skills of independent and autonomous learning and self-discovery, with the support and guidance of the tutors. You will have access to Microsoft’s latest technologies and will be expected to complete independent study outside the classroom for at least 15 hours per week.
60% of the assessment will be set and graded internally and subject to external standards verification. Assessment takes many forms enabling you to develop a broad range of transferable skills, including report writing, presentations, project completion and case studies. 40% of the assessment will be set and graded externally by Pearson, through examinations and set tasks.
During the course of the two years you will have the opportunity to develop a work experience journal in which you will record any work experience you go on, as well as any employability skills training you receive in College as well. You will also be encouraged to design and develop your own personalised ePortfolio.
You can progress to the Level 3 BTEC Extended Diploma in Business.
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