Business

GNVQ Intermediate / BTEC First

Qualification To Start The Course

If you have gained less than five GCSEs at grade C you will be able to take an intermediate course providing you have at least four Ds including English and mathematics or merit or above at level 1.

Description Of The Subject

This is a vocationally related qualification designed to facilitate employee contribution to working conditions in business organaisations. It provides knowledge of business activity and helps develop skills commonly required in business organisations. Students will complete 6 units in the year. Unit 1 will be assessed externally via an integrated vocational assignment set by Edexcel. All other units will be internally assesed through coursework assignments.

A 3 point grading scale of pass, merit and distinction is applied to all units. Points are awarded to each grade (Pass= 2 points, Merit = 4 points, Distinction = 6 points) that contibute to the overall grade for the qualification. This is equivalent to 4 GCSEs at A–C.

What You Will Do

The course consists of three compulsory core units and three specialist units as follows:

1. Introduction to business activity (core unit)
2. Exploring key business pressures (core unit)
3. Investigating financial control (core unit)
4. Business communication (specialist unit)
5. Sales and customer service (specialist unit)
6. Starting up a new business

Future Prospects

BTEC level 3 business. AS levels. Careers in business. Careers in management.