MCAST-BTEC Diploma in Business
or
4 SEC/O-Level passes
Preferred: English Language, Mathematics

This course is designed for those wishing to find employment at a junior level within businesses and organisations. It provides a mixture of theory and a practical vision of real life situations in business. It also provides a sound basis of various business areas and specialisations through its different units.

The course is based on practical principles and is designed so as to develop the necessary skills and entrepreneurial spirit to enable you to solve problems and be able to work as part of a team. You are encouraged to think critically and creatively and to communicate effectively.

The course will be assessed as follows:
§ Assignments
§ Tests
§ Case Studies
§ Presentations

× Understand the range of different businesses, their ownership and their goals
× Understand how businesses are organised to achieve their purposes and distinguish between the roles of supporting organisational activities and departments
× Understand different types of business information and be able to communicate and present this information effectively and use it critically and creatively
× Explain the impact on businesses of the economic, political and legal environment.

The Business Environment
Business AAccounting
Supporting Business Activities
Introduction to Marketing
Business Communication
Business Resources
Market Research in Business
Business Markets & the Economy
Understanding Health & Safety in the Business Workplace
Financial Accounting
Creative Product Promotion
Market Research in Business
Recruitment & Selection in Business
Aspects of Employment Law
Business Project Management
Supply Chain & Stock Management
Starting a Small Business
English for Business
Statistics

MCAST-BTEC Higher National Diploma in Business

Human resources assistant
Customer care officer / agent
Front office coordinator
Purchasing officer
Field research officer
Supply chain / logistics officer