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BTEC First Award in Business
Everybody works for a business. Whether you are self-employed or working for a global multi-national corporation, having an understanding of business will help you succeed. BTEC First Award in Business is a great starting point towards many careers in the business world. You’ll learn essential skills such as business enterprise, project management, selling and promoting a brand, financial awareness, and planning to making a profit. Business also incorporates skills from many other
subjects such as English,
Course Outline:
This course consists of 4 components as listed below:
1. Introduction to Business (25% of course, 3 coursework assignments)
• Research into 2 real-life businesses
• Useresearchtoproduce 3 assignments on different topics
2. Finance for Business (25% of course, 1 hour 15 minute written examination)
• Studyarangeoftopics regarding costs, revenues and profits in planning and running businesses
• Thequestionswill include a range of written answers and calculations
Maths and the Creative Arts.
3. Enterprise in the Business World (25% of course, 2 coursework assignments, Synoptic)
• Carryoutresearch regarding the business environment to identify a gap in the market for a new business idea
• Prepare a plan for launching your business using ideas from all other parts of the course
4. Promoting a Brand (25% of course, 2 coursework assignments)
• Researchexisting brandsandunderstand how they work to help the performance of businesses
• Preparepromotional material for a brand as part of a marketing campaign
Examination Board:
Pearson
Head of Department:
Mr E Reynolds
“This is a new course which will help students to understand what’s going on in the world and develop a wide range of entrepreneurial skills using creative ideas.”
Mr E Reynolds, Head of Business.
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