Business and Administration (Intermediate) - Level 2
Overview
Business administrators have a highly transferable set of knowledge, skills and behaviours that can be applied in all sectors. This includes small and large businesses alike; from the public sector, private sector and charitable sector. The role may involve working independently or as part of a team and will involve developing, implementing, maintaining and improving administrative services.
This course is aimed at individuals who are working towards an apprenticeship within a business and administration role who wish to improve their knowledge of business administration tasks and is applicable to a variety of work environments and sectors.
Work placement is a mandatory part of this course and all students are required to secure a placement prior to starting the course. You will spend 2 days per week in your placement (Monday & Friday) and three days at college. Please contact the work placement team (workplacement@wnc.ac.uk) who can help you secure a placement.
What will I study?
- Understanding administrative services
- Providing administrative services
- Using business technology to process and communicate information
- Planning, organising, and supporting business events
Entry requirements
- Grade 3 in English and maths, plus one other GCSE at grade 3.
Applicants aged over 19:
- If you do not have the entry requirements listed above you may still be accepted to study if you can provide relevant experience, a strong portfolio of work and a commitment to the subject.
Study programmes - essential skills for employment
As an entry requirement on some of our courses, you will need a GCSE in both English and maths with at least a grade 4/C (please see entry requirements above).
If this isn’t displayed under the entry requirements and you don’t currently have a GCSE in both English and maths at grade 4/C or above before joining us, you will then study English and maths as part of your programme with the aim of achieving a qualification with at least a grade 4/C. This is to help improve your chances of employment once you leave us.
In addition, to help you gain essential skills for employment, all students aged 19 and under and studying a full-time course with us will take part in our study programmes.
How long is the course?
1 year.
How will I be assessed?
This qualification is assessed by a portfolio of evidence.
What can I progress onto?
Careers
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