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Businesses are the heart of the economy. Business develops innovation, creates wealth within communities and is the leader in developing the skills of the UK workforce. This OCR Cambridge Technical Level 3 qualification in Business uses a range of units to introduce a number of key business concepts, such as how businesses manage their resources; whether human, financial or operational. The importance of marketing will also be investigated, and there will be an opportunity for you to create your own promotional campaign for a product. You’ll experience business recruitment processes and create and interpret financial accounts. These courses are ideal training for the modern workplace.
Five GCSEs at grade 4 or above, including English Language and Mathematics orcompleting our Level 2 Business with a Merit grade.
Our Technical qualifications in Business develop students’ core skills and understanding of the requirements of the business sector. Students gain hands-on experience and have the opportunity to focus on specific topics such as human resources, marketing, accounting and business planning.
Marketing — how marketing managers decide on the pricing, packaging and promotion for their products; including what colours, sizes and features it should have.
Human Resources — how businesses recruit and retain staff, through a combination of rewards and training.
Finance — why is Jones the Bootmaker losing money? How will Vodafone raise the money to build their 5G network?
There are 13 mandatory units, including: The Business Environment, Business Decisions, Accountings Concepts, Principles of Project Management and International Business.
You can then choose two optional units from the list below:
Lesson activities are wide-ranging. You will use case studies to explore how businesses have acted and role play to practice interview skills. You’ll also use computer models to see what happens when you make decisions and you’ll have the opportunity to hear from speakers to help bring the topic to life.
There are 15 different units over the two years. Six of the mandatory units are examined.
These qualifications will provide you with the skills, knowledge and understanding to progress into Higher Education (HE) on a business-related programme such as Business, Business Management, Marketing, Business and Finance, Business and Economics and Accounting. It will also allow you to choose non-business-related degree programmes or take you into employment where you would continue to study.
