The Level 3 Foundation Diploma in Business allows you to develop a broad range of business knowledge and core skills, plus the opportunity to tailor your study so you can focus on a particular specialisation. You will undertake compulsory modules such as the business environment, marketing, and communication, which will give you a solid grounding, but then be able to study additional modules such as management accounting, internet marketing, recruitment and selection, international business, and contract law. It’s this level of specialisation that makes this the perfect course for those who know the particular area of work or study they wish to progress to, and is a highly respected route into employment or an apprenticeship.
Units:
Year 1
– Exploring business
– Developing a marketing campaign
– Personal and business finance
– Planning an event
– Recruitment and selection
– Customer service
Year 2
– International business
– Principals of management
– Business decision making
– Team building
– Investigating corporate social responsibility
– Training and development
– Market research
Work placement opportunities:
Purple Frog Systems, Shropshire Festivals, Epson, Barclays, Young Enterprise
Progressing to: HNC/HND in Business, offered here at Telford College
Aspirational careers: HR assistant, office manager, events co-ordinator, sales and marketing assistant, accounts assistant, banking clerk, customer service team leader, trainee manager
4 GCSEs at grade 4 and above including English and/or maths
Guest speakers are a regular, giving ‘a day in the life of…’ sessions which offer a short, sharp introduction to what life is life working in the sector and what a typical day consists of. Trips are arranged on an ad hoc basis depending on each student’s career aspirations
