Advanced Certificate in Business

The Advanced Higher National Diploma is recognised as equivalent to the 2nd year of a University degree.

After successfully completing the Advanced Diploma in Business students could articulate to 2nd year Bachelor’s Degree and subsequently progress to their Honours year on successful completion of Year 3.

The Advanced Certificate in Business covers a range of subject topics which are relevant to modern business practices and to university degree programmes. This will facilitate your entry to and development within the world of business. It also enables you to acquire skills and knowledge in key business functions such as Management, Marketing, and Finance as well as helping you enhance relevant knowledge and skills in Economics, Communication, Problem Solving and Information and Communication Technology (ICT).

Aims of the Advanced Certificate in Business

The specific aims of Advanced Certificate in Business are to:

• enable candidates to enter a range of administrative, commercial or managerial positions in organisations
• develop suitable competencies to enhance an administrative, commercial or managerial career on which they have already embarked
• enable candidates to further professional, academic or vocational qualifications
• develop candidate competencies in a range of specialised areas of their choice in line with their preferred career pattern
• develop and enhance transferable skills
• adopt an innovative and creative approach to their work and be able to respond quickly to the challenges posed by changes in the business environment
• develop and apply a range of vocational knowledge and skills in an integrated manner to the analysis of business situations
• develop a global understanding of business, marketing and consumer issues

Structure of the Advanced Certificate in Business

Students will be awarded an Advanced Certificate in Business on successful completion of the following Units:

• Unit 1:- Managing People and Organisations
• Unit 2:- Marketing: An Introduction
• Unit 3:- Economic Issues: An Introduction
• Unit 4:- Business Accounting
• Unit 5:- Business Communication
• Unit 6:- IT in Business: Spreadsheets
• Unit 7:- IT: Applications Software 1
• Unit 8:- Business Culture and Strategy
• Unit 9:- Behavioural Skills for Business
• Unit 10:- Economics 1: Micro and Macro Theory and Application
• Unit 11:- Economics 2: The World Economy
• Unit 12:- Information and Communication Technology in Business
• Unit 13:- Statistics for Business
• Unit 14:- Preparing Financial Forecasts
• Unit 15:- Business Law: An Introduction
• Unit 17:- Business Contractual Relationships
• Unit 16:- Business Graded Unit 1
• Unit 18:- Business Graded Unit 2

How the course is delivered

The Advanced Certificate in Business is delivered via a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) which provides access to case studies, learning materials and activities, presentations, and web links. Online tutor support and guidance is provided throughout the course, where learners can interact with the tutors, get feedback on their progress and submit their work electronically. This helps you to build relevant skills progressively, as you receive feedback and support from your tutor. As the course is delivered online, this enables you to learn any time, any place through immediate access to the VLE.

Certification

Upon successful completion of the course you will be awarded an Advanced Certificate a in Business

Gaining entry to University

Articulation arrangements exist between a number of UK Universities where students who have completed their Advanced Certificate in Business will be able to apply to university for entry into year 2 of an undergraduate Honours degree programme. Depending on the specific degree programme, certain Units may be required as part of the Advanced Certificate in Business course content.
Successful completion of Advanced Certificate in Business will enable you to ‘top-up’ to the Advanced Diploma in Business qualification.

Professional Body Memberships

The Chartered Institute of Bankers for Scotland will accept holders of Advanced Certificate in Business directly into their higher level qualification. This is now called Chartered Banker and leads to MCIBS

An appropriate level of skill in English language. International learners will be required to have ILETS 5.5 or equivalent. Different combinations of relevant National Qualifications, Vocational Qualifications and equivalent qualifications from other awarding bodies may be acceptable, as would suitable industry standard qualifications at an appropriate level.

In addition, candidates should possess good communication and analytical skills, along with a desire to attain the professional and personal requirements of an operational or senior manager.

Gaining entry to University-Students who have completed their Advanced Certificate in Business will be able to apply to university for entry into year 2 of an undergraduate Honours degree programme. Successful completion of Advanced Certificate in Business will enable you to ‘top-up’ to the Advanced Diploma in Business qualification.

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