Accredited Level 3 Business Administration Diploma Entry Requirement
Entry to this Accredited Level 3 Business Administration Diploma requires that potential students have gained GCSE/IGCSE or equivalent qualifications and have, good English oral, reading and writing skills.
Advice on enrolment and guidance of prior learning (APL) can be obtained through out contact centre. The course is a rolling programme and can be started at any point in the year. Successful students can go on to Higher Education, including remaining as students at OLC to complete courses in our portfolio of higher awards.
All students must be aged 16 or over.
Assesment
The coursework is assessed through continuous assessment with no formal exit examinations.
Study Hours
Approximately: 200 hours of personal study time for the entire course is recommended. All of which is supported by the OLC Course Tutor, who we greatly encourage students to access support from throughout their course.
Quality Assurance
This course has been developed by the College’s professional team of tutors to meet the needs of sector based employers and employees. It is also part of the College’s validated level three Diplomas’, recognised internationally, as verified and moderated Centre for Interactive Education (CIE Global). Further details of our accreditations are provided on our website.
Accredited Level 3 Business Administration Diploma Course Length
1 Year.
Awarding Body
Accredited Level 3 Business Administration Diploma Course Content
The whole level three diploma has TEN (10) specific units of study, which are sub-divided into topic areas these are:
Accredited Level 3 Business Administration Diploma Unit 1: Introduction to Business Administration
In this unit, student will explore what is business administration. How there is not a ‘one model fits all’ approach. Each business is unique with its own agenda and focus. Although students will learn that many of the theories and strategies of good practice can be used and adapted to suit many different and diverse businesses.
Accredited Level 3 Business Administration Diploma Unit 2: Human Resources (HR) Management
The unit explores how businesses manage people. The changes that have driven HR theories and dynamics into its own sub-discipline within management theory; what is the role of the HR manager or, how this function becomes part of the business owners role and the ambiguity it creates.
Accredited Level 3 Business Administration Diploma Unit 3: Team based leadership
The unit continues to build on the themes of unit two. We explore teamwork; the fine art of delegation; role sets; role conflict; ambiguity and many other features in the dynamics of presenting a winning team.
Accredited Level 3 Business Administration Diploma Unit 4: Management Accounting
This unit focuses the student on the different aspects of management accounting practices. This will include: strategies; methods; manual/computerised tools; good practice; accountabilities and growing trends.
Accredited Level 3 Business Administration Diploma Unit 5: Project Management
A business will frequently be managing a client portfolio of work or project. Sometimes there is a need for a business to offset control of a ‘day to day’ project to one person. In larger organisations this is a frequent new role especially in the building industry. But in the smaller business, the project is usually added to some key member of the core management. We explore in this unit, how projects are best managed and best practice.
Accredited Level 3 Business Administration Diploma Unit 6: Consulting Skills
Whatever the business model, at some point in its lifetime a business will need to seek external advice and guidance; in this unit we explore the various types and usefulness of engaging external consultants. How banks, accountants and professional bodies play a significant part in the ‘helping’ process when businesses, needs an ‘extra pair of hands’ or, ‘timely advice’.
Accredited Level 3 Business Administration Diploma Unit 7: Presentation Skills
Businesses in all shapes and sizes both internally and externally will need to ensure good presentation skills to promote and sustain its image and focus. The many and varied aspects of this important feature of good business practice is considered in this unit.
Accredited Level 3 Business Administration Diploma Unit 8: Strategic Planning
Whatever the size or shape of a business; strategic planning is a crucial tool. This enables a business to maintain its market share; focus its production; service delivery and much more. In this unit we look at the features of good strategic planning and learners will learn some of the ‘know how’ behind business decision making for long term goals.
Accredited Level 3 Business Administration Diploma Unit 9: Concepts of Organisational Change
This unit explores the concepts of organisational change. We will consider the concept of market demand and supply; governance; employability of workforces; downsizing to retain positioning; mechanisation/computerisation; product placement and much more.
Accredited Level 3 Business Administration Diploma Unit 10: The Global Economy
In this final unit we explore the one concept that impacts upon the whole and varied competitive dynamics of business. Using the knowledge gained from the preceding units, we bring together the concepts of good business strategy in a worldwide economy of demand and supply.
Assessment
The coursework is assessed through continuous assessment with no formal exit examinations.
Assignments
The course has TWO Tutor Marked Assignment (TMA); which are graded: Pass or Fail. 1 at the end of units 5 & 10.
Study Hours (Per Unit)
Approximately: 200 hours of personal study time for the entire course is recommended. All of which is supported by the OLC Course Tutor, who we greatly encourage students to access support from throughout their course.
Qualification
The whole course MUST be completed and both assignments graded PASS to gain the “Oxford Learning College Level Three Diploma in Business Adminstration (B)”
Course Fee: £850 Fees can be paid by instalments.
Entry Requirement/Progression
Entry to this level three course requires that potential students have gained GCSE/IGCSE or equivalent qualifications and have, good English oral, reading and writing skills.
Advice on enrolment and guidance of prior learning (APL) can be obtained through out contact centre. The course is a rolling programme and can be started at any point in the year. Successful students can go on to Higher Education, including remaining as students at OLC to complete courses in our portfolio of higher awards.
Quality Assurance
This course has been developed by the College’s professional team of tutors to meet the needs of sector based employers and employees. It is also part of the College’s validated level three Diplomas’, recognised internationally, as verified and moderated Centre for Interactive Education (CIE Global). Further details of our accreditations are provided on our website.
Progression
This Accredited Level 3 Business Administration Diploma can be used to gain entry to a Level 4 Diploma or higher.