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emphasis on alternative investments.
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COURSE OVERVIEW
At the start of any career, gaining a solid understanding of key business skills
is extremely valuable. These qualifications and courses are designed to blend
core skills with key finance knowledge, to give you essential business skills.
This Level 1 qualification covers a range of skills and relevant supporting
knowledge to help prepare students for applying numbers in business and working
in a business environment.
It will give students an understanding of:
• How different organisations operate
• How to contribute effectively in the workplace
• How businesses process sales and purchases, and the documents and procedures
associated with this.
Students will also be equipped with the basic numerical skills needed in the
workplace, such as decimals, percentages and fractions, and applying proportions
and ratios.
The jobs it can lead to:
• Data entry clerk
• Accounts administrator
• Administrative assistant
Entry requirements:
Students can start with any qualification depending on existing skills and
experience. For the best chance of success, we recommend that students begin
their studies with a good standard of English and maths.
Course Content:
Working in the business environment:
This unit introduces students to the skills needed in the workplace, including
the importance of teamwork, communication, effective time management and
professional behaviour. They’ll also learn about some of the core finance
processes linked to sales and purchase orders.
Learning outcomes:
• Develop skills for the workplace.
• Understand how organisations operate.
• Understand how sales and purchases support businesses.
• Apply business procedures to sales and purchases.
Using numbers in business:
Numeracy is an essential business skill. This unit will introduce students to
the basic skills needed when working with numbers in a business environment,
developing confidence and skills to use and apply numbers to a wide range of
situations.
Learning outcomes:
• Perform simple business calculations.
• Calculate decimals, fractions, percentage, proportions and ratios.
• Use tools and techniques to present numerical data.