Course Content

The National Progression Award has been developed with the purpose of providing learners with the fundamental business and information technology skills required for employment and/or further study in any of these two areas.

The principal aims of the Group Award:

To develop candidates’ knowledge and understanding of the role of business in society.
To develop candidates’ knowledge, application and usage of a variety of software packages.
To provide candidates with the relevant Core Skills for business, administration and technology for employment and further study.

Unit 1 Understanding Business:

Pupils will learn about sectors of industry, sectors of the economy, objectives, customer service, growth, internal groupings and structures, decision-making, internal and external factors, stakeholders and corporate culture.

Unit 2 Marketing and Operations:

Pupils will learn about the role of the Marketing department, market research, marketing mix (7ps), public relations, role of the Operations department, stock, methods of production, quality and ethical and environmental.

Unit 3 Web Apps:

Learners will gain practical experience in word processing application features to format and present documents to a given brief. They will also be able to store, share and collaborate on a routine document online. Pupils will also cover the creation of presentations, including creating, editing, saving, sharing and collaborating on, presentation documents. Learners will develop knowledge and skills in the use of routine application features and in how to make use of media elements in presentations.

Assessment:

As this is a vocational qualification there is no final exam for the award. Learners will sit an assessment for each of the four units in the course.

Career Pathways

Any administration job, eg. Civil Service, Banking, Insurance, Tax, Reception or PA.

A variety of IT work - Word Processing, Spreadsheet, Database, PowerPoint Sales and Marketing Management Stockbroker Logistics

This course also provides a pathway into Foundation Apprenticeships or courses at Business and/ or IT courses at college.