Level 2 Gateway Diploma in Business

Overview

• 16-18
• 12.5 hours per week

Details

This qualification provides a wide range of introductory skills, as well as core knowledge, relevant to business and administration, alongside generic employability skills which are needed both in the business and administration sector and across other sectors. The qualification is of specific relevance to:

• Young people who are aspiring to a career in the business and administration sector but are not yet sure in which precise area, and who intend to access level 3 qualifications or a level 3 apprenticeship but need a fairly extensive learning programme at level 2 before they will be ready to access level 3.

What skills, knowledge, or understanding does this qualification develop?

Mandatory units are:

• Understanding Business Organisations
• Communication Skills for Work

Optional units include knowledge and skills relevant to different job roles in the sector (such as marketing, finances, customer relations) alongside generic employability skills (such as leadership skills and setting and meeting targets at work).

How is this qualification different from other, similar qualifications?

This qualification is part of a suite which includes an Award, Certificate and Diploma. Learners should take the Certificate if, before progressing to employment (with further training where possible), to a level 3 Apprenticeship or to a Level 3 qualification, they need an extended introduction to the sector including the opportunity to build up a range of skills and knowledge, explore a number of potential job roles and career pathways in the sector, and gain a set of more generic workplace skills. The Diploma will be suitable for learners who would benefit from an extended period of time working at level 2, up to 2 years, before they are ready to progress to employment or to a level 3 qualification or apprenticeship.

Which sector does this qualification support?

This qualification could lead to a number of roles in business and administration such as administrative assistant, customer service agent, clerk.

What are the progression options?

Learners can progress to a Level 3 certificate or diploma in Business and Administration or to a Level 3 Apprenticeship in Business and Administration in any of the available pathways.

What qualification do I get on completing this course?

Level 2 Gateway Diploma in Business

Where have students gone to after completing this course?

BTEC Level 3 Diploma

Is there additional work required by the student?

Assignments and Portfolio of Evidence

Awarding Body

Entry Requirements

English level

You will be expected to have English GCSE at 3 (D) or above.

Mathematics level

You will be expected to have Maths GCSE at 3 (D) or above.

Support

Financial Support for 16-18 Year-olds and Continuing Learners aged 19

The Education Funding Authority has allocated money to colleges to support students who are on low incomes or the dependent of parents on a low income, and need support towards their course-related costs or essential living costs or are facing financial difficulty.

For further information click here.

For further information on financial support for Looked after Children, Care Leavers and estranged young people, click here.