Business Studies

Course summary

Sixth Form Business Studies at St Benedict’s offers a BTEC Level 3 qualification, which is the equivalent to one A Level. The BTEC Level 3 Extended Certificate in Business Studies from the exam board Pearson, aims to encourage students to develop key skills in: • Business organisations and how they operate • The environment that businesses operate in such as the UK economy • Innovation and Enterprise • Marketing and Promotion • Personal and Business Finance • Human Resources More specifically students will develop skills giving them: • an understanding of how marketing, research and planning and the marketing mix are used by all organisations; • a knowledge of a range of business organisations, and the many factors that shape the nature oforganisations operating in an increasingly complex business world; • a knowledge of the range of human, physical, technological and financial resources required in an organisation, and how the management of these resources can impact on business performance; • an understanding of business and personal finance; • the ability to determine the importance of the human resources in any organisation.