Business and Marketing NPA

What is special about this course?

This part time qualification allows you to study business and marketing, from home, at your local college centre or as CPD in the workplace. 

• Successful completion can:
• Improve your chances of securing employment in a business or marketing role
• Improve your chances of being accepted for promotion
• Allow progressing onto further study
• Gain the skills required to secure employment working from home. 

Lecturers deliver classes live via an online virtual classroom, making the course content accessible from anywhere with an internet connection.

Throughout the course, you will be assessed by means of a combination of individual practical tasks, group work, and open and closed book assessments.  You may have to attend a college centre or other exam centre for some of these. This can be discussed with you on application.

Entry requirements

No formal requirements, however, candidates must demonstrate that they are suited to remote independent learning. Candidates are also expected to demonstrate some ICT skills training at level 5. This may be through the achievement of relevant National Units or employment experience.

Entry is at the discretion of the College and all candidates will be invited to attend a short information session prior to starting on the course.

During this short course you will study the following units:

• Management of marketing and operations
• Marketing: basic principles and applications
• Understanding business
• Skills for customer care
• Events organisation

Principal aims:

• Provide learners with knowledge and skills which are directly relevant to current and/or future practice in the area of Business and Marketing
• Learners will also be able to broaden knowledge and skills by undertaking study in the following areas: market research, promotion, event organisation, customer care and selling skills
• Provide opportunities for the learner development of skills and aptitudes that will improve learners’ employment potential and career development within this business area
• Provide learners with specific business related skills demanded by employers
• Prepare learners for entry to higher level awards
• Prepare learners for employment
• Encourage learners to take charge of their own learning and development

Equipment

Internet connection and a suitable device with headphones, microphone and camera (minimum spec) is required. Please email us if you have any concerns about connectivity or equipment.
 

Fees

This course costs £440

Funding

A Fee Waiver or funding of up to £200 could be available to help with payment of course fees, depending on your personal circumstances. This support will be available for people who are 16 or over, living in Scotland and either in low paid work or actively seeking work. To be eligible, you must have income of £22,000 a year or less, or be on certain benefits.

You will also not be undertaking any secondary, further or higher education, SDS funded training or participating on the Community Jobs Scotland programme.

Please contact your local college centre for more information about eligibility, or call us on 01397 874000.