Course Structure
You spend five days a week in college participating in classroom, lectures, and workshops as well as in hands-on enterprise activities. Units covered during the course:
Level 2 Units
- Researching your Market
- The Marketing Plan
- Financial Modelling and Forecasting
- The Entrepreneurial Mindset
- Managing Personal Finance
- Creating a Vision for your Business Plan
- The Business Environment
- Preparing and Pitching a Business Plan
- Leadership and Teamwork
- Toolkits for Idea Generation
- Enterprise in the Workplace
Level 3 Units
- The Innovative Entrepreneur
- Business Planning and Pitching
- Operating your Business
- Leadership and Teamwork
- Working as an Intrapreneur (the entrepreneur in an existing business)
- Financial Planning and Implementation
- Launching your Business Vision
- Monitoring the Performance of your Business
- Planning the Future of your Business
- Market Research and Analysis
- Financial Literacy and Awareness
- International Business
- E-Marketing and Website Design
- Brand Development and Promotion
- Social Enterprise
A strong emphasis is placed on working and learning with others and you are regularly set tasks to complete in partnership with other students. You also need to be able to work independently and take responsibility for your own learning.
Key Skills are delivered as an integral part of the course and you will be expected to complete a portfolio of evidence. You may also need to take an exam in Literacy and Numeracy.