Edexcel BTEC Level 5 Higher National Diploma in Business Studies
leading to BA(Hons)/BSc(Hons)/ BBA from UK University

Edexcel BTEC Higher Nationals are designed to provide a specialist vocational programme, linked
to professional body requirements and National Occupational Standards where appropriate. They offer a strong, sector-related emphasis on practical skills development alongside the development of requisite knowledge and understanding.

The qualifications provide a thorough grounding in the key concepts and practical skills required
in their sector and their national recognition by employers allows direct progression to employment. A key progression path for Edexcel BTEC HNC and HND learners is to the second or third year of a degree or honours degree programme, depending on the match of the Edexcel BTEC Higher National units to the degree programme in the UK.

The Edexcel BTEC HNC and HND in Business offer a progression route to the professional qualifications offered by various professional bodies in the business sector.

Edexcel BTEC Higher Nationals in Business have been developed to focus on:

• providing education and training for a range of careers in business such as management, administration, personnel, marketing, accounting, and law

• providing specialist options which meet the needs of the major functions in business and allow specialisation with career progression and professional recognition in mind.

• providing opportunities which underpin some of the knowledge and understanding required for the relevant NVQ level 4 units in Accounting, Management, and Business Administration providing opportunities for learners to focus on the development of higher-level skills in a business context

• providing opportunities for learners to develop a range of skills and techniques and attributes essential for successful performance in working life.

• providing opportunities for learners to gain a nationally recognised vocationally specific qualification to enter employment in business or progress to higher education vocational qualifications such as a full-time degree in business or a related area.




This qualification aims to meet the needs of the above rationale by:

• equipping individuals with knowledge, understanding and skills for success in a range of administrative and management positions in business.

• providing specialist routes of study which relate to individual professions within the business

• world in which learners are working or intend to seek employment enabling progression to an undergraduate degree or further professional qualification in business or a related area.

• supporting individuals employed or entering employment in the business field developing the individual’s ability in the business field through effective use and combination of the knowledge and skills gained in different parts of the programme.

• developing a range of skills and techniques, personal qualities and attributes essential for successful performance in working life and thereby enable learners to make an immediate contribution to employment.

• providing flexibility, knowledge, skills and motivation as a basis for future studies and career development in business.

 

Course Overview
Learners studying for Edexcel BTEC Higher Nationals in Business will be expected to develop the
following skills during the programme of study:

• cognitive skills of critical thinking, analysis and synthesis

• effective problem solving and decision making using appropriate quantitative and qualitative skills including identifying, formulating and solving business problems.

• effective communication, oral and in writing, using a range of media widely used in business e.g. the preparation and presentation of business reports.

• numeric and quantitative skills including data analysis, interpretation and extrapolation; the use of models of business problems and phenomena.

• effective use of communication and information technology for business applications.

• effective self-management in terms of time, planning and behaviour, motivation, self-starting, individual initiative and enterprise.

• developing an appropriate learning style.

• self-awareness, openness and sensitivity to diversity in terms of people, cultures, business and management issues.

• effective performance within a team environment including leadership, team-building, influencing and project-management skills.

• interpersonal skills of effective listening, negotiating, persuading and presentation.

• abilities to conduct research into business and management issues.