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Qualification details

EDEXCEL Level 2 BTEC First Certificate in Business
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Qualification summary

The BTEC Firsts in Business have been designed to develop knowledge and understanding in the business sector, focusing on providing opportunities:

• for learners to acquire technical and employability skills, knowledge and understanding which are transferable and will enable individuals to meet changing circumstances
• for learners to gain a nationally recognised vocational qualification to enter employment of progress to other vocational qualifications such as:
- BTEC National Award/Certificate/Diploma in Business or Personal and Business Finance
- NVQs or Apprenticeship programmes in Administration, Customer Service or Retail
• for learners who are employed in business organisations to develop their underpinning knowledge and skills
• for learners to develop the major key skills and the wider key skills in context
• for course teams to develop their own innovative courseware that will enthuse and motivate learners
• for course teams to develop the knowledge, understanding and skills of learners to meet the needs of the business sector.

Qualification details

100/5692/0
EDEXCEL - Edexcel Limited
2
VRQ - Vocationally-Related Qualification
Accreditation start date:
01/09/2006
Operational start date in centres:
Accreditation end date:
31/08/2010
Certification end date:
31/08/2012
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For further information on 14-19 qualifications offered in England, please refer to the DCSF Section 96 website.

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For further information on Wales, visit the DCELLS website.
For further information on Northern Ireland, visit the DELNI and DENI websites.
English - Welsh
The Edexcel Level 2 BTEC First Certificate in Business permits the achievement of learner to progress:
• to NVQ Level 2 or 3 in a related sector
• to a Level 2 or 3 Diploma (Business, Administration and Finance)
• to a specialist qualification (such as the Level 3 BTEC National Certificate in Business)
• to the workplace in a suitable role under supervision
Administrative Assistant/Administrator
Investment Administrator
Receptionist
Sales Representative
Telesales Operator
  • 15 Business, Administration and Law
    • 15.3  Business Management
180
180
Pass/Merit/Distinction
Portfolio of Evidence
The qualification is assessed through internally set assignments and externally verified through National Standard Sampling. In addition centres go through an ongoing Centre Risk Assessment process to ensure the quality of provision and internal verification systems and practices.
View Performance Measures Here
Learners must complete all units from Group A plus two specialist units from Group B.
  • A  -  Mandatory
  • B  -  Optional