Edexcel Higher National Certificate Business

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Level 5 Wisemore Campus 1 Year Full Time

The HNC Business is a modular business course. It is a nationally recognised business qualification which includes a broad range of highly relevant business and management subject areas, making it ideal for those who have started, or are planning to move into, a career in private or public sector business.

The course aims to develop an appropriate mix of practical techniques, theoretical understanding and management methods, in order to provide you with a rigorous study of general management, financial techniques and practical skills. If you are interested in how business is organised and managed and how finance, personnel and marketing can contribute to a successful business then this is the HNC is for you.

This course will develop a wide range of management skills. This is achieved through the study of key subjects, including Business Strategy, Marketing, Human Resource Management and Finance.

This qualification will provide training that will equip you with the skills and knowledge which can support you in taking up professional and management positions in business. You also have the opportunity to take advantages of the Enterprise Academy and Innovation space, which is designed to further embrace, cultivate and develop your practical application and skills to start-up a new business within the commercial business sector.

Students are expected to be proactive learners with the ability to conduct research and study independently for a minimum of 7 hours per week in addition to subject teaching delivery. The HNC consists of four mandatory and four optional units. Private study is required.

Entry Requirements

You must have a minimum of level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Language (CEFR) English qualification to apply for a student visa. To study a level 5 qualification you will need an IELTS score of 5.5 (or equivalent) and qualifications at the following levels e.g.
• India – Diploma (from a state board of technical education),
• Middle East – Associate Degree/ Higher Technical Institute Diploma,
• China/ Hong Kong – Chinese University/College Entrance Examination (Gaokao),
• Africa – West African GCE A Level.
You will be required to take part in an initial assessment to ensure that the course and level of study is suited to your ability.

Progression

The HNC Business can allow direct progression to the HND Business (an extra 8 units) at Walsall College or to the second or third year of a degree or honours degree as part of Walsall College’s Progression Agreement with several local and regional unive

Course Fee

£6,000