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01What it is
Our Edexcel NVQ and competence-based qualifications are available in a comprehensive range of work sectors.
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02The units
What each unit actually teaches you to do
Administer finance Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
This unit provides learners with an understanding of the role of finance in administration and key financial terminology. You'll learn to administer financial processes and maintain accurate records following organisational procedures.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the role of finance for administrators within an organisation.
- Understand the key financial terminology used within an organisation.
- Administer financial processes in accordance with organisational procedures.
- Maintain accurate financial records.
Administer human resource records Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
You'll understand the legal and data protection requirements related to human resource (HR) records. The unit covers administering HR information confidentially, maintaining accurate records, and processing HR documentation in compliance with legislation.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the legal requirements for the administration of human resource (HR) records
- Understand the importance of data protection and confidentiality in HR record management
- Administer HR information, including employee details, contracts, and performance reviews
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date HR records, both manual and electronic
- Process HR-related documentation, such as absence requests and training records
Administer parking dispensations Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
This unit provides learners with knowledge of parking dispensation administration, including relevant legislation and organisational policies. You'll process applications accurately and issue parking dispensations in accordance with established procedures.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the administration of parking dispensations, including relevant legislation and organisational policies
- Process applications for parking dispensations accurately and efficiently
- Issue parking dispensations in accordance with established procedures and guidelines
Administer the recruitment and selection process Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
You'll understand the recruitment and selection process, including key stages and legal considerations. The unit covers administering recruitment and selection fairly and effectively, with attention to diversity and inclusion within organisational procedures.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the key stages and considerations involved in the recruitment and selection process
- Administer the recruitment process in accordance with legal and organisational requirements
- Administer the selection process fairly and effectively, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation
Analyse and present business data Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
You'll study the analysis and presentation of quantitative and qualitative business data. They will develop skills to interpret data and present findings using appropriate visual methods like charts and graphs.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the different types of business data, including quantitative and qualitative data, and their respective uses
- Understand methods for analysing business data, including statistical analysis and trend analysis
- Understand different methods for presenting business data, including charts, graphs, and reports
- Analyse quantitative and qualitative business data using appropriate techniques
- Interpret the results of data analysis and draw meaningful conclusions
- Present the analysis of business data in a clear, concise, and visually appealing manner
Archive information Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
This unit provides knowledge of legal, regulatory, and organisational requirements for archiving information. You'll be able to archive information accurately and securely, following established procedures.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand archiving requirements, including legal, regulatory and organisational requirements
- Archive information accurately and securely, following established procedures
Bespoke Software Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
This unit covers the use of bespoke software to input, combine, organise, retrieve, process, and present information. You'll develop skills in accurately and efficiently handling data using appropriate structures and software functions.
What you'll be able to do
- Input information into bespoke applications accurately and efficiently
- Combine information from different sources using bespoke applications
- Use appropriate data structures within the bespoke software to organise information effectively
- Retrieve information efficiently using the software's search and filtering functions
- Use the software's functions to process information according to specified requirements
- Present information clearly and effectively using the software's reporting and display features
Buddy a colleague to develop their skills Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
You'll gain knowledge of how to buddy a colleague to support their skills development. The unit covers planning buddying arrangements, setting objectives, and providing guidance and feedback to facilitate learning.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the role of a buddy in supporting a colleague's skills development
- Plan a buddying arrangement, including setting objectives and agreeing on support activities
- Support a buddy colleague in carrying out work activities, providing guidance and feedback as needed
Collate and report data Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
You'll understand methods for collating data from various organisational sources and the importance of data integrity. The unit develops skills to accurately collate, organise, and report data clearly for intended audiences.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the methods used to collate data from various sources
- Accurately collate data according to specified requirements
- Report data in a clear and concise format, suitable for the intended audience
Communication in a business environment Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
This unit covers effective written and verbal communication in business contexts. You'll learn to produce clear, concise written communications and communicate verbally using appropriate language and tone.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the fundamental requirements for clear and concise written business communication
- Understand the key principles of effective verbal communication in a business environment
- Produce a range of written business communications, such as emails, letters and reports, that meet organisational standards
- Communicate verbally in a variety of business environments, including meetings, presentations and telephone conversations
Contribute to the development and implementation of an information system Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
This unit introduces learners to the principles of information system design and implementation. You'll contribute to system development by considering user requirements and assist with testing, training, and data migration during implementation.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of information system design, including user requirements, data structures and system architecture
- Understand the processes involved in implementing an information system, including testing, training and deployment
- Contribute to the development of an information system by providing input on user needs and system functionality
- Contribute to the implementation of an information system by assisting with testing, training and data migration
Contribute to the organisation of an event Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
You'll contribute to the organisation of events by understanding key principles such as planning, logistics, and risk management. The unit covers pre-event preparations, event setup, and post-event actions to ensure effective event delivery.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the key principles of event organisation, including planning, logistics, and risk management
- Carry out pre-event actions, such as venue preparation and resource allocation, according to the event plan
- Set up an event, ensuring all equipment and facilities are in place and functioning correctly
- Carry out post-event actions, including dismantling equipment, clearing the venue, and evaluating the event's success
Data Management Software Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
It teaches you to enter, edit, and maintain data records within a data management system following established protocols. You'll retrieve and display data accurately, ensuring data integrity, security, and compliance with organisational requirements.
What you'll be able to do
- Enter data accurately into a data management system, adhering to established protocols
- Edit and maintain data records within a data management system, ensuring data integrity and consistency
- Retrieve and display data records from a data management system to meet specific requirements, utilising appropriate search and filtering techniques
Deliver a presentation Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
This unit covers the principles of effective presentation delivery, including audience analysis and presentation styles. You'll prepare presentation plans, create visual aids, and deliver presentations confidently to engage a specified audience.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the fundamental principles underpinning the effective delivery of presentations
- Prepare effectively to deliver a presentation to a specified audience
- Deliver a presentation in a clear, confident and engaging manner
Deliver customer service Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
You'll explore the principles of customer service delivery and its impact on brand reputation. They will develop skills to prepare for, provide, and support improvements in customer service that meet customer needs and expectations.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of effective customer service delivery
- Understand the relationship between customer service and a brand's reputation and customer loyalty
- Prepare to deal with customers in a professional and efficient manner
- Provide customer service that meets customer needs and expectations
- Support improvements to customer service delivery by identifying areas for development and suggesting solutions
Develop a presentation Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
This unit covers the key stages of developing a presentation, including planning, audience analysis, and resource selection. You'll be able to create and deliver presentations tailored to specific audiences using appropriate techniques.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the key stages involved in developing a presentation, including planning and preparation
- Develop a presentation using appropriate techniques and resources
Develop customer relationships Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
You'll explore principles of developing and maintaining effective customer relationships. They will understand customer relationship management and develop skills to build positive, professional interactions with customers.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of developing effective customer relationships within a business context
- Understand the importance of customer relationship management for organisational success
- Develop positive and professional relationships with customers
- Maintain customer relationships through effective communication and service
Develop working relationships with colleagues Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
This unit focuses on the principles of effective team working, including communication and collabouration. You'll learn to maintain positive working relationships and resolve problems within a team setting.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of effective team working, including communication, collaboration, and mutual respect
- Maintain effective working relationships with colleagues through clear communication and active listening
- Collaborate with colleagues to identify and resolve problems effectively
- Contribute positively to a team environment by supporting and encouraging colleagues
Employee rights and responsibilities Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
You'll understand the roles of organisations, trade unions, government agencies, and industry bodies in employment. The unit covers employers' expectations regarding employee conduct and employees' rights and obligations within the workplace.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the roles of different organisations and industries in relation to employment
- Understand employers’ expectations regarding employee conduct and performance
- Understand employees’ rights and obligations in the workplace, including legal and ethical considerations
Exploring Social Media Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
It teaches you to explore the opportunities and threats of social media use. You'll understand its applications for communication, marketing, and networking, as well as privacy concerns and risk mitigation.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the opportunities that social media presents for communication, marketing, and networking
- Understand the potential threats and risks associated with using social media, including privacy concerns and security breaches
- Understand the application of social media tools and platforms for various purposes, such as brand promotion, customer engagement, and information sharing
Handle mail Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
This unit provides learners with skills to handle mail within an organisation, including sorting and distributing incoming mail and preparing outgoing mail. You'll understand procedures for dealing with different mail types and confidentiality requirements.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the procedures for dealing with different types of mail within an organisation
- Sort and distribute incoming mail according to organisational procedures
- Prepare outgoing mail for dispatch, adhering to relevant postal regulations and organisational guidelines
Health and safety in a business environment Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
You'll understand health and safety responsibilities of employers and employees within a business environment. The unit covers risk assessments, hazard identification, safe working practices, and compliance with health and safety requirements to maintain a safe workplace.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand health and safety responsibilities of employers and employees in a business environment
- Understand the importance of risk assessments and hazard identification in the workplace
- Work in a safe way in a business environment, following established procedures and guidelines
- Identify and report potential hazards and risks in the workplace
- Comply with health and safety requirements in a business environment, including the use of personal protective equipment (PPE)
- Respond appropriately to accidents and emergencies in the workplace
Know how to publish, integrate and share using social media Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
You'll explore current social networks and their use by individuals, organisations, and social groups. The unit covers best practices for safe social networking and effective communication using browser software.
What you'll be able to do
- Know the current social networks used to publish, integrate and share information online, including their features and functionalities
- Understand how social media is used by individuals, organisations/businesses, governments and social groups for various purposes
- Understand best practices for safe social networking, including privacy settings, responsible content sharing, and avoiding online scams
- Use browser software effectively to communicate information online through social media platforms
- Understand the need for safety and security practices when using social media, including protecting personal information and avoiding cyberbullying
Maintain and issue stationery and supplies Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
This unit equips learners with the skills to maintain and issue stationery and supplies in an office environment. You'll monitor stock levels, maintain adequate supplies, and issue stock to authorised personnel following organisational procedures.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the importance of maintaining stationery and supplies in an office environment
- Maintain stocks of stationery and supplies, ensuring adequate levels are available and properly stored
- Issue stock of stationery and supplies to authorised personnel in accordance with organisational procedures
Manage diary systems Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
It teaches you to understand and manage diary systems effectively. You'll identify different types of diary systems, schedule appointments, prioritise commitments, and maintain accurate records to support time management.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of managing diary systems effectively
- Understand the different types of diary systems and their features
- Manage diary systems, including scheduling appointments and meetings
- Prioritise appointments and manage conflicting commitments
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date diary records
Manage personal performance and development Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
You'll learn to manage personal performance aligned with organisational objectives. The unit includes managing time and workload, identifying development needs, and fulfilling a personal development plan to enhance skills and effectiveness.
What you'll be able to do
- Manage personal performance in line with organisational objectives and procedures
- Manage their own time and workload to meet agreed deadlines and targets
- Identify their own development needs to enhance personal performance
- Fulfil a personal development plan to improve skills and knowledge
Meet and welcome visitors in a business environment Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
You'll understand procedures for meeting and greeting visitors in a business environment. They will develop the ability to welcome visitors professionally, create positive first impressions, and direct visitors appropriately.
What you'll be able to do
- Know the procedures for meeting and greeting visitors in a business environment
- Provide a positive first impression when meeting visitors
- Meet and greet visitors in a professional and courteous manner
- Direct visitors to the appropriate person or location within the organisation
Monitor information systems Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
You'll understand how information systems are used for data management and processing within organisations. The unit develops skills to monitor system performance, ensure data security and integrity, and identify and report system issues.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how information systems are used within an organisation to manage and process data
- Monitor information systems to ensure they are functioning correctly and efficiently
- Identify and report any issues or discrepancies found within information systems
Organise business travel or accommodation Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
This unit equips learners with knowledge of procedures for organising business travel or accommodation for others. You'll research options, understand booking and payment processes, and comply with legal and regulatory requirements.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the procedures for organising business travel or accommodation for others, including booking processes and payment methods
- Understand the legal and regulatory requirements related to business travel and accommodation
- Research business travel or accommodation options for others, considering factors such as cost, location and accessibility
- Make business travel or accommodation arrangements for others, ensuring that all requirements are met
- Confirm business travel or accommodation arrangements with relevant parties and provide necessary documentation
Participate in a project Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
This unit introduces learners to the fundamental stages of project management, including planning, organisation, and control. You'll learn to support project delivery by completing assigned tasks and managing communication and risks within a project team.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the basic principles of project management, including planning, organisation, and control
- Support the delivery of a project by completing assigned tasks effectively and efficiently
Payroll Processing Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
You'll learn to process payroll accurately using HMRC approved tools, including calculating income tax and National Insurance contributions. The unit also covers handling voluntary and non-standard statutory deductions and producing pay period reports.
What you'll be able to do
- Utilise HMRC approved tools and software to accurately calculate income tax liabilities for employees.
- Determine the correct National Insurance contributions to be deducted from gross pay, in accordance with current legislation.
- Determine and process voluntary deductions (e.g., pension contributions, charitable donations) and non-standard statutory deductions (e.g., student loan repayments, attachment of earnings orders).
- Produce relevant pay period reports, including payroll summaries, tax reports, and National Insurance reports.
- Accurately record and reconcile payments and deductions to employees and external agencies, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations.
Prepare text from notes using touch typing Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
You'll learn to create text from notes using touch typing, focusing on accurate interpretation, structuring, and proofreading. They will produce text efficiently with appropriate formatting using word processing software.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how to create text from notes, including interpreting and structuring information
- Produce text using touch typing with speed and accuracy
Prepare text from recorded audio instruction Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
It teaches you to prepare accurate and clear text documents from recorded audio instructions. You'll understand transcription processes, the importance of active listening, and how to review and edit transcribed text.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the processes involved in preparing text from recorded audio instructions.
- Understand the importance of accuracy and clarity when transcribing audio recordings.
- Prepare accurate and well-formatted text documents from recorded audio notes.
- Review and edit transcribed text to ensure accuracy and clarity.
Prepare text from shorthand Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
You'll gain knowledge of shorthand techniques, conventions, and systems. They will develop the ability to accurately and quickly transcribe shorthand notes into clear text within specified timeframes.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the techniques and conventions used in shorthand writing for creating text
- Understand the importance of accuracy and speed when using shorthand
- Accurately transcribe shorthand notes into clear and coherent text
- Prepare text from shorthand within specified timeframes
Presentation Software Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
This unit develops learners' skills in using presentation software to input, combine, and format text and other content within slides. You'll structure slide sequences and prepare slideshows for effective presentations.
What you'll be able to do
- Input text within presentation slides
- Combine text and other information within presentation slides
- Use presentation software tools to structure slide sequences
- Use presentation software tools to edit slide sequences
- Use presentation software tools to format slide sequences
- Prepare slideshow for presentation
Principles of business document production and information management Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
This unit covers the preparation and distribution of business documents and the management of information within organisations. You'll understand different document types, organisational procedures for document production, and methods for distributing and managing information effectively.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how to prepare business documents in accordance with organisational procedures
- Understand the different methods for distributing business documents within an organisation
- Understand how information is managed in business organisations, including storage, retrieval and security
Principles of customer relationships Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
You'll gain knowledge of different types of customers and how to identify and analyse their needs. The unit also covers organisational responses to customer relationships and principles of customer relationship management.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand different types of customers and their diverse needs and expectations.
- Understand how to identify and analyse customer needs.
- Understand how an organisation responds to customer relationships, including communication strategies and service delivery.
- Understand the importance of positive customer relationships for organisational success.
- Understand the core principles of customer relationship management (CRM) and its benefits.
- Understand how CRM systems are used to manage customer interactions and data.
Principles of digital marketing Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
You'll understand the role of digital marketing within broader marketing strategies, including search engine optimisation (SEO) principles. The unit covers online marketing research methods, digital marketing devices, messaging, and the effective use of digital technology for marketing purposes.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the role of digital marketing within a broader marketing strategy
- Understand the use of search engine optimisation (SEO) techniques to improve online visibility
- Understand the requirements of conducting marketing research using the internet and online tools
- Understand the uses of various digital marketing devices and messages for different target audiences
- Understand how to use digital technology effectively for marketing purposes, including social media and email marketing
Principles of equality and diversity in the workplace Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
You'll explore equality legislation and its implications for organisations and individuals in the workplace. The unit covers organisational standards and expectations for promoting equality and diversity, including recognising different forms of discrimination.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the implications of equality legislation for organisations and individuals in the workplace
- Understand organisational standards and expectations for promoting equality and diversity in the workplace context
Principles of marketing theory Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
This unit introduces learners to fundamental marketing principles, including market segmentation methods and their application. You'll understand the value of marketing and the importance of socially responsible marketing practices.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how to segment a market based on various factors such as demographics, psychographics, and behaviour
- Understand the value of marketing in promoting products or services and achieving business objectives
- Understand the principles of socially responsible marketing and the importance of ethical considerations in marketing practices
Principles of providing administrative services Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
This unit covers the organisation of administrative services such as meetings, travel, diary management, office equipment use, mail services, and customer service. You'll understand procedures to support efficient office administration.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the procedures for organising and administering meetings, including booking venues, arranging refreshments, and preparing agendas
- Understand the processes involved in organising travel and accommodation for business purposes, including booking flights, hotels, and transportation
- Understand how to manage diary systems effectively, including scheduling appointments, managing conflicts, and prioritising tasks
- Understand the operation and maintenance of common office equipment, such as printers, photocopiers, and scanners
- Understand the different types of mail services available in a business context, including postal services, courier services, and electronic mail
- Understand the principles of providing excellent customer service in a business environment, including communication skills, problem-solving, and conflict resolution
Principles of team leading Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
This unit examines leadership styles, team dynamics, and management techniques within teams. You'll understand how to motivate teams, manage change, and apply leadership approaches to enhance team performance.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand different leadership styles in organisations and their impact on team performance
- Understand team dynamics, including roles, responsibilities and communication patterns
- Understand techniques used to manage the work of teams, such as delegation, monitoring and feedback
- Understand the impact of change management within a team and how to support team members through periods of change
- Understand team motivation strategies and how to create a positive and productive team environment
Process information about customers Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
You'll develop an understanding of methods to process customer information in line with organisational procedures and data protection principles. The unit includes accurately inputting and updating customer data within designated systems.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the methods used to process customer information in line with organisational procedures
- Accurately process customer information according to organisational guidelines
Processing customers’ financial transactions Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
You'll develop the ability to process customer financial transactions and documentation accurately and efficiently. The unit also covers compliance with relevant codes of practice, laws, and regulatory requirements related to customer transactions.
What you'll be able to do
- Deal with customer transactions and documentation accurately and efficiently
- Comply with all relevant codes of practice, laws and regulatory requirements when processing customer transactions
Produce business documents Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
This unit equips learners with the knowledge to prepare, produce, and distribute various business documents. You'll apply correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, and organisational formatting guidelines to ensure documents meet professional standards.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how to prepare business documents in accordance with organisational guidelines and standards
- Prepare a range of business documents accurately and efficiently
- Distribute business documents to the appropriate recipients using suitable methods
Produce minutes of meetings Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
You'll gain knowledge of minute-taking purposes and methods. They will develop skills to take accurate notes and produce comprehensive, well-structured minutes for effective meeting documentation and distribution.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the purpose and importance of taking accurate and comprehensive minutes of meetings
- Understand different methods for taking notes during meetings, including shorthand and electronic note-taking
- Take clear and concise notes of meeting discussions, decisions, and action points
- Produce accurate and well-structured minutes of meetings, including key information and outcomes
- Distribute minutes to relevant attendees in a timely manner
Provide administrative support for meetings Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
This unit provides learners with the skills to support the administration of meetings. You'll understand meeting purposes, types, and roles involved, and be able to prepare agendas, organise logistics, and provide administrative support during meetings.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the key principles of administering meetings within an organisation
- Understand the different types of meetings and their administrative requirements
- Make administrative preparations for meetings, including booking venues and arranging refreshments
- Prepare and distribute meeting agendas and supporting documents
- Support the administration of meetings by taking minutes and managing attendees
- Follow up on actions arising from meetings and maintain accurate records
Provide reception services Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
This unit provides understanding of reception services and their importance. You'll learn to provide professional reception services, handle enquiries, direct visitors, and manage appointments effectively.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the range of services typically provided at a reception area
- Understand the importance of providing a professional and welcoming reception service
- Provide a reception service that meets the needs of visitors and staff
- Handle enquiries, direct visitors and manage appointments effectively
Spreadsheet Software Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
It teaches you to use spreadsheet software to enter, edit, and organise numerical and textual data accurately. You'll select appropriate formulas and data analysis tools to meet specific requirements and apply formatting techniques to present spreadsheet information clearly.
What you'll be able to do
- Use a spreadsheet to enter numerical and other data accurately
- Edit data within a spreadsheet to correct errors or make updates
- Organise data within a spreadsheet to facilitate analysis and reporting
- Select appropriate formulas to perform calculations on spreadsheet data
- Use data analysis tools within the spreadsheet software to meet specific requirements
- Select appropriate tools and techniques to present spreadsheet information effectively
- Format spreadsheet information to enhance readability and clarity
Store and retrieve information Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
This unit covers the principles of information storage and retrieval, including electronic and physical methods. You'll gather, store, classify, and retrieve information efficiently while ensuring accuracy, security, and confidentiality.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of effective information storage and retrieval
- Understand different methods of storing information, including electronic and physical formats
- Gather and store information accurately and securely
- Classify and index information for easy retrieval
- Retrieve information efficiently using appropriate search techniques
- Maintain the integrity and confidentiality of stored information
Understand employer organisations Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
You'll explore different organisational structures and environments, including hierarchical, matrix, and flat models. The unit covers advantages and disadvantages of structures and the impact of internal and external factors on organisational operations.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand different types of organisational structures, such as hierarchical, matrix and flat structures
- Understand the advantages and disadvantages of different organisational structures
- Understand the internal and external factors that influence the organisational environment
- Understand the impact of the organisational environment on business performance
- Understand the importance of effective communication and collaboration within an organisation
Understand the legal context of business Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
You'll develop an understanding of the legal framework affecting businesses, including business governance, contract law, and employment law. The unit covers sources of law in the UK and how legal principles influence business operations and decision-making.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the legal framework within which businesses operate
- Understand the principles of business governance
- Understand how contract law affects a business
- Understand the requirements of employment law
Understand the safe use of online and social media platforms Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
This unit provides learners with knowledge of safeguarding information on personal devices and selecting appropriate security methods. You'll understand online threats to personal safety and how to protect devices against such risks.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand that information stored on personal computers and mobile devices must be safeguarded against unauthorised access and loss
- Select and use appropriate security methods to safeguard systems and data from online threats
- Understand the threats to personal safety when using the Internet and how to mitigate these risks
- Protect their online devices against fraud and security attacks, such as phishing and malware
- Understand the implications of entering personal information onto social media networking sites, including privacy concerns
- Understand legal measures that address the protection of data, such as the Data Protection Act and GDPR
Understand the use of research in business Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
You'll gain an understanding of the research process and methodologies, including qualitative and quantitative approaches. The unit covers planning, data collection, analysis, reporting, and the application of research findings to inform business decisions ethically.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the stages of the research process, including planning, data collection, analysis and reporting
- Understand different research methodologies and their applications in a business context
- Understand how to use research findings to inform business decisions and strategies
- Understand how to interpret research data and present it effectively
- Understand the ethical considerations involved in conducting business research
Understand working in a customer service environment Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
You'll gain an understanding of the importance of excellent customer service and factors affecting it. The unit also covers professional working practices and how to refer customer queries and problems appropriately.
What you'll be able to do
- Know the importance of providing excellent customer service to meet customer needs and expectations
- Know the factors affecting customer service, such as communication skills, product knowledge, and problem-solving abilities
- Work effectively in a customer service role, demonstrating professionalism and empathy
- Refer customer queries and problems to others within the organisation when necessary, ensuring a smooth and efficient resolution
Use a telephone and voicemail system Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
You'll develop knowledge and skills to use telephone and voicemail systems professionally. The unit covers making, receiving, and transferring calls, managing voicemail, and ensuring courteous and efficient communication.
What you'll be able to do
- Operate a telephone system, including making, receiving, and transferring calls.
- Use voicemail systems, including recording greetings, retrieving messages, and managing voicemail boxes.
- Make professional and effective telephone calls to internal and external contacts.
- Receive telephone calls in a professional and courteous manner, taking accurate messages and directing calls appropriately.
- Use voicemail systems effectively to manage communications and respond to messages promptly.
Use and maintain office equipment Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
You'll understand the safe and effective use and maintenance of common office equipment. The unit covers identifying hazards, following manufacturer instructions, and performing routine maintenance to ensure equipment functionality and safety.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how to use office equipment safely and effectively
- Use and maintain office equipment according to manufacturer's instructions and organisational guidelines
Using Email Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
This unit develops learners' skills in composing, sending, and managing emails effectively. You'll use email software tools to create clear messages, apply appropriate formatting, and organise incoming emails efficiently.
What you'll be able to do
- Use e-mail software tools to compose clear and concise messages
- Use e-mail software techniques to compose clear and concise messages
- Use e-mail software tools to send messages to the intended recipients
- Manage incoming e-mail effectively by prioritising and organising messages
Website Software Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
It teaches you to create website structures using HTML and CSS, prepare content using website software tools, and publish websites. You'll develop skills in validating and styling websites to meet specified designs.
What you'll be able to do
- Create appropriate structures for websites using website software
- Create appropriate styles for websites using website software
- Use website software tools to prepare text content for websites
- Use website software tools to prepare image content for websites
- Use website software tools to prepare multimedia content for websites
- Publish websites to a specified location
Word Processing Software Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
You'll learn to enter and combine text and other information accurately using word processing software. The unit covers creating and modifying document layouts and structures, as well as using formatting tools to produce documents that meet specified requirements.
What you'll be able to do
- Enter text accurately within word processing documents
- Combine text and other information accurately within word processing documents
- Create layouts for word processing documents that meet specified requirements
- Modify layouts for word processing documents to meet changing requirements
- Create structures for word processing documents that meet specified requirements
- Modify structures for word processing documents to meet changing requirements
- Use word processing software tools to format documents effectively
- Use word processing software tools to present documents effectively to meet requirements
03The standards
The national standards these units are built against
What the job actually needs, in the words employers and awarding bodies already use for the work itself.
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Administer the electoral nominations process
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Collate and analyse statistical insurance data
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Communicate in a business environment
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Control payroll
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Create and maintain employee records
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Deliver and evaluate customer service
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Deliver products and services to customers
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Determine entitlements and deductions
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Develop self and improve own performance in a business environment
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Develop strategic relationships with major customers
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Manage own performance in a continuing airworthiness environment
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Manage payroll costs for your team
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Process expenses and benefits in kind
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Process information for electoral identity cards
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Show trends and patterns in data using graphs and charts
04Where it leads
The jobs these credits are mapped to
A qualification is never a dead end here. Each of these is a job record this qualification is a mapped route into.
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- 1 record
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- 1 record
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Showing 6 roles, drawn from 20 job records mapped to this qualification. Near-identical records are folded together, and each row says how many it stands for.
Where this can lead
Payroll Specialist
This work can lead to managing a payroll team, running payroll for a whole business unit, or setting payroll strategy across countries.
See the whole journey05The credits
The credits, and who awards them
Level 2 credits are regulated, and they are awarded by Pearson Education Ltd rather than by Zavmo. They don’t vanish when a subscription ends or a website closes. They travel to any employer, and Zavmo keeps the map of what you have covered and what is next.
What you would be collecting
Administer financeAdminister human resource recordsAdminister parking dispensationsAdminister the recruitment and selection processAnalyse and present business dataArchive informationBespoke SoftwareBuddy a colleague to develop their skills
Each one is a real unit registered against this qualification.
How you’d practise it
You don’t watch this. You do it.
You are not assessed on remembering this. You are assessed on applying it, analysing it, evaluating it and producing something. So that is what the practice is: projects, role play and your own live cases, with a tutor in the room.
The Coach · your practice partner Illustration The Coach Make the case from “Principles of digital marketing” to me in thirty seconds. I am the person who signs it off and I am already late.
You It would improve engagement and bring us in line with best practice.
The Coach Neither of those costs me anything to say no to. Open with the number that changes if I do nothing.
- Pitch it Evaluate
“Principles of digital marketing” gets practised as a pitch. You make the case out loud, Zavmo asks the question the room would ask, and you make it again.
- Bring your own plan Create
For “Contribute to the development and implementation of an information system” you bring the plan you are actually working on, not a case study. Zavmo pulls on the assumptions in it until the weak one shows.
- Draft the real one Create
You do “Administer finance” on a real document of your own. Zavmo works on the draft you have to send anyway, so the coursework and the job are the same piece of work.
- Map a live decision Analyse
“Analyse and present business data” runs on a decision you are facing now. Zavmo maps it with you and shows what the second-order effect looks like before you find out the slow way.
What you leave holding
The standards this credential builds, in the shape the product keeps them
Nothing here is marked learned. There is no learner on a public page, so the map shows what the qualification covers rather than what anybody has done.
Pearson BTEC Level 2 Diploma in Business Administration
- Administer the electoral nominations process
- Collate and analyse statistical insurance data
- Communicate in a business environment
- Control payroll
- Create and maintain employee records
- Deliver and evaluate customer service
- Deliver products and services to customers
- Determine entitlements and deductions
How you would learn this
One to one, on the work you already do
A tutor sets the task against your own job and marks the reasoning, at your pace. There is no cohort to fall behind.
A lesson from Administer finance, one of this qualification's own units.
Applied to your work in any of these jobs
Which job do you mean?
This unit provides learners with an understanding of the role of finance in administration and key financial terminology. Learners will develop skills to administer financial processes and maintain accurate records following organisational procedures.
How the thinking builds
- 1 Remember
- 2 Understand
- 3 Apply
- 4 Analyse
- 5 Evaluate
- 6 Create
It is £70 a month, billed monthly. Your free first module is Future Fluency, and you can cancel any time. Teaching towards this qualification begins when you subscribe.
Built for Pearson BTEC Level 2 Diploma in Business Administration
60 units in this credential, in the order it lists them, awarded by Pearson Education Ltd.
- Administer finance
- Administer human resource records
- Administer parking dispensations
- Administer the recruitment and selection process
- Analyse and present business data
- Archive information
and 54 more in the full unit list below.
Free tools
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Three free tools, no account needed. Each one ends with a role, a level and a way in.
Learned on your own work, taught one-to-one.
Everything you just read, learned one-to-one on the job you already do. Your free first module is Future Fluency, so you can see how the teaching works before you pay for anything.
Build my plan, freeNo card. See how this qualification maps onto your role and meet the tutors who’d teach it, free. The learning begins when you subscribe. It’s £70 a month, billed monthly. Cancel any time and billing stops.
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