Pearson Education Ltd · RQF Level 3
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma in Business
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- LevelRQF Level 3
- Total credits143
- Guided learning1,080 hours
- Units in this qualification35
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What each unit actually teaches you to do
BTEC Nationals are level 3 vocational qualifications that provide specialist, work-related learning in a range of sectors.
These are the units Pearson Education Ltd registers against this qualification. It is a catalogue, not a syllabus. Which of them you take depends on the combination the qualification requires, and that is set by the awarding body rather than by us. Every unit here is regulated, and every one you earn is yours to keep.
Aspects of Civil Liability Affecting BusinessReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
This unit introduces learners to civil liability in a business context, covering legal duties owed to stakeholders and potential areas of liability. You'll analyse the impact of civil liability on operations and evaluate strategies for managing and mitigating risks.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the concept of civil liability in a business context
- Identify potential areas of civil liability for businesses
- Explain the legal duties owed by businesses to different stakeholders
- Analyse the impact of civil liability on business operations
- Evaluate strategies for managing and mitigating civil liability risks
Aspects of Criminal Law impacting on Business and IndividualsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
You'll investigate aspects of criminal law affecting businesses and individuals, including fraud, theft, and health and safety. The unit analyses implications for business operations and individual rights and responsibilities.
What you'll be able to do
- Investigate aspects of criminal law impacting on businesses
- Investigate aspects of criminal law impacting on individuals
- Analyse the implications of criminal law for business operations
- Analyse the implications of criminal law for individual rights and responsibilities
BrandingReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
This unit investigates the role of branding within a selected business, reviewing current branding strategies. You'll analyse brand identity elements, customer loyalty impact, and recommend changes to enhance an existing product's market position.
What you'll be able to do
- Investigate the role of branding in a selected business
- Review how branding is used by a selected business
- Recommend changes to a brand for an existing product
Business Decision MakingReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
You'll explore business decision-making principles and models. The unit includes evaluating decision impacts on organisational performance, applying decision-making techniques, and understanding data's role in informed decisions.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of business decision making
- Analyse different decision-making models
- Evaluate the impact of business decisions on organisational performance
- Apply decision-making techniques to solve business problems
- Understand the role of data and information in business decision making
Buying for BusinessReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
You'll develop an understanding of procurement's role in securing resources for business continuity. The unit covers procurement activities, negotiation, contracting, and their impact on profitability and process efficiency.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the role of procurement for procuring resources
- Examine the activities that support an efficient procurement process
- Investigate the role of negotiation and contracting in procurement
Cost and Management AccountingReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
You'll understand the principles of cost and management accounting, including cost allocation and analysis. They will apply relevant techniques to support business planning, control, and informed decision-making.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of cost accounting
- Apply cost accounting techniques to allocate costs accurately
- Analyse cost data to inform decision-making
- Understand the principles of management accounting
- Use management accounting techniques to support business planning and control
Creative PromotionReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
It teaches you to understand creative promotion principles and its marketing role. You'll investigate promotional techniques and strategies, develop creative materials for products or services, evaluate campaign effectiveness, and understand legal and ethical considerations.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of creative promotion and its role in marketing
- Investigate different creative promotional techniques and strategies
- Develop creative promotional materials for a specific product or service
- Evaluate the effectiveness of different creative promotional campaigns
- Understand the legal and ethical considerations in creative promotion
Developing a Marketing CampaignReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
You'll learn to create comprehensive marketing campaigns. The unit covers marketing principles, target market analysis, objective and strategy development, channel selection, material creation, and campaign planning and evaluation.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of marketing and campaign development
- Analyse the target market for a marketing campaign
- Develop marketing objectives and strategies
- Select appropriate marketing channels for a campaign
- Create marketing materials for a campaign
- Plan and manage the implementation of a marketing campaign
- Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of a marketing campaign
Digital MarketingReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
This unit provides a comprehensive understanding of digital marketing principles and channels, including social media, email, and SEO. You'll analyse data use in campaigns and consider legal and ethical issues in digital marketing practice.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the core principles of digital marketing
- Explore different digital marketing channels, such as social media, email, and search engine optimisation (SEO)
- Analyse the use of data and analytics in digital marketing campaigns
- Investigate the legal and ethical considerations in digital marketing
Effective Management of Personal DebtReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
This unit covers personal debt types, their impact on individuals and society, and sources of debt advice. You'll develop budgeting skills to manage and service personal debt effectively.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the use of personal debt and its impact on the individual
- Understand the use of personal debt and its impact on society
- Explore sources of debt advice available for individuals
- Explore debt management strategies available for individuals
- Develop a budget plan to service debt for an individual
- Develop a budget plan to manage debt for an individual
Employment LawReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
This unit provides learners with knowledge of key employment law principles, including contract and discrimination law. They will investigate the rights and responsibilities of employers and employees and analyse the impact of employment law on business operations.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the key principles of employment law
- Investigate the rights and responsibilities of employers
- Investigate the rights and responsibilities of employees
- Analyse the impact of employment law on business operations
Exploring BusinessReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
This unit introduces different business organisation types and their purposes. You'll explore factors influencing business decisions, departmental roles, customer service importance, and the external environment's impact on business.
What you'll be able to do
- Investigate different types of business organisations
- Explore the purpose and objectives of businesses
- Examine the factors that influence business decisions
- Investigate the role of different departments within a business
- Understand the importance of customer service in business
- Explore the impact of the external environment on businesses
Final Accounts for Public Limited CompaniesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
This unit provides learners with knowledge of the regulatory framework and accounting standards for final accounts of public limited companies. You'll prepare final accounts, analyse financial performance, interpret key financial ratios, and evaluate financial information.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the regulatory framework for final accounts of public limited companies
- Prepare final accounts for public limited companies in accordance with accounting standards
- Analyse the financial performance of public limited companies based on their final accounts
- Interpret key financial ratios and indicators derived from final accounts
- Evaluate the impact of different accounting policies on the presentation of final accounts
Financial Statements for Specific BusinessesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
It teaches you to understand the purpose and components of financial statements for specific businesses. They will analyse and interpret these statements to assess performance and compare financial information across different business types.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the purpose and components of financial statements
- Analyse the financial statements for specific types of businesses
- Interpret financial statements to assess business performance
- Compare and contrast financial statements across different businesses
Insurance Principles and PoliciesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
You'll explore fundamental insurance principles, including insurable interest, indemnity, and utmost good faith. The unit also investigates insurance providers, job roles, and reviews policies to meet diverse customer needs.
What you'll be able to do
- Explore the fundamental principles relating to insurance contracts, including insurable interest, indemnity, and utmost good faith
- Investigate the different types of insurance providers and the various job roles available within the insurance industry
- Review a range of insurance policies to determine their suitability for meeting diverse customer needs and circumstances
International BusinessReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
You'll study key concepts and principles of international business, including factors influencing trade and investment. The unit covers challenges and opportunities in international markets, cultural impacts on operations, and strategies for successful global business activity.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the key concepts and principles of international business
- Investigate the factors that influence international trade and investment
- Analyse the challenges and opportunities of operating in international markets
- Evaluate the impact of cultural differences on international business operations
- Understand the role of international organisations in promoting global trade
Investigating Customer ServiceReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
You'll explore the principles of customer service within organisations and investigate methods for gathering customer feedback. They will analyse service interactions to identify improvements and evaluate the impact of effective customer service on business performance.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of customer service within different organisations
- Investigate the different methods used to gather customer feedback
- Analyse customer service interactions to identify areas for improvement
- Evaluate the impact of effective customer service on business performance
Investigating Corporate Social ResponsibilityReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
You'll investigate the concept of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and its importance to businesses. The unit covers environmental, social, and ethical dimensions of CSR, benefits and challenges of implementation, and evaluation of CSR impact on company reputation and financial performance.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the concept of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and its importance to businesses
- Investigate the different dimensions of CSR, including environmental, social, and ethical considerations
- Analyse the benefits and challenges of implementing CSR initiatives
- Evaluate the impact of CSR on a company's reputation and financial performance
- Examine the role of stakeholders in shaping a company's CSR strategy
Investigating Retail BusinessReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
This unit investigates various retail business types and analyses factors contributing to their success. You'll examine challenges faced, departmental roles, and the influence of technology on retail operations.
What you'll be able to do
- Investigate different types of retail business
- Analyse the factors that contribute to the success of a retail business
- Examine the challenges faced by retail businesses
- Understand the role of different departments within a retail business
- Explore the impact of technology on retail businesses
Investment Opportunities and Financial PlanningReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
This unit covers the four main asset classes of investment, including equities, bonds, property, and cash. You'll explore the construction and uses of collective investment products and develop appropriate retirement plans tailored to different situations.
What you'll be able to do
- Investigate the characteristics of the four main asset classes of investment
- Analyse the construction and uses of collective investment products
- Develop appropriate retirement plans to suit different situations
- Evaluate the suitability of different investment opportunities for various financial goals
Legal Principles and Professional Ethics in Financial ServicesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
You'll explore the UK legal and regulatory framework governing financial services, alongside professional ethics standards. The unit covers regulatory bodies, compliance consequences, and the application of ethical behaviour in financial service provision.
What you'll be able to do
- Explore the laws and regulations governing financial services operations in the UK
- Examine the business and professional ethics standards expected within the financial services sector
- Investigate the principles and practical application of ethical behaviour when providing financial services to customers
Managing an EventReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
You'll understand the key stages of event planning, including resource management and risk analysis. The unit also covers evaluating event success against objectives and the roles of stakeholders involved in event management.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the key stages involved in planning an event
- Explore the resources required to manage an event effectively
- Analyse the risks associated with event management and implement appropriate mitigation strategies
- Evaluate the success of an event against pre-defined objectives
Market ResearchReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
You'll gain comprehensive knowledge of market research, including its purpose, scope, and ethical considerations. The unit covers research methods, planning and conducting research, data analysis, and evaluating research effectiveness.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the purpose and scope of market research within a business context
- Identify different market research methods and techniques
- Plan and conduct market research activities, including data collection
- Analyse and interpret market research data to inform business decisions
- Evaluate the effectiveness of market research activities
Personal and Business FinanceReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
This unit provides an understanding of personal and business finance management principles. You'll analyse income and expenditure, budgeting importance, sources of business finance, and the impact of financial decisions.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of personal finance management
- Analyse different sources of personal income and expenditure
- Explain the importance of budgeting and financial planning
- Understand the principles of business finance management
- Analyse different sources of business finance
- Explain the importance of financial planning and control in a business context
- Evaluate the financial performance of a business using key financial ratios
- Understand the impact of economic factors on personal and business finance
Pitching for a New BusinessReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
You'll learn to create and deliver effective business pitches for new ventures. The unit covers key pitch elements, target audience analysis, message clarity, use of visual aids, persuasive delivery, and evaluation of pitch effectiveness to inform future improvements.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the key elements of a successful business pitch
- Research and analyse the target audience for a new business pitch
- Develop a compelling business pitch for a new venture
- Deliver a persuasive business pitch to a panel of potential investors
- Evaluate the effectiveness of a business pitch and identify areas for improvement
Principles of ManagementReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
This unit introduces fundamental management principles and their application within organisations. You'll explore management styles, key functions such as planning and leading, and the importance of effective communication for team performance.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the fundamental principles of management within an organisation
- Explore different management styles and their impact on team performance
- Analyse the key functions of management, including planning, organising, leading, and controlling
- Investigate the importance of effective communication in management
Recording Financial TransactionsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
You'll understand the principles of recording financial transactions, including double-entry bookkeeping and the use of source documents. They will apply appropriate methods to maintain accurate records and interpret financial transaction data.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of recording financial transactions
- Apply appropriate methods for recording financial transactions
- Maintain accurate records of financial transactions
- Interpret financial transaction records
Recruitment and Selection ProcessReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
This unit provides an understanding of recruitment and selection processes, their purpose, and importance in attracting qualified employees. You'll identify process stages, legal and ethical considerations, and develop job descriptions and person specifications.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the purpose and importance of recruitment and selection processes
- Identify the different stages involved in the recruitment and selection process
- Explain the legal and ethical considerations related to recruitment and selection
- Develop effective job descriptions and person specifications
- Evaluate different selection methods and their suitability for specific roles
Relationship MarketingReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
This unit examines the purposes and benefits of relationship marketing for a selected business. You'll investigate the information required to implement relationship marketing and review the methods employed, analysing their contribution to the overall marketing strategy.
What you'll be able to do
- Examine the purposes and benefits to a selected business of relationship marketing
- Investigate the information required to implement relationship marketing
- Review the relationship marketing methods of a selected business
Supply Chain OperationsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
You'll examine logistics' role within supply chain operations and the importance of supply chain organisation for businesses. The unit also explores technology's impact on efficient supply chain management.
What you'll be able to do
- Examine the role of logistics operations in ensuring effective supply chain operations
- Investigate the importance of supply chain organisation to businesses
- Investigate the importance of supply chain operation to businesses
- Examine the impact of technology on the efficient management of supply chain operations
Team Building in BusinessReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
This unit provides learners with an understanding of effective team building in business, including team roles and responsibilities. You'll analyse team dynamics, evaluate their impact on performance, and develop strategies to improve communication, collabouration, and overall team effectiveness.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of effective team building in a business context
- Analyse the different roles and responsibilities within a business team
- Evaluate the impact of team dynamics on business performance
- Develop strategies for improving team communication and collaboration
- Apply team building techniques to achieve specific business objectives
The English Legal SystemReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
You'll understand the structure and key principles of the English Legal System, including courts and tribunals. The unit covers types and sources of law, roles of legal personnel, and legislation's impact on business operations.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the structure and key principles of the English Legal System
- Identify different types of law and their sources within the English Legal System
- Explain the roles and responsibilities of key personnel within the English Legal System
- Analyse the impact of legislation on business operations
- Evaluate the effectiveness of the English Legal System in resolving disputes
Training and DevelopmentReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
This unit covers the purpose and benefits of training and development within organisations. You'll identify various training methods, plan and deliver a training programme to meet organisational needs, and evaluate its effectiveness.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the purpose and benefits of training and development within an organisation
- Identify different training and development methods available to organisations
- Plan a training and development programme to meet specific organisational needs
- Deliver a training session effectively, using appropriate techniques
- Evaluate the effectiveness of training and development activities
Visual MerchandisingReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
This unit covers the principles of visual merchandising and techniques for creating effective displays. You'll evaluate the impact on customer behaviour and plan visual merchandising strategies for different retail environments.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of visual merchandising
- Apply visual merchandising techniques to create effective displays
- Evaluate the impact of visual merchandising on customer behaviour
- Plan visual merchandising strategies for different retail environments
- Understand the importance of branding in visual merchandising
Work Experience in BusinessReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
You'll understand the benefits of work experience in a business environment and identify various opportunities such as internships. They will plan and prepare for placements, demonstrate professional behaviour and communication skills, and reflect on their learning.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the benefits of work experience in a business environment
- Identify different types of work experience opportunities
- Plan and prepare for a work experience placement
- Demonstrate professional behaviour and communication skills in the workplace
- Reflect on and evaluate the learning gained from work experience
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Aspects of Civil Liability Affecting BusinessAspects of Criminal Law impacting on Business and IndividualsBrandingBusiness Decision MakingBuying for BusinessCost and Management AccountingCreative PromotionDeveloping a Marketing Campaign
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One-to-one, on your real workNo lectures, no past-papers. Every unit is practised on the actual tasks your job throws at you, a tutor beside you, not a video in front of you.
Taught to the top, not the testMost courses stop at remembering. Your companion keeps climbing: analysing, judging, creating. That’s the part a machine can’t do for you.
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This unit introduces learners to civil liability in a business context, covering legal duties owed to stakeholders and potential areas of liability. Learners will analyse the impact of civil liability on operations and evaluate strategies for managing and mitigating risks.
How the thinking builds
- Remember
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35 units in this credential, in the order it lists them, awarded by Pearson Education Ltd.
- Aspects of Civil Liability Affecting Business
- Aspects of Criminal Law impacting on Business and Individuals
- Branding
- Business Decision Making
- Buying for Business
- Cost and Management Accounting
and 29 more in the full unit list below.
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