Business Studies

Assessment

The Edexcel BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate in Business is a 360 guided-learning-hours (GLH) qualification that consists of a total of four units - three mandatory units plus one optional unit. In Year 12, students take two mandatory units: • Exploring Business (Internally assessed coursework) • Developing a Marketing Campaign (Externally assessed controlled assessment) In Year 13, the student adds two further units to those already taken; one mandatory and one optional. The additional mandatory unit is: • Personal and Business Finance (Externally assessed 2-hour written exam) and the optional unit is: • Recruitment and Selection (Internally assessed coursework)