Applied Business Studies

Course summary

Five of the six units making up this qualification are mandatory. Learners must choose one optional unit from a range of three to complete the six units required for the qualification. Unit 5 Developing a business proposal is the qualification’s synoptic assessment unit. Undertaken with, and integrated into, the learner’s chosen optional unit (either Unit 6, 7 and 8), the learner is required to apply the business knowledge and skills acquired in Units 1, 2, 3 and 4. In particular, Unit 3 offers the learner the opportunity to pursue further the business idea developed in the synoptic assessment for the Certificate qualification.