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Business, Accounting & Law

The Level 1 Award in Business Skills offers students the opportunity to develop key practical skills used in every business as a route into employment. On completion of this qualification students will also be equipped with a strong foundation from which to progress to further study with AAT in either accountancy or bookkeeping if they would like to do so. This qualification will particularly suit those students with minimal work experience or those who require additional support to progress. This may include younger students those on traineeships seeking basic employability skills adults seeking to validate their existing skills to enter into the workplace or those who want to study higher level AAT qualifications but would like to test their abilities before progressing further with AAT.

  • Entry Requirements, Units, Assessment and more...

    Entry Requirements

    Level 1 in both English and Maths

    Assessment Method

    The assessment in this qualification is set and marked by AAT it is computer based and time-limited. It is scheduled by us as a certified training provider and assessment venue under controlled conditions.

    Aims of the course

    Students should choose to study the Level 1 Award in Business Skills to help them develop their employability skills and prepare for the workplace. Students will develop their basic numeracy skills to support everyday business activities which will also be of use in their activities outside work. Students will also gain a practical understanding of how money moves in business and the processes and procedures that control the sales and purchases processes. Students completing this qualification will develop an understanding of how different organisations operate across both the public and private sectors. They will learn how to contribute effectively in the workplace by working with others managing their time behaving professionally and maintaining security of data. Students will also gain an understanding of the ways in which businesses process sales and purchases and the documentation and procedures used to move goods and services between businesses. Studying this qualification will also equip students with the basic numerical skills needed in the workplace and in life outside work. These numerical skills range from simple calculations that are used most often in business to working with decimals percentages and fractions and applying proportions and ratios. Students will also learn tools and techniques to enhance the presentation of numerical data.

    Progression Opportunities

    The skills developed by studying this qualification will give students a solid base from which to seek employment with greater confidence or enable them to progress to the next level of learning. The skills developed in this qualification may also underpin those developed further in the following Level 2 qualifications Level 2 Certificate in Bookkeeping and Level 2 Certificate in Accounting.

    Facilities

    IT equipped classrooms and a well-resourced Learning Centre.

    Career Options

    The skills developed in this qualification can lead to employment in junior or supporting administrative roles in companies across a wide range of sectors for example as a data entry clerk an accounts administrator an administrative assistant a receptionist a retail assistant a customer service advisor a dispatch clerk or warehouse operative.

Course Details

Venue Southwark
Day/Eve Evening
Mode Part Time
Duration 6 weeks
Start Date 28/10/2024
End Date 06/12/2024
Course Code 4FNBF9A0

Funding

For up-to-date information about tuition fees, living costs and financial support, visit Fees and Finance.

16-18 Free
19-24 £ 225
24+ Please Enquire
International Please Enquire

More Options

  • Starting 27/10/2025 at Southwark
    Venue Southwark
    Day/Eve Evening
    Mode Part Time
    Duration 6 weeks
    Start Date 27/10/2025
    End Date 05/12/2025
    Course Code 4FNBF9A0

    Funding

    For up-to-date information about tuition fees, living costs and financial support, visit Fees and Finance.

    16-18 Free
    19-24 £ 225
    24+ Please Enquire
    International Please Enquire
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