This is a 2 year course which is equivalent to 3 A Levels.
In the second year you can specialise in either Business and Finance, Business
Marketing, or Business Law. This course covers units
across a wide and exciting range of specialisms. You will learn business skills
which you can then put directly into action. The dynamic teaching team has
excellent links with both large and local small employers and part of your
learning will be engaging with them to put your skills into practice,
networking, and developing your business acumen.
You will be able to demonstrate your entrepreneurial skills
through organising and managing your own event and setting up your own small
business. You will learn how to build, motivate, and manage a team of people.
Central to this will be developing confidence in your communication and
presentation skills, which are essential to your future career. You will cover
the financial aspects of a business through the accounting units and learn how
to calculate profit and loss as well as balance sheets and financial ratios. In
the marketing element, you will have the opportunity to create, develop, and
market your own product and produce a real advert. Aspects of law will be
covered and, in the international business section, the economic environment and
how international trade works will be covered.
Your learning experience is designed to stretch you to
achieve your best and to develop skills for your future career. You will put the
skills you learn into practice – getting involved in practical work in small
groups, making presentations, and participating in live projects with
employers.
We have fantastic, state of the art resources! You will be
taught in well-equipped classrooms, with interactive whiteboards and the latest
technology, including class ipads and our virtual learning environment. We have
a very well equipped Learning Resource Centre with plenty of PCs for independent
study and amazing library facilities. All the staff who
teach you engage in commercial upskilling every year with external companies, so
that their skills are up to date and ensures that their teaching is current.
Good English and Maths skills are essential for success
in studying and for future employment prospects and so Croydon College ensures
that these skills are developed in all learning
opportunities.
