Welcome to Business

Business encompasses a broad range of fields, including retail, human resources, finance, law, sales, marketing and administration. These can be contextualised and applied to a wide variety of endeavour in industry and commerce. Specialist areas of study can include business enterprise and online business.

Edexcel’s BTEC Level 2 First Certificates and Diplomas in Business are designed to provide a broad introduction to working in the sector and offer opportunities for accessing further study, such as a BTEC National qualification or an appropriate NVQ.

This area encompasses a broad range of fields, including retail, finance, sales, marketing and administration.

Edexcel’s BTEC Level 1 Introductory Certificate in Business, Retail and Administration are designed to provide a basic introduction to working in the sector and offer opportunities for accessing further study, such as a BTEC First qualification.

Key features of the BTEC Nationals in Business
The BTEC Nationals in Business have been developed in the business sector to focus on:
• education and training for employees working in administration, marketing,
human resources, accounting, ICT and the legal and management areas of
business
• providing opportunities for employees working in administration, marketing,
human resources, accounting, ICT and the legal and management areas of
business to achieve a nationally recognised Level 3 vocationally specific
qualification
• giving learners the opportunity to gain a nationally recognised vocationally
specific qualification to enter employment in the business sector or to progress to higher education vocational qualifications such as the Edexcel Level 5 BTEC
Higher National in Business
• giving learners the opportunity to develop a range of skills and techniques,
personal skills and attitudes essential for successful performance in working life.
Rationale of the BTEC Nationals in Business
This specification replaces the two former separate BTEC Nationals in Business and e-business. The spread of e-business is such that it should be integrated into the core of this new specification as part of the overall knowledge content and skills. The specialist units in the e-Business (Strategy) and e-Business (Software) endorsed titles then allow for specialisation.
The specification also extends the specialist areas available in the former BTEC
National in Business into the areas of law and administration, as well as the existing areas of marketing, human resources, management and finance.
The specification is designed to appeal to both full-time learners interested in a
career in business and to those who already have experience of working in the sector.