Business Management Course

Are you starting out in a management role? Keen to develop your skills? Looking for that next promotion?

Then this might be the right course for you. It covers everything from effective management, employing people and performance management to stress and crisis management. This is the perfect course for those developing their managerial abilities.

Like all Start Learning courses, you will have full access to tutor support and the course has been specifically designed in bite sized sections to make studying easier and more convenient. So Start Learning now!

Distance Learning Support

At Start Learning we pride ourselves on our friendly and supportive tutors. Your tutor support will start as soon as you receive your course and will be valid for 12 months. All our tutors are highly qualified with extensive experience in supporting distance learning students. You contact your tutor via email and they are responsible for marking assignments answering your questions and guiding you through the course.

Entry Requirements

There are no entry requirements for this course. At Start Learning we believe that everyone should have the opportunity to expand their knowledge and study further, so we try to keep our entry requirements to a minimum.

Recommended Hours of Study

We recommended you spend approximately 110 hours of your time studying for the Business Management course. The pace of study is completely up to you. To give an example, if you dedicate 2 hours a week to the course it would take you a year to complete but if you could spare 4 hours a week you could complete it in six months.

Course Contents

Unit 1 -  Effective Management: The manager’s role - Managing yourself - Managing people - Managing information - Managing finance

Unit 2 - Employing People: Recruiting staff - Legal aspects of employment - Keeping staff - Parting with staff

Unit 3 - Performance Management: Performance Management - Contracts of Employment - Equal Opportunities - Disciplinary Management - Categorising Conduct - Managing Assertiveness

Unit 4 - Time Stress & Crisis Management: Evaluating your situation - Time balance techniques - Stress - Relaxation - Crises - Time management techniques

Qualifications

Upon successful completion of this course, you will receive a Level 2 NCFE Award certificate in Business Management.

Awarding Body Information

NCFE is recognised as an awarding body by the qualification regulators ('regulators') for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The regulators are the Office of the Qualifications and Examinations Regulator (Ofqual) in England, the Department for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills (DCELLS) in Wales and the Council for Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA) in Northern Ireland. The course is recognised in Scotland by the SQA (Scottish Qualifications Authority).

Language of Course

English

Assessment

This course is marked through a process of continuous assessment guided by your tutor following NCFE guidelines. This means that your qualification will be awarded according to your performance on assessments rather than by taking an exam.