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Overview
The National Qualification in Business (NQ) will develop a foundation for progression to further study and for those who wish to enter employment in business by providing appropriate skills and knowledge. The NQ will develop your problem solving and information technology skills and enable you to be more confident in the use of software application packages for administrative and business purposes. It will also develop an awareness of issues facing organisations today.
This course is placed on the Scottish Credit Qualifications Framework at Level 4. For more information on the framework visit: www.scqf.org.uk/the-framework/.
Minimum entry requirements
- Two or more National 4 qualifications in a relevant* subject (or equivalent qualifications)
- Relevant work experience will be considered
* relevant academic subjects include English, Administration, Business Management, Economics, Geography, History, Mathematics, Modern Studies or a Science subject.
Applicants whose first language is not English should have minimum SQA ESOL National 5 or equivalent for NC/NQ courses and ESOL Higher or equivalent for HNC/D courses.
Additional selection requirements
You will be invited to attend a group presentation and interview session. The presentation will give you all of the information you need about the course, this will be followed on the same day by an individual interview where you can tell us why you are interested in this course and ask any specific questions related to your own application.
What you study
You will study the following subjects (and a few others):
- Financial and Cost Accounting: An Introduction.
- Marketing: An Introduction.
- Economics: Basic Principles.
- Skills for Customer Care.
- Numeracy.
- Literacy.
- PC Passport.
After the course
Employment opportunities exist in the business, administration and IT sectors.
How the course is taught
A mixture of class lecturers, group tasks and presentations.
Materials
All course materials will be provided.