ABE BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

• General Information about the Business Administration Programme

Certificate

• General Information

Subjects

• Introduction to Business
• Introduction to Quantitative Methods
• Introduction to Accounting
• Introduction to Business Communication

Diploma Part 1 and Part 2

• General Information

Part 1 Subjects

• Economics
• Organisational Behaviour
• Accounting
• Business Communication and Presentation

Part 2 Subjects

• Marketing
• Human Resource Management
• Quantitative Methods
• Managerial Accounting
• Principles of Business Law
• Systems Analysis

Advanced Diploma

• General Information

Subjects

• Corporate Strategy
• Management Organisation
• International Business
• Strategic Marketing
• Corporate Finance
• Strategic Human Resource Management
• Managing the Information Resource

ABE BUSINESS INFORMATION SYSTEMS

• General Information about the Business Information Systems Programme

Diploma Part 1 and Part 2

• General Information

Part 1 Subjects

• Computer Fundamentals
• Computer Applications in Business & Finance
• Business Communication
• Organisational Behaviour (Management Pathway)
• Accounting (Finance Pathway)

Part 2 Subjects

• Principles of Programming
• Networks and Distributed Systems
• Quantitative Methods
• Systems Analysis
• Human Resource Management (Management Pathway)
• Managerial Accounting (Finance Pathway)

Advanced Diploma

• General Information

Subjects

• Contemporary Application Development Methods
• Managing Systems Change
• Relational Database Applications in Business
• Internet Systems Development
• Strategic Human Resource Management (Management Pathway)
• Corporate Finance (Finance Pathway)

ABE TRAVEL, TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY

• General Information about the Travel, Tourism & Hospitality Programme

Certificate

• General Information

Subjects

• Introduction to Business
• Introduction to Accounting
• Introduction to Business Communication
• Introduction to Travel, Tourism & Hospitality

Diploma Part 1 and Part 2

• General Information

Part 1 Subjects

• Economics
• Organisational Behaviour
• Accounting
• Travel, Tourism & Hospitality

Part 2 Subjects

• Marketing
• Human Resource Management
• Travel, Tourism & Hospitality Operations Management
• Managerial Accounting
• Principles of Business Law
• Systems Analysis

Advanced Diploma

• General Information

Subjects

• Corporate Strategy
• International Tourism & Hospitality
• Tourism & the Environment
• Management Organisation
• Strategic Marketing
• Strategic Human Resource Management
• Managing the Information Resource

Nursing, Health Care
Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations (OCR)
Certificate, diploma (you can have the same details in all for the time being.)
OCR was formed in 1998 from the University of Cambridge Local Examination Syndicate and RSA, which means that OCR offers an extremely broad range of qualifications, with the integrity, quality and assurances that you would expect from an organisation with such a respected heritage.

• OCR is responsible to the Government as one of the UK's leading awarding bodies providing qualifications to students at school, college, in work or through part-time learning programmes. OCR Qualifications are nationally recognised and represent the most respected names in education.
• OCR Qualifications provide enhancement and enrichment to learners of all ages and abilities.
• OCR Qualifications are created and provided through effective partnerships with over 13,000 educational establishments.
• OCR Qualifications reflect the requirements of business, industry and higher education, as well as creating increased levels of self-esteem.

OCR Level 2,3 NVQ in Health and Social Care

Foundation GNVQ Hospitality and Catering
Intermediate GNVQ Hospitality and Catering
Foundation GNVQ Business
Internet Technologies Stage I
Cambridge Information Technology Certificate
Foundation GNVQ ICT
Business Development NVQ Level 4
Quality Management NVQ Level 4
Strategic Management NVQ Level 5
Operational Management NVQ Level 5

Foundation GNVQ Health and Social Care

This course at Foundation level provides a coherent pathway for candidates wishing to progress to further study and/or employment in Health and Social Care. Candidates will benefit from the flexible programme of study which provides a sound basis for subsequently undertaking appropriate NVQs and work-related training programmes. Candidates may also use the GNVQ route to progress to the VCE in Health and Social Care. Candidates will be introduced to the Health and Social Care sector together with health, personal development and related matters.
Candidates study six units for a Foundation GNVQ qualification, three of which are mandatory and three optional. The optional units may be chosen from the Health and Social Care optional units or from any other Foundation GNVQ area. Candidates can therefore choose optional units that are directly relevant to their interests or future careers. Assessment for this qualification is based on a combination of external tests and teacher-assessed portfolios to give a coherent balance of assessment type.

OCR Level 2 NVQ in Health and Social Care

The OCR Level 2 NVQ in Health and Social Care is designed to reflect the work of candidates who deliver Health and Social Care to clients.
This award is about direct care, where the focus is hands-on care, (doing things for clients) enablement care, and development and maintenance of the clients independence (supporting and enabling clients to do things for themselves).
Candidates will usually be delivering care in support of and under the direction of a colleague who is accountable in the area of practise. Although this person may not always be in the immediate vicinity while the candidate is working with clients.

OCR Level 3 NVQ in Health and Social Care (Adults)

This NVQ is designed to reflect the work of candidates who undertake Health and Social Care activities at Level 3 working with service users/carers.
The aim of this qualification is to recognise the skills and competences of candidates in the workplace.
The qualification is about the delivery of physical, emotional or enabling care to clients/service users. The candidate will usually be delivering care in support of, and under the direction of, a colleague who is accountable in the area of practice.
Candidates may often be working without direct supervision or on their own, such as in a clients/service users own home. Candidates will have a degree of responsibility and autonomy, and will be required to make decisions within boundaries and limits agreed with their team.
This NVQ will allow for progression to and from OCR's existing portfolio of Health and Social Care qualifications and will complement other vocational qualifications.

OCR Level 4 NVQ in Registered Managers (Adults)

This NVQ is aimed at candidates who are managers within the care and social care sectors. It is suitable for candidates who:

• develop, maintain and evaluate systems and structures to the benefit of others
• manage a service within the care and social care sector
• manage financial resources, projects and activities and
• manage the performance of teams and individuals

These above qualifications are designed to provide candidates with skills that are commonly needed for success in education, training, work and life in general. Those who gain Key Skills can follow a pathway to higher level education or employment.
The Key Skills qualifications (Communication, Application of Number and IT) are assessed through an external test and internally-assessed portfolio. They are available across the National Qualifications Framework from Level 1 to Level 4. The wider Key Skills units (Working with Others, Problem Solving and Improving Own Learning Performance) are assessed through an internally-assessed portfolio only.

Fees: Diploma 2500 GBP, Duration 1 Year, Intake Sep/Oct & Apr/May

LCCI
LCCI (London Chambers of Commerce and Industry)

Certificate(Six Months/One Year)
Diploma (one or two year) in Business Studies
Certificate and Diploma (I) and (II) in Business Administration
Certificate and Diploma (I) and (II) in Business Practice
Certificate and Diploma (I) and (II) in Marketing
Certificate and Diploma (I) and (II) in Travel and Tourism
And other short courses (see below)

The aim of these intensive courses is to provide students with a firm foundation in Business Studies. It is suitable for those individual student who wish to gain a sound understanding of business and industry in a relatively short period of time in order to enter employment or for students who require an introductory course in preparation for higher level courses such as the BTEC HND in Business, CIM Diploma or University degree.

The programme covers the following subjects:

LCCI Marketing Diploma (I) and (II)
Entry requirements?
Age 18 or over with two ?A? Levels or equivalents. Or suitable for those students who have completed their secondary education. Mature students without that formal background are also encouraged to consider this exciting development opportunity.
The aim of this intensive course is to provide students with a firm foundation in Marketing.
It is suitable for those individuals who wish to gain a sound understanding of Marketing in a relatively short period of time in order to enter employment or for students who require an introductory course in preparation for higher level courses such as the BTEC HND, CIM Diploma or University degree.

Course Content
Nature of marketing,
The role of marketing,
Marketing organization,
Customer behaviour,
Marketing research, analysis and decision,
Marketing planning process and implementation,
Marketing mix, tactics and strategies,
Customer care, service marketing international marketing, marketing, it and the internet

LCCI Diploma in Business Administration
It is suitable for those individuals who wish to gain a sound understanding of Business Administration in a relatively short period of time in order to enter employment or for students who require an introductory course in preparation for higher level courses such as the BTEC HND, CIM Diploma or University degree.

Course Content
Business Administration
Business Practice
Documentation
Procedures and information
Organisation and Personal effectiveness
Business Communication
Practical Computing and Information System

Advertising (LCCI)
Course Content
The role of advertising, types of advertising,
the advertiser, the advertising agency,
creating press advertisements, creating broadcast commercials,
producing advertisements, production of commercials, selection of media,
media research, media planning and buying, voluntary controls, the law and advertising, advertising evaluation and assessment and the impact of technology.

Public Relations (LCCI)
The Nature of Public Relations, The Publics of Public Relations, Public Relations in Developing Countries, Export Public Relations, Community Relations,Preparation for Public Relations, Channels of Communication: Methods and Techniques, Public Relations own Media Exhibitions, Sponsorship, Developments and Trends.

Selling & Sales Management (LCCI)
Channels of distribution, organisation and control, training, forecasting, sales records, selling techniques

Internet Marketing and E-Commerce
The Electronic Environment, introduction to Internet tools, E-commerce overview -Information Online, Introduction to Web site design, The Internet Marketing Plan, Managing Customer Relations Online, Product and Pricing on the Internet & The Internet Marketing Budget.

Business Communications
Process, lines, written and oral presentation, interview techniques, meetings and committees. Business English in Communications, Business Communications in Presentations, Business Communication in Meetings Written communication, Modern Communication Techniques, Project Work.

Case Studies
To demonstrate an in-depth understanding of the marketing planning process and to develop a creative an innovative marketing plan.
1. Critically evaluate case studies using a wide variety of marketing techniques, concepts and models and an understanding of contemporary marketing issues.
2. Understand and apply competitive positioning strategies within a given case study

IMIS
IMIS Foundation Diploma Modules
Communication Skills I
Arithmetic I
Computing Awareness
Use of Packages
Book-Keeping
Office Practice
Communication Skills II
Arithmetic II
IMIS Diploma Modules
Information Technology I
Business Communications
Information Technology II
Programming Project
Financial and Quantitative Methods
Microcomputer and Networked Systems
IMIS Higher Diploma Modules
Systems Analysis and Design
Applications Development
Networking
Software Engineering
Management of Information Systems
Business Information Technology
IMIS Graduate Diploma Modules
Human and Computer Aspects
Database Design
Information Systems Engineering
Business, Systems and Strategy
Project

Degree in Computing
Year 1	IMIS-Foundation Diploma in Computing
Year 2	IMIS-Diploma in Computing + IMIS-Higher Diploma in Computing
Year 3	IMIS-Graduate Diploma in Computing
Many Universities in the UK and worldwide accept IMIS qualification for entry to postgraduate courses

CIM - Marketing (Subject to validation)
THE QUALIFICATION IS VALUABLE AS RECOGNITION IN MARKETING SKILLS AT VARIOUS LEVELS. IT MAY ALSO BE USED FOR UNIVERSITY ENTRY TOWARDS MBA, MA or MSc.

Course content
The examinations are divided into 3 stages:
1 and 2 ( The Certificate and Advanced Certificate) contain the standard business subjects emphasising their role in and relevance to the concept of marketing.

The Diploma concentrates on the application of marketing skills and knowledge to corporate objectives.

Stage
1:Certificate Stage
2:Advanced Certificate Stage
3:Diploma

1. Marketing Fundamentals 1. Marketing Operations 1. International Marketing Strategy
2. Customer Communications 2. Effective Management 2. Marketing
for Marketing Communications Strategy
3. Marketing in Practice 3. Marketing Customer 3. Strategic Marketing
Interface Planning & Control
4. Marketing Environment 3. Management Information 4. Strategic Marketing

for Marketing & Sales Management case study

Students cannot attempt Advanced Certificate subjects until they have passed at least two subjects from the Certificate similarly the Diploma subjects until they have at least two subjects from the Advanced Certificate.

Course Structure and Entry Requirements
The Examinations for all parts are held twice a year and courses start in ?
1. January/February preparing for June examinations
2. July/August preparing for December examinations.

Students should take 4 subjects at each course/examination sitting

Qualification Duration Entry Requirements (or equivalent)
Certificate 1 year 1 ?A? Level and 3/5 GCSEs or
1 year marketing work experience
Advanced Certificate 1 year HND/Non relevant degree or
3 years marketing work experience
Diploma 1 year Marketing related degree or
6 years marketing work experience

Decisions on the entry level for students can only be made by CIM which will also provide more detailed information on their requirements