KS5 - AQA Extended Certificate in Applied Business
AQA Level 3
Five of the six units making up this qualification are mandatory. Learners must choose one optional unit from a range of three to complete the six units required for the qualification.
AQA Applied Business at Level 3 is a course aimed at any student interested in business studies and offers an exciting and contextualised way to learn about the subject. It provides learners with the opportunity to pick up credit towards their final grade as they move through the course, with it’s more flexible assessment structure. Students interested in taking the subject to degree level are well placed having followed this programme of study in year 12 and 13.
Unit 5 Developing a business proposal is the qualification’s synoptic assessment unit. Undertaken with, and integrated into, the learner’s chosen optional unit (either Unit 6, 7 and 8), the learner is required to apply the business knowledge and skills acquired in Units 1, 2, 3 and 4. In particular, Unit 3 offers the learner the opportunity to pursue further the business idea developed in the synoptic assessment for the Certificate qualification.
COURSE CONTENT
- Financial planning and analysis – Exam – 1 hour 30 minutes
- Business dynamics – Coursework
- Entrepreneurial opportunities – Assignment
- Managing and leading people – Exam – 1 hour 30 minutes
- Developing a business proposal – Coursework
- Managing an event – Coursework
applied business level 3 detailed course breakdown.pdf