Business (Leadership and Management) Level 3

Start Date

Mon Sep 02 2024

Day / Time

Weekdays

Duration

1 year

Campus

Baltic Campus

Business (Leadership and Management) Level 3

Do you want to make it to the top or be your own boss? If so, then this study programme could be for you.

You will learn about key topics in business such as marketing, finance and law as well as studying essential topics to make you an effective leader or to help you start your own business.

You will be matched with a business mentor as well as being part of networking groups with like-minded future business owners and directors.

This course will give you the knowledge and skills you need to pursue a career in management or to start your own business.

Exploring business

You will be exploring one of the region’s top success stories gaining an insight into how they started and how they got to where they are now.

You will research into how they innovate to keep themselves ahead of the competition.

You will also learn the fundamentals of personal and business finance as part of this project which is essential.

Employer Led Project

You will plan, and manage an event with one of our partners.

This project will push you to the limits, developing your communication, team working and project management skills.

As part of the project you will be the one with the ideas, leading the teams and ensuring you meet your goals.

Following the event you will analyse and feedback the performance of your workers to the client, communicating lessons learned just like you would in real life.

Recruitment Exercise

During this project you get to gain an insight from a Human Resource specialist.

You will then use this knowledge to work as a team to recruit for a vacancy.

You will also be interviewed by a senior manager giving you the opportunity to practice your interview skills to gain that dream job or impress a panel of business investors!

Start Up Pitch

The year will end on a high with you developing your very own business plan which you will pitch to a panel of entrepreneurs.

As part of this project you will get the chance to attend Newcastle Start Up week where you will hear from and meet successful entrepreneurs who will help you to shape your business plan.

Leadership and Management

In year 2 you will take it up a notch and start thinking from the perspective of a manager.

You will study key principles in management in order to equip you to be able to make effective business decisions.

You will learn how to analyse risk and ensure your decision making is valued in your future career.

Final Project

Your final year will finish with a bang as you put everything you have learned into practice moving you into a different level ready to be snapped up by universities, employers or investors.

Your final project will see you practising your leadership skills, putting your ideas into reality, raising finance for your business venture and persuading investors to invest in you and your business. 

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