Professional Qualification in Business Management – Level 5 | Valued Plan

Overview

The objective of Level 5 Qualification in Business Management qualification is to provide learners with an excellent foundation for a career in a range of organisations. It designed to ensure that each learner is ‘business ready’: a confident, independent thinker with a detailed knowledge of business and management, and equipped with the skills to adapt rapidly to change.

The content of the qualification is focused on people management, managing projects, marketing, finance for managers, business law, business ethics and social responsibility.

The qualification is ideal for those who have started, or are planning to move into, a career in private or public sector business. Successful completion of the Level 5 Diploma in Business Management qualification will provide learners with the opportunity to progress to further study or employment.

Entry requirements

For entry onto Level 5 Qualification in Business Management qualification, learners must possess:

• Relevant NQF/QCF/RQF Level 4 Qualification or equivalent
• Mature learners (over 21) with management experience (learners must check with the delivery centre regarding this experience prior to registering for the programme)
• The learner must be 18 years or older at the beginning of the course
• English requirements

Equivalences

Level 5 represent practical knowledge, skills, capabilities and competencies that are assessed in academic terms as being equivalent to Foundation Degrees, Higher National Diploma (HND) and Year 2 of a three-year UK Bachelor’s degree.

Qualification structure

Level 5 Qualification in Business Management consists of 6 mandatory units for a combined total of 120 credits.

Mandatory units

• Human Resource Management (20 credits)
• Project Management (20 credits)
• Strategic Marketing (20 credits)
• Accounting for Managers (20 credits)
• Business Law (20 credits)
• Business Ethics (20 credits)

Duration and delivery

The qualification is designed to be delivered over one academic year for full-time study but it is also flexible in its delivery in order to accommodate part-time and distance learning.

The qualification is delivered face-to-face, through lectures, tutorials, seminars, distance, online by approved centres only.

Assessment and verification

All units within this qualification are internally assessed by the centre and externally verified by ICON. The qualifications are criterion referenced, based on the achievement of all the specified learning outcomes.

To achieve a ‘pass’ for a unit, learners must provide evidence to demonstrate that they have fulfilled all the learning outcomes and meet the standards specified by all assessment criteria. Judgement that the learners have successfully fulfilled the assessment criteria is made by the Assessor.

The Assessor should provide an audit trail showing how the judgement of the learners’ overall achievement has been arrived at.

Progression

Successful completion of Level 5 Qualification in Business Management provides learners with the opportunity for a wide range of academic progressions including Level 6 Qualification in Business Management.