Pearson Edexcel BTEC Diploma



Pearson’s leading qualification brand, Edexcel has been helping people succeed in life through learning for nearly 20 years. Edexcel’s world-class academic and general qualifications include GCSEs, A levels and International GCSEs, as well as some vocational qualifications, including NVQs & Functional Skills.

Development Institute is a qualified Pearson BTEC Approved Center. DISC met the higher level skills agenda fit to provide flexibility and reputation students require to help them achieve their career goals and ambitions.

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Qualification type: BTEC Higher National
Duration: 1 Year
Level: 4
Units: 8

Overview: Designed to address an increasing need for high quality professional & technical education pathways at Levels 4 & 5, thereby providing students with a clear sight to employment or to a degree at Level 6.

DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS UNITS

Mandatory:
  • Unit 1 Business Environment
  • Unit 2 Managing Financial Resources and Decisions
  • Unit 3 Organizations and Behavior
  • Unit 4 Marketing Principles
  • Unit 5 Aspects of Contract and Negligence for Business
  • Unit 6 Business Decision Making
  • Unit 7 Business Strategy
  • Unit 8 Research project
Optional:
  • Unit 14 Working with and Leading People
  • Unit 17 Marketing Intelligence
  • Unit 18 Advertising & Promotion
  • Unit 19 Marketing Planning
  • Unit 20 Sales, Planning & Operations
  • Unit 32 Quality Management in Business
  • Unit 42 Project Management for Business
  • Unit 45 Business Ethics
Qualification type: BTEC Higher National
Duration: 1 Year
Level: 5
Units: 8

Overview: A qualification designed & developed to meet professional standards & recognised by employers, professional universities, which develops not only students' academic skills & abilities, but their work-readiness skills too.

Qualification type:National Vocational Qualification (NVQ)
Duration: 1 Year
Level: 7
Units: 8

Overview: This is one of a suite of new work-based business skills qualifications developed in response to emerging industry trends and the skills and knowledge requirements of employers.

DESTINATION AND PROGRESSION

When you successfully complete this programme you should have the skills, knowledge and experience to progress to the Business Management at another UK University or several universities in UAE. However, students may choose to enter the employment market and the HND is recognized by many UAE employers.