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OTHM Level 3 Diploma in Business Management
CA$ 2,000
8 Months
Overview
The OTHM Level 3 Diploma in Business Management aims to provide learners with a comprehensive understanding of business operations and structure.
This qualification equips learners with foundational knowledge and skills related to key business areas such as Business Communication, the Business Environment, People Management, Customer Service, Finance, and Marketing.
Upon completion, learners should be able to:
- Understand core business concepts, facts, and theories.
- Apply basic techniques to address business-related situations and problems.
- Relate various business fields to practical applications.
- Organize and use information to draw conclusions and propose solutions.
- Demonstrate proficiency in ICT and effective communication.
- Take responsibility for activities with clear goals under minimal supervision.
- Work effectively in teams and use resources efficiently.
This qualification supports learners in transitioning to university and prepares them for the workforce in their chosen sector.
Entry Requirements
To enroll, applicants typically require:
The OTHM Level 3 Diploma in Business Management qualification can be offered to learners from age 16. OTHM does not specify entry requirements for these qualifications, but delivery centres are required to ensure that learners admitted to the programme have sufficient capability at the right level to undertake the learning and assessment.
English requirements: If a learner is not from a majority English-speaking country must provide evidence of English language competency. For more information visit English Language Expectations page in our website www.othm.org.uk.
Equivalences
OTHM qualifications at Level 3 represent practical knowledge, skills, capabilities and competences that are assessed in academic terms as being equivalent to GCE AS/A Levels.
Qualification Structure
The OTHM Level 3 Diploma in Business Management qualification consists of 6 mandatory units making a combined total of 120 credits, 1200 hours Total Qualification Time (TQT) and 480 Guided Learning Hours (GLH) for the completed qualification.
Mandatory units
Communication for Business (20 credits)
The Business Environment (20 credits)
People Management (20 credits)
Customer Service (20 credits)
Finance in Business (20 credits)
Marketing (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.
Assessments and Verifications
All units within this qualification are internally assessed by the centre and externally verified by OTHM. 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.
Progressions
Successful completion of the OTHM Level 3 Diploma in Business Management provides learners the opportunity for a wide range of academic progressions including the OTHM Level 4 Diploma in Business Management.
As this qualification is approved and regulated by Ofqual (Office of the Qualifications and Examinations Regulation), many universities acknowledge the ability of learners after studying the OTHM Level 3 Diploma in Business Management and may consider them for direct entry into a range of their Bachelor's degree programmes.
