Business Management Level 4

This Business Management Level 4 course dives into the in-depth knowledge of business and management, providing the equivalent to the first year of an undergraduate degree. During this course, you will learn a range of vital communication skills, gain an understanding of the marketing mix, and explore management theories and models, and much more. It is ideal for:

• Students who want to develop their business management skills
• Learners that want to go onto university and further learning
• Those aspiring to work or progress their career in business management

This course provides you with the equivalent skills and education of the first year of an undergraduate degree, at a pace that suits you. Join over [past_students_count] other students who chose to improve their education and boost their employability through distance learning. What next? Following the successful completion of this course, you will be able to continue your journey in business management. If after, you're looking to enhance your business knowledge even further, take a look at the other business courses we offer. Potential future career options:

• Business manager
• Administrative manager
• Operations manager

Awarding body Awards for Training and Higher Education (ATHE) is a global awarding organisation that is regulated by Ofqual and other UK and international regulators since 2011. They offer a wide variety of vocational qualifications which are internationally recognised, ranging from levels 3-7 in business management, accounting, law, computing, and health care. ATHE qualifications are approved as progression pathways to relevant Bachelor's and Master's Top Up degrees by 25 UK and international universities.

Course Content

ATHE Level 4 Extended Diploma in Management qualification 600/4378/7

Module 1 Develop personal skills

• Understand which personal skills are vital to the business world and why.

Module 2 Effective communication

• Learn a range of vital communication skills and understand how and why they are used in different commercial purposes.

Module 3 The business environment

• External factors that may affect the business and its operations, including economics, internal dimensions, nature and competition.

Module 4 The marketing mix

• Gaining an understanding of the marketing mix and using it within the process of business planning.

Module 5 Strategic HRM

• Looking at employees as a business's most valuable asset, and how you can recruit, reward and obtain the best possible.

Module 6 Managing ethically

• Exploring management theories and models and their different contexts.

Module 7 Culture and the organisation

• Looking at culture, why it’s important and how it differs between organisations.

Module 8 Customers and customer service

• Looking at customers as a business's most valuable asset, and how you can recruit, reward and obtain the best possible.

Module 9 Fundamentals of accounting

• Understanding accounts and how they can be used effectively to give valuable insight into the health and status of an organisation.

Module 10 Financial management and control

• Reviewing good and bad financial decision making and the impact they have on a business.