Last updated: 28 Mar 2008

The world of business, administration and finance is exciting, dynamic and challenging. Business is the means by which wealth is created in society. Our economic and social wellbeing are dependent on it and public services are financed by its profits.

Business, administration and finance offer young people an extremely wide range of stimulating and rewarding career opportunities – in accountancy, economics and law for instance – whether they want to work for a company or set up their own enterprise. 

The Diploma in Business, Administration and Finance has been designed with the input of employers from all sectors of the industry to develop what they see as the crucial skills, knowledge and understanding for success in business. More than this, however, studying business, administration and finance equips young people with vital knowledge of the world and the transferable skills needed for employment in any sector.

Through the Diploma in Business, Administration and Finance, learners will develop their confidence and creativity as they study business, administration and finance within the context of work, with an opportunity to set up and run their own business, selling a product or service they have devised. They will learn to cope with change, discovering how outside factors such as new technologies, consumer trends, environmental issues or globalisation can affect a business, and how to remain competitive. They will develop good communication and other interpersonal skills, which will help them build effective business relationships, as well as citizenship skills as they learn about corporate social responsibility.

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