Enterprise and Commerce

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- TH1EC13Z25

Campus Sighthill Campus

Qualification No Qualification

Study mode Full time

Start date Aug 2025

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Course overview

This course is designed to equip you with the knowledge, understanding, and skills across various disciplines, providing a sound basis for success in the business and marketing industries. You will develop effective written communication skills using the appropriate vocabulary. You will gain skills and an understanding of how to move forward with a business idea and calculate costs effectively.

You will be encouraged to foster innovation and creativity, develop marketing and social media skills to adapt to changes in the business environment and develop the knowledge, skills, and creative thinking required to start and promote a business.

Provide learners with a pathway for further study
Provide learners with opportunities for career progression.
Develop skills and competencies within the context of a Business and Marketing environment
Provide opportunities for learners to develop their communication and interpersonal skills.
Develop learners’ core and transferable skills.

If you complete this course, you can move on to further study in Business and Marketing level 6 in January 2026. After you complete your level 6 course, you can then study either HNC Business or HNC Marketing from August 2026.

What you will learn

Business in Action
Business Introduction
Business Management Project
Communication
Digital Marketing: An Introduction
Digital Marketing Entrepreneurship
Management of People and Finance

Meta Skills Developed:

Integrity
Adapting
Initiative
Communication

Placement information

Business in Action
Business Introduction
Business Management Project
Communication
Digital Marketing: An Introduction
Digital Marketing Entrepreneurship
Management of People and Finance

Meta Skills Developed:

Integrity
Adapting
Initiative
Communication

Study Options

Campus	Study mode	Start date
Sighthill Campus	Full time	25/08/25

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