Students must study the following five core units:

• Study and Communication Skills – equips student with the essential study skills needed to succeed at university level. They will learn the basic skills necessary to conduct independent research, write academic papers, give formal oral presentations and apply what has been taught during lectures.
• Culture Studies – enables students to gain awareness and increased understanding of other cultures and their own alongside the impact of a more digitised world on those cultures. Students will be able to apply their understanding of culture to other aspects of their course and to their plans for further study and work. The course will, in part, help prepare students for studying and/or working abroad or working for multi-national companies in our highly interconnected, digitised world.
• Introduction to Business – provides an introduction to the purpose, types and organisation of businesses. Students also become familiar with a range of business concepts such as basic marketing practices.
• Introduction to Accounting and Economics – introduces the key principles of accounting and economics. Students will become accustomed to concepts such as market structures and monetary policy and also learn how to produce simple financial statements.
• Foundation Mathematics – This module builds upon student’s knowledge of mathematics whilst introducing new topics appropriate across a range of academic disciplines and for their future career.

For entry onto the NCC Education L3DB qualification, students must meet the following entry requirements:

• Completed their GCSE/IGCSE ‘O’ Levels or an equivalent* qualification in their own country and passed 5 subjects with minimum grades of ‘C’, ‘4’ or equivalent* in each. These should include Mathematics and English.
• Have a valid score of 5.5 or above in the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) examination or equivalent for students whose first language is not English. Alternatively, students can take the free NCC Education Higher English Placement Test which is administered by our Accredited Partner Centres.

The Level 3 Diploma in Business syllabus and assessment is suitable for students aged 16-19 as well as adult learners.

* Centres need to provide evidence to justify any equivalency decision (both qualification equivalency and grade equivalency) they make pertaining to any enrolments via non-GCSE or non-standard routes.

Students that complete the Level 3 Diploma in Business (L3DB) can:

• Enrol onto the NCC Education Level 4 Diploma in Business (L4DB), equivalent to Year 1 of a UK bachelor’s degree.

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• Choose where to study in the world. Click here to view the latest university progression routes.

Assessments for all units will be offered in a number of assessment cycles throughout the year. The units are all assessed by either examination or assignments.

Past papers and sample assessments:

Study and Communications Skills

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Foundation Mathematics

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Culture Studies

The Culture Studies Assignment is open-ended, which means it does not change each cycle. Please find the live Culture Studies assignment and mark scheme below:

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Introduction to Business

The Introduction to Business Assignment is open-ended, which means it does not change each cycle. Please find the live Introduction to Business assignment and mark scheme below:

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Introduction to Accounting and Economics

The Introduction to Accounting and Economics Assignment is open-ended, which means it does not change each cycle, other than the financial data. Please find the live Introduction to Accounting and Economics assignment and mark scheme below:

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This Qualification is regulated by Qualification Wales (QiW)..