This course is designed for students looking to gain an understanding of the principles and practice of Business Management.

At the end of the course you will be able to:

• Define the role of the manager
• Describe techniques for managing resources effectively
• List the legal requirements of recruiting staff
• Describe techniques for retaining and parting with staff
• Monitor and review staff performance
• Apply good practice in developing staff
• Define equal opportunities legislation requirements
• Apply good practice in disciplining staff
• Understand techniques for managing time effectively
• Use methods of dealing with stress and crises

Support is provided for up to 12 months but it is entirely up to you how quickly you work through the course. The estimated study time is 90 hours so if you average around 5 hours a week study you would complete in 5-6 months.

The Business Management Level 2 course is delivered hard copy in folders which contain your learning material, assignments and study guide.

Support is provided throughout the course via a tutor who can be emailed at any time should you come across anything you are unsure of. There is also a support team by telephone.

Business Management Level 2 is split into four units. At the end of each unit you will complete an assignment which you will email to your tutor. An assignment is a set of questions based upon the unit you have just studied. Your tutor will mark your work and give you feedback. If there are any areas for improvements or anything that you have misunderstood you will always have the opportunity to re-submit.

The good news is there are no exams! Once you have completed all the assignments you complete the course.

Unit 1: Effective Management

• The role of the manager
• Managing yourself
• Managing information
• Managing finance

Unit 2: Employing People

• Recruiting staff
• Legal aspects of employment
• Keeping staff
• Parting with staff

Unit 3: Performance Management

• Performance management
• Contracts of employment
• Equal opportunities
• Disciplinary Management
• Categorising Conduct
• Managing Assertiveness

Unit 4: Time Stress and Crisis Management

• Evaluating your situation
• Time balance techniques
• Stress
• Relaxation
• Crises
• Time management techniques

At the end of this course successful learners will receive a Certificate of Achievement from ABC Awards and Certa Awards and a Learner Unit Summary (which lists the components the learner has completed as part of the course).

The course has been endorsed under the ABC Awards and Certa Awards Quality Licence Scheme. This means that Kendal Publishing Ltd has undergone an external quality check to ensure that the organisation and the courses it offers meet defined quality criteria. The completion of this course alone does not lead to a regulated qualification* but may be used as evidence of knowledge and skills gained. The Learner Unit Summary may be used as evidence towards Recognition of Prior Learning if you wish to progress your studies in this subject. To this end the learning outcomes of the course have been benchmarked at Level 2 against level descriptors published by Ofqual to indicate the depth of study and level of demand/complexity involved in successful completion by the learner.

The course itself has been designed by Kendal Publishing Ltd to meet specific learners and/or employers requirements which cannot be satisfied through current regulated qualifications. ABC Awards/Certa endorsement involves robust and rigorous quality audits by external auditors to ensure quality is continually met. A review of courses is carried out as part of the endorsement process.

ABC Awards and Certa Awards have long-established reputations for providing high quality vocational qualifications across a wide range of industries. ABC Awards and Certa Awards also offer regulated qualifications for all ages and abilities post-14: all are developed with the support of relevant stakeholders to ensure that they meet the needs and standards of employers across the UK

*Regulated qualification refers to those qualifications that are regulated by Ofqual/CCEA/Qualification Wales