What is Business Management:
Business Management creates an understanding of the dynamic, changing and competitive society we live in today. Business plays an important role in society, as it creates wealth, prosperity, jobs, and choices for consumers. The course highlights how external factors can affect the business as well as methods that businesses and other organisations use to meet customer needs. The course enhances enterprising skills and attributes by providing pupils with opportunities to explore realistic business situations such as financial awareness through a business context giving pupils knowledge and skills for life and work.
What skills are developed?
- Communication
- Listening to people
- Leadership
- Teamwork
- Accuracy
- Problem Solving
- Logical Thinking
- Time Management
- Employability
- Literacy
- Numeracy
- Enterprise
What kind of person does it take?
- Interested in learning about business
- Have entrepreneurial skills
- Aspire to one day become Manager or ‘own Boss’
- Good leadership skills
- Good communicator
- Able to lead and delegate in a team situation
- Well organised
- Motivated
Horizons – where can this subject take you?
Business Management complements many other subjects and opens up a vast amount of opportunities. As most people will work for a business or become entrepreneurs and start up a business themselves this course offers knowledge and understanding of how the business world operates.
Career options are huge but include:
- Business Manager/Supervisor/Team Leader
- Business Analyst/Economist
- Sales Assistants/Representatives
- Assistants in areas such as: Sales & Marketing /HR /Finance
Further job categories can be found here.
Pathways – how can I make progression?
School
- N5 Business Management , Higher Business Management and AH Business Management
- Entry Requirement for Higher Business Management – N5 Business Management/N5 English
- Entry Requirement for AH Business Management – H Business Management
College
- Many diverse courses on offer at Moray College.
Employment
- Opportunities in local employers that offer Foundation, Modern and Graduate apprenticeships.
University
Administration and Business courses on offer at university example:
- www.rgu.ac.uk/study/types-of-study/undergraduate-courses/business-and-management-undergraduate
- http://isc.strath.ac.uk/why-strathclyde/faculties/
Related subjects Business Management works well with:
English, Maths, Administration, Modern Studies, Accountancy, Economics, Geography and History
