{"id":346,"date":"2019-08-29T21:25:42","date_gmt":"2019-08-29T21:25:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/my\/subjectchoicetest\/?page_id=346"},"modified":"2025-12-02T19:50:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T19:50:19","slug":"business-management","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/my\/subjectchoicetest\/business-management\/","title":{"rendered":"Business Management"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>What is Business Management:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Business Management creates an understanding of the dynamic, changing and competitive society\u00a0 we live in today.\u00a0 Business plays an important role in society, as it creates wealth, prosperity, jobs, and choices for consumers.\u00a0 The course highlights how external factors can affect the business as well as methods that businesses and other organisations use to meet customer needs.\u00a0 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.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What skills are developed?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Communication<\/li>\n<li>Listening to people<\/li>\n<li>Leadership<\/li>\n<li>Teamwork<\/li>\n<li>Accuracy<\/li>\n<li>Problem Solving<\/li>\n<li>Logical Thinking<\/li>\n<li>Time Management<\/li>\n<li>Employability<\/li>\n<li>Literacy<\/li>\n<li>Numeracy<\/li>\n<li>Enterprise<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What kind of person does it take?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Interested in learning about business<\/li>\n<li>Have entrepreneurial skills<\/li>\n<li>Aspire to one day become Manager or \u2018own Boss\u2019<\/li>\n<li>Good leadership skills<\/li>\n<li>Good communicator<\/li>\n<li>Able to lead and delegate in a team situation<\/li>\n<li>Well organised<\/li>\n<li>Motivated<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Horizons &#8211; where can this subject take you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Business Management complements many other subjects and opens up a vast amount of opportunities. \u00a0As 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.<\/p>\n<p><i>Career options are huge but include:<\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Business Manager\/Supervisor\/Team Leader<\/li>\n<li>Business Analyst\/Economist<\/li>\n<li>Sales Assistants\/Representatives<\/li>\n<li>Assistants in areas such as: Sales &amp; Marketing \/HR \/Finance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Further job categories can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myworldofwork.co.uk\/my-career-options\/job-categories#job-category-administration-business-and-management\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pathways &#8211; how can I make progression?<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqa.org.uk\/sqa\/45693.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-692 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/my\/public\/subjectchoicetest\/uploads\/sites\/5593\/2019\/10\/sqa-e1571921569942.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>School<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/my\/public\/subjectchoicetest\/uploads\/sites\/5593\/2019\/09\/N5-Business-Management.pdf\"><strong>N5 Business Management , <\/strong><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/my\/public\/subjectchoicetest\/uploads\/sites\/5593\/2019\/09\/Higher-Business-Management.pdf\"><strong>Higher Business Management\u00a0<\/strong><\/a> and AH Business Management<\/li>\n<li><strong>Entry Requirement for Higher Business Management &#8211; N5 Business Management\/N5 English<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Entry Requirement for AH Business Management &#8211; H Business Management<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>College<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Many diverse courses on offer at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moray.uhi.ac.uk\/courses\/\"><strong>Moray College.<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Employment<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Opportunities in local employers that offer <a href=\"http:\/\/www.apprenticeships.scot\/\"><strong>Foundation, Modern and Graduate apprenticeships<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>University<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Administration and Business courses on offer at university example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rgu.ac.uk\/study\/types-of-study\/undergraduate-courses\/business-and-management-undergraduate\">www.rgu.ac.uk\/study\/types-of-study\/undergraduate-courses\/business-and-management-undergraduate<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/isc.strath.ac.uk\/programmes\/undergraduate-foundation\/business-social-sciences\">https:\/\/isc.strath.ac.uk\/programmes\/undergraduate-foundation\/business-social-sciences<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Related subjects Business Management works well with:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>English, Maths, Administration, Modern Studies, Accountancy, Economics, Geography and History<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is Business Management: Business Management creates an understanding of the dynamic, changing and competitive society\u00a0 we live in today.\u00a0 Business plays an important role in society, as it creates wealth, prosperity, jobs, and choices for consumers.\u00a0 The course highlights &hellip; 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