Business Planning

Are you keen to learn more about planning for business success? Interested in effective marketing and doing the right research? Do you want to take your business to the next level? Then this is the course for you. You will cover everything from planning for success, market research to effective marketing and finance. This course is ideal if you are looking to build on your business planning skills.

This course is designed for anyone starting a new business and wishing to complete an initial business plan. It would be an ideal course for anyone looking for a career as a Financial Planner , Investment Banker, or a Business Intelligence Executive.

At UK Open Learning we pride ourselves on our friendly and supportive tutors. Your tutor support will start as soon as you receive your course and will be valid for 12 months. All our tutors are highly qualified with extensive experience in supporting distance learning students. You contact your tutor via email and they are responsible for marking assignments answering your questions and guiding you through the course to ensure you are ready for your examinations.

There are no entry requirements for this course, just a interest in the subject.

We recommended you spend approximately 110 hours of your time studying for the NCFE Level 2 Award in Business Planning. The pace of study is completely up to you. To give an example, if you dedicate 2 hours a week to the course it would take you a year to complete but if you could spare 4 hours a week you could complete it in six months.

There are 4 Units which make up this course: Unit 1 - Planning to succeed. Unit 2 - Market Research. Unit 3 - Effective Marketing. Unit 4 - Finance.

There is no exam as such, although you will be required to complete a series of assignments. These assignments have no word count. However, you do have to prove to your tutor that you have fully understood the questions asked.

NCFE is recognised as an awarding body by the qualification regulators ('regulators') for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The regulators are the Office of the Qualifications and Examinations Regulator (Ofqual) in England, the Department for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills (DCELLS) in Wales and the Council for Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA) in Northern Ireland.

You will have to send in a series of assignments which your tutor will mark and return a feedback sheet to you with your results.