The first year is a 60 credit qualification. Learners must complete three mandatory units and one optional unit.
Unit Title |
Level |
Credit |
GLH |
Mandatory units
Managing Communication |
5 |
15 |
60 |
Business Organisations in a Global Context |
5 |
15 |
60 |
People Management |
5 |
15 |
60 |
Optional Units
Learners must complete a further 1 unit from the list below to achieve a minimum of 60 credits |
Corporate Social Responsibility |
4 |
15 |
60 |
Resource Management |
4 |
15 |
60 |
Administrative Services |
4 |
15 |
60 |
Planning a Work Based Team Project |
4 |
15 |
60 |
Finance For Managers |
4 |
15 |
60 |
Planning a New Business Venture |
4 |
15 |
60 |
Customer Relationship Management |
4 |
15 |
60 |
Manage Sustainability in an Organisation |
5 |
15 |
60 |
Marketing Principles and Practice |
5 |
15 |
60 |
Employability Skills |
5 |
15 |
60 |
Business Ethics |
5 |
15 |
60 |
Personal and Professional Development |
5 |
15 |
60 |
Business Law |
5 |
15 |
60 |
The second year:
To achieve this all learners must complete the four core units totalling 60 credits. Learners then select the unendorsed route or one of four pathways: Finance, Operations Management, Managing People or Sales and Marketing.
The Students receive two diploma, one from Alfred Nobel Open Business School Switzerland and the second from ATHE, which is an Ofqual regulated awarding organisation in England providing QCF qualifications.
The Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) regulates qualifications, examinations and assessments in England.
Learners selecting the unendorsed route take the four core units and four further units from the list of optional units
Core Units
Unit Title |
Level |
GLH |
Credit |
Leadership and Management |
6 |
60 |
15 |
Research Project |
6 |
60 |
15 |
Managing Quality and Service Delivery |
6 |
60 |
15 |
Personal Leadership and Management Development |
6 |
60 |
15 |
Optional units
Unit Title |
Level |
GLH |
Credit |
Financial Decision Making for Managers |
6 |
60 |
15 |
Accounting |
6 |
60 |
15 |
Managing Finance in the Public Sector |
6 |
60 |
15 |
Economics for Business |
6 |
60 |
15 |
Factors determining Marketing Strategies |
6 |
60 |
15 |
Marketing Communications |
6 |
60 |
15 |
Sales |
6 |
60 |
15 |
Branding |
6 |
60 |
15 |
Information Systems |
6 |
60 |
15 |
Logistics and Supply Chain Management |
6 |
60 |
15 |
Managing Change |
6 |
60 |
15 |
Risk Management |
6 |
60 |
15 |
Project Management |
6 |
60 |
15 |
Human Resource Management |
6 |
60 |
15 |
Learners taking the Finance Pathway take the four core units and the four units from the Finance Pathway.
Core Units
Unit Title |
Level |
GLH |
Credit |
Leadership and Management |
6 |
60 |
15 |
Research Project |
6 |
60 |
15 |
Managing Quality and Service Delivery |
6 |
60 |
15 |
Personal Leadership and Management Development |
6 |
60 |
15 |
Finance pathway units
Unit Title |
Level |
GLH |
Credit |
Financial Decision Making for Managers |
6 |
60 |
15 |
Accounting |
6 |
60 |
15 |
Managing Finance in the Public Sector |
6 |
60 |
15 |
Economics for Business |
6 |
60 |
15 |
Learners taking the Managing People Pathway take the four core units and the three units in the Managing People Pathway and one further unit from the list of optional units.
Core Units
Unit Title |
Level |
GLH |
Credit |
Leadership and Management |
6 |
60 |
15 |
Research Project |
6 |
60 |
15 |
Managing Quality and Service Delivery |
6 |
60 |
15 |
Personal Leadership and Management Development |
6 |
60 |
15 |
Managing People pathway units
Unit Title |
Level |
GLH |
Credit |
Human Resource Management |
6 |
60 |
15 |
Managing Change |
6 |
60 |
15 |
Project Management |
6 |
60 |
15 |
Optional units
Learners take one unit from the list below
Unit Title |
Level |
GLH |
Credit |
Financial Decision Making for Managers |
6 |
60 |
15 |
Accounting |
6 |
60 |
15 |
Managing Finance in the Public Sector |
6 |
60 |
15 |
Economics for Business |
6 |
60 |
15 |
Factors Determining Marketing Strategies |
6 |
60 |
15 |
Marketing Communications |
6 |
60 |
15 |
Sales |
6 |
60 |
15 |
Branding |
6 |
60 |
15 |
Information Systems |
6 |
60 |
15 |
Logistics and Supply Chain Management |
6 |
60 |
15 |
Risk Management |
6 |
60 |
15 |
Learners taking the Operations Management Pathway take the four core units and then four of the five units in the Operations Management Pathway.
Core Units
Unit Title |
Level |
GLH |
Credit |
Leadership and Management |
6 |
60 |
15 |
Research Project |
6 |
60 |
15 |
Managing Quality and Service Delivery |
6 |
60 |
15 |
Personal Leadership and Management Development |
6 |
60 |
15 |
Operations Management pathway units
Unit Title |
Level |
GLH |
Credit |
Information Systems |
6 |
60 |
15 |
Logistics and Supply Chain Management |
6 |
60 |
15 |
Managing Change |
6 |
60 |
15 |
Risk Management |
6 |
60 |
15 |
Project Management |
6 |
60 |
15 |
Learners taking the Sales and Marketing Pathway take the four core units and the four units in the Sales and Marketing Pathway.
Core Units
Unit Title |
Level |
GLH |
Credit |
Leadership and Management |
6 |
60 |
15 |
Research Project |
6 |
60 |
15 |
Managing Quality and Service Delivery |
6 |
60 |
15 |
Personal Leadership and Management Development |
6 |
60 |
15 |
Sales and Marketing pathway units
Unit Title |
Level |
GLH |
Credit |
Factors Determining Marketing Strategies |
6 |
60 |
15 |
Marketing Communications |
6 |
60 |
15 |
Sales |
6 |
60 |
15 |
Branding |
6 |
60 |
15 |