Business (Extended Diploma)

This vocational course, equivalent to three A Levels, will appeal to you if you have a passion for the business world or would like to develop your entrepreneurial skills.

This course is very demanding in terms of the coursework required from you. Good organisational skills and the ability to meet deadlines are vitally important to be successful. You will be internally assessed through the submission of assignments, role-plays and in-class assessments which accounts for approximately 80% of your grade. 

Second year students will have to carry out a compulsory 315 hour industrial placement.

Before You Start

You may be required to complete an activity before you start in order to help introduce you to the subject. Check back in the summer term for more details.

Course Content

Over the two years you will gain a practical understanding of how businesses organise themselves, studying areas including the business environment, planning, business accounting and finance, human resource management, marketing and retail. You will also examine how businesses market their products and services, how they recruit and develop their staff, how and why they conduct market research, and how they communicate. Although there is no specific work experience unit, students have the opportunity to go on placements during the second year of the course.

This course is an accepted qualification for entry into university, with students going on to study subjects including accounting and finance, business and management, events management, human resource management and marketing.

Last year our students went on to various destinations including places at university in London, Portsmouth, Swansea, Bristol, York, Bournemouth, Nottingham and Oxford.

It is also excellent preparation for those wanting to enter employment, with students having gained places on training programmes and apprenticeships with the likes of Citroen, Marks and Spencer, John Lewis and Microsoft.

Students are required to complete at least 30 hours of enrichment per academic year whilst studying at The Henley College, learn more about Enrichment here.

Learn more about our application process here.