Business

The Business and Administration Apprenticeship provides learners with skills needed to progress in a business support role. Areas covered include administration, communication, providing reception services, IT skills and specialist areas including legal and medical. This is ideally suited to a learner who is looking for or has recently obtained employment in an administrative role.

The Business and Administration Apprenticeship helps you learn the skills necessary to provide this service. The units range from IT specific, to customer service and Reception Duties including face to face and telephone skills, researching and presenting information, teamwork and communication skills.

Apprentices will gain transferable skills, so you could be working in a record company or with a charity. Administration roles are also an excellent starting point in any company and you will benefit from a huge range of career options.

A Business and Administration Apprenticeship can lead to more senior opportunities within the administrative team including leadership and management.

Business Administrator

This Apprenticeship is aimed at those supporting and engaging with different parts of the organisation and interact with internal or external customers. Business administrators have a highly transferable set of knowledge, skills and behaviors that can be applied in all sectors. This includes small and large businesses alike; from the public sector, private sector and charitable sector. Apprentices will be invited to attend workshops away from the normal place of work, where you will be provided with additional knowledge and in some cases attend sessions to broaden your understanding of the industry.

Within this Apprenticeship Standard you will complete:

• Level 3 Diploma for Business Administrators
• Level 2 Functional Skills in English and Maths

To complete the Apprenticeship an End Point Assessment will be carried out by an independent assessor. Your tutor will ensure that you are ready for assessment.

Higher Apprenticeship in Business and Administration

The Higher-Level Apprenticeship in Business Administration has been developed to support those already employed in a business environment role at a higher level such as senior administrators, team leaders or managers. During your Apprenticeship, you will be required to undertake a number of mandatory and optional units.

Units are selected in consultation with the learner, employer and tutor to ensure that they are both relevant to your work place and your career aspirations.

Within this Apprenticeship you will complete:

• Level 4 TQUK Diploma in Business Administration
• Level 2 Functional Skills in English and Maths