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Adults Employers Part-TimeOur FREE 12 week online courses are a great way to gain a nationally recognised qualification across a number of sectors. These courses enable to you to study flexibly and plan your learning at times that work best for you; whatever your goals. For further details about the course and the content, please click 'Course Description' below.
This qualification will give the underpinning knowledge that is required to successfully work in a range of different environments in a business administration role. Develop essential knowledge of how to carry out administrative tasks such as how to manage information and supporting events. Also learn how to apply the knowledge in a variety of industries and job roles.
Unit 1: Principles of providing administrative services This unit will develop knowledge on a range of administrative support tasks as well as meeting types, different mail services and how to organise travel and accommodation. This unit also covers the impact of delivering poor customer service.
Unit 2: Principles of business document production and information management This unit will provide an understanding of how to prepare and distribute business documents and identify how information is managed in business organisations
Unit 3: Understand employer organisations This unit will provide an understanding of different organisational structures and the organisational environment.
Unit 4: Understand communication in a business environment This unit looks at the skills of written and verbal communication, including identifying appropriate body language and tone of voice when communicating verbally
Unit 14: Social media This unit covers the opportunities and threats associated with using social media and the application of social media within a business
*Unit 15: Safe use of online and social media** This unit covers the safe use of social media platforms, how to adopt appropriate security methods to safeguard your systems and data, threats on the internet and how to protect your online services from online security attacks and fraud. This unit will also cover the implications of entering personal information onto social media sites and the legal measures that address the protection of data.
You will be asked a series of eligibility questions during the enrolment process.
| Age | Cost |
|---|---|
| All ages | Free |
| 19+ | £0 |
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Level 2 Certificate in Principles of Business Administration
Online e-learning delivery with modular units to complete.
This course is online and the start date is flexible
Distance Learning
Part-Time
Duration 12 weeks