NCFE Level 3 Diploma in Skills for Business

Qualification overview

Qualification title: NCFE Level 3 Diploma in Skills for Business
Qualification number (QN) 601/2640/1
Total qualification time (TQT): 600 Guided learning hours (GL) 360
Performance Points/UCAS This qualification has been allocated UCAS points. Please refer to the UCAS website for further details of the points allocation and the most up-to-date information.
Entry requirements: This qualification is for learners aged 16 and above and is suitable for use within a Study Programme.

There are no specific recommended prior learning requirements for this qualification. However, learners may find it helpful if they’ve already achieved a Level 2 qualification.

About this qualification

This qualification provides transferable skills, knowledge, and understanding that can be applied in any business setting. The units are aligned to National Occupational Standards for Business and represent the core attributes required by employers in a range of business settings. Learners can progress into further study to build upon these skills or to focus on a more specific vocational pathway.

Qualification structure

To be awarded the NCFE Level 3 Diploma in Skills for Business, learners must achieve a minimum of 6 units (minimum of 60 credits) from a choice of 10 optional units, detailed below

Optional units

Unit 01 Business culture and responsibilities
Unit 02 Deliver customer service in a business environment
Unit 03 Produce documents in a business environment
Unit 04 Solve problems in a business environment
Unit 05 Work with others in a business environment
Unit 06 Communicate in a business environment
Unit 07 Contribute to running a project
Unit 08 Innovation in a business environment
Unit 09 Manage and improve own performance in a business environment
Unit 10 Respond to change in a business environment

Assessment

The NCFE Level 3 Diploma in Skills for Business is internally assessed

Placement requirements

This is not a competence-based qualification so learners may be assessed using simulation.
We recommend that this is done in a Realistic Working Environment which reflects a real work setting and replicates the key characteristics of the workplace in which the skill to be assessed is normally employed. This will ensure that any competence achieved in this way will be sustained in real employment.

Progression opportunities

This qualification aims to provide learners with:

• an understanding of the essential skills required to work successfully in a business environment
• the skills required to solve problems in a business environment
• an understanding of business culture and responsibilities
• the ability to successfully communicate and work with others in a business environment
• the opportunity to develop the skills required to manage and improve their own performance in a business environment.

Learners who achieve this qualification could progress to:

• NCFE Levels 3 and 4 Diplomas in Business Administration
• NCFE Level 3 Diploma in Customer Service
• NCFE Levels 3 and 4 Diplomas in Management
• Foundation degree in a business-related discipline

This qualification aims to provide learners with a number of progression options, including higher-level studies at university or FE colleges. The skills required to progress to higher academic studies are different from those required at levels 1 and 2. Level 3 qualifications enable the development of these skills. Level 3 criteria can require learners to analyze, draw conclusions, interpret, or justify, which are all examples of higher-level skills. This means that the evidence provided for the portfolio will also demonstrate the development and use of higher-level learning skills.