Business and Management T Level

Take your first step towards an exciting career in business with the T Level in Business and Management. This two-year Level 3 qualification combines classroom learning with valuable real-world experience, helping you develop the knowledge, confidence and practical skills employers are looking for.

You’ll explore key areas including business operations, project and change management, professional behaviours, quality and compliance, alongside specialist skills relevant to the workplace.

Year 1 – Core Component

Business Context and Governance including different types of organisations and environments, size and structure of organisations, organisational impact and responsibilities, organisational direction and objectives, governance in organisations, legislative and regulatory frameworks, stakeholders and digital technologies.

People, Organisational Culture and Behaviours including legislation requirements across the employee lifecycle, ensuring the right people meet organisational needs, equality, diversity and inclusion, employee wellbeing and resilience, people management and leadership, workforce development, team working, organisational culture and values, communication methods and professional communication and business behaviours.

Quality, Regulation and Organisational Control including quality maintenance and improvement, quality standards and accreditation, regulatory oversight and inspections, management of legal and regulatory requirements, development of policies and procedures and establishing and monitoring key performance indicators.

Financial Resources and Performance including financial terminology, financial reporting, sources of finance, costs and expenditure and financial control.

Project and Change Management including drivers of organisational change, continuous improvement and innovation, change management theories and approaches, project management methodologies, project management tools and approaches and supporting and improving projects.

Year 2 – Occupational Specialism (Team Leadership and Management)

Lead and Manage Individual and Teams including leadership roles and characteristics, alignment of leadership decisions to organisational objectives, application of inclusive leadership responsibilities, team development principles and individual development needs.

Build Relationships with Colleagues, Customers and Stakeholders including communication, professional communication and behaviour, conflict and interaction management, stakeholder needs and decision-making and structured communication and coordination.

Deliver Core Operational Tasks and Plan including prioritisation and task management, operational problem-solving, use of information in decision-making and operational documentation.

Manage and Implement Projects including roles and responsibilities in projects, resources and constraints, project risk and uncertainty and project documentation and reporting.

Governance and Compliance Requirements including governance and organisational control, compliance and responsible decision-making, records and accountability and information governance and data handling.

Year 1

2 written examinations (Paper A and Paper B)

Employer-set project (ESP) – a supervised project, devised and set by Pearson.

Students will receive marks for Paper A, Paper B and the Employer-Set Project (ESP). These marks will be aggregated to create one grade (A*-E) for the Core Component which is has a weighting of 50% of the total grade.

Year 2

Occupation Specialism – a skills related project that synoptically assesses the performance outcome skills and associated underpinning knowledge. The Occupational Specialism is graded Pass, Merit or Distinction and has a weighting of 50% of the total grade.

Industry Placement: of at least 315 hours across the two years – your evidence log will be assessed.

The overall grading is on a scale of Pass, Merit, Distinction or Distinction*.

Standard TRC Grade 4 in English Language and Maths.

Achieving this Technical Qualification will provide several progression options. These could include:

Skilled employment in:

Business support or administration

Team support or coordination roles

Trainee team leadership or supervisory roles

Operations or project support roles

Business improvement support roles

Data and information support roles

Compliance or governance support roles

Customer service or stakeholder support roles

Level 4 Apprenticeships in:

Associate Project Manager

Policy Officer

Improvement Practitioner

Quality Practitioner

Degree related programmes:

Business Management

Project Management