BATHE Level 4 Certificate in Developing a New Business Plan

Aims of the Certificate

The aim of the qualification is to better understand what makes a good business idea and how this idea can be translated into an effective business plan for a new start-up business. It offers practical insight into the business start-up process by allowing learners to finding ideas, test demand for those ideas and communicate those ideas in a business plan.
The unit requires the learner to identify and champion a business idea though the development stages, proving its viability to delivering a business plan. Learners can progress into or within employment or self-employment in the commercial world, either directly on achievement of the awards or following further study. The qualification provides an appreciation of the role entrepreneurial thinking with reference to business start-up process and the preparation of a business plan. The qualification aims to introduce the learner to look at the ways in which successful firms research, plan and test a business idea and the early stages of setting up and growing a business.

• Develop a New Business Plan (GLH – 60)

• Learners studying for the Level 4 Certificate in Developing a New Business Plan will be expected to
  develop the following skills during the programme of study:
  The ability to read and use appropriate literature with a full and critical understanding
  the ability to think independently and solve problems
  2. Apply subject knowledge and understanding to address familiar and unfamiliar problems
  3. Recognise the moral and ethical issues of business practice and research; appreciating the need
  for ethical standards and professional codes of conduct
  4. An appreciation of the interdisciplinary nature of business and service provision
  5. Capacity to give a clear and accurate account of a subject, in a mature way and engage in debate
  and dialogue both with specialists and non-specialists
  6. Transferable skills and knowledge which will enable individuals to meet changing
  7. To motivate individuals to progress to further professional development through future study or
  as part of their chosen career.

• Learners who have demonstrated some ability and possess Qualifications at Level 3, for example ‘A’ Levels or vocational awards;
• Learners who have spent some time in an organisational role and shown they have capability and drive to develop
• Learners seeking further professional development and gain work related skills and knowhow.
• Learner must be 18 years or older at the beginning of the course

Learners must also have an appropriate standard of English to enable them to access relevant resources and complete the unit assignments.

The qualification is designed to be delivered over one academic year for full-time study, but it is also flexible in its delivery in order to accommodate part-time and distance learning.

The qualification is delivered face-to-face, through lectures, tutorials, seminars, distance, online by approved centres only.

All units within this qualification are internally assessed by the centre and externally verified by BATHE. The qualifications are criterion referenced, based on the achievement of all the specified learning outcomes.

To achieve a ‘pass’ for a unit, learners must provide evidence to demonstrate that they have fulfilled all the learning outcomes and meet the standards specified by all assessment criteria. Judgement that the learners have successfully fulfilled the assessment criteria is made by the Assessor.

The Assessor should provide an audit trail showing how the judgement of the learners’ overall achievement has been arrived at.