Business and Management

Our Business courses will provide the skills you need to enter this exciting and dynamic industry. 

Whether you aspire to be a CEO of a FSTE 100 company, a marketing director, or a company PA, the career options in this field are endless.

With the help of expert tutors, our links with industry and great facilities, not only will you qualify, but you will be in an excellent position to move on to further study in a particular business specialism or straight into fulfilling employment.

Business - Introductory Certificate

This course provides a good foundation in Business and a progression route into the Business course at level 2.

  • Multiple Locations
  • 01/09/2026
  • Level 1
  • Full Time

Business - First Certificate

This course gives you the opportunity to start your career in the world of business, finance and administration. It will help you develop your ideas and entrepreneurial skills, creative thinking and self-management.

  • Multiple Locations
  • 01/09/2026
  • Level 2
  • Full Time

Business - National Foundation Diploma

This course is for anyone looking to study business as a one-year, full-time course. It supports progression to higher education and apprenticeship in the business sector or to a further year of study at level 3.

  • Multiple Locations
  • 01/09/2026
  • Level 3
  • Full Time

Operations Manager - Apprenticeship

Elevate your core management skills with an Operations Manager Apprenticeship. Designed to fortify and enhance your essential management capabilities, this programme empowers you to thrive in ever-changing business landscapes. Through a unique blend of professional one-to-one coaching and targeted technical training, participants will develop the core skills necessary to drive immediate impact from day one. Our programme isn’t just about learning; it’s about applying knowledge to navigate challenges, boost productivity, fuel growth, and successfully lead through change. As a valuable bonus, participants have the opportunity to earn the prestigious Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) credential, further solidifying their credentials. Invest in the future success of your business by investing in the skill development and leadership prowess of your team. View our current Apprenticeship vacancies here Or click the Enquire Now button to be added to our Talent Pool

  • Multi site
  • Various
  • Level 5
  • Part Time

Associate Project Manager - Apprenticeship

This Apprenticeship leads to a career as a Project Manager. Projects can be defined and delivered within different contexts across diverse industry sectors. They can be large or small. Every project needs to be managed to ensure its success; an associate project manager knows what needs to be achieved, how it will be achieved, how long it will take and how much it will cost, and works with the project team to achieve the required outcomes. Associate project managers need good planning, organisation, leadership, management and communication skills. An associate project manager utilises resources with suitable skills, qualifications, experience and knowledge to work together in a motivated and integrated team with clearly defined reporting lines, roles, responsibilities and authorities. Depending upon the size of the organisations and the complexity of projects, associate project managers’ job titles will vary, but typically, they can include assistant project manager, junior project manager, or project team leader. View our current Apprenticeship vacancies here Or click the Enquire Now button to be added to our Talent Pool

  • Virtual College
  • Various
  • Level 4
  • Part Time

Team Leader/Supervisor - Apprenticeship

This Apprenticeship leads to a career as a Team Leader/Supervisor. Team Leader/Supervisorisors are first-line management, with operational/project responsibilities or responsibility for managing a team to deliver a clearly defined outcome. They provide direction, instructions and guidance to achieve set goals. Working in the private, public or third sector and in all sizes of organisation, specific responsibilities will vary, but the knowledge, skills and behaviours needed will be the same whatever the role. Key responsibilities will likely include supporting, managing and developing team members; managing projects; planning and monitoring workloads and resources; delivering operational plans; resolving problems; and building relationships internally and externally. View our current Apprenticeship vacancies here Or click the Enquire Now button to be added to our Talent Pool

  • Multi site
  • Various
  • Level 3
  • Part Time

Multi Channel Marketer - Apprenticeship

Multi-channel marketers play a crucial role in implementing marketing strategies and plans. They are responsible for executing day-to-day marketing activities across various platforms, channels, and systems. The apprentices will define, design, build, and implement campaigns to drive customer engagement and retention. As the first point of contact for marketing activities, they will allocate higher levels of work to the management team. View our current Apprenticeship vacancies here Or click the Enquire Now button to be added to our Talent Pool

  • Multi site
  • Various
  • Level 3
  • Part Time

Business Administration - Apprenticeship

This Apprenticeship leads to a career as a Business Administrator. Business Administrators have highly transferable knowledge, skills and behaviours that can be applied in all sectors. These include small and large public, private, and charitable businesses. The role may involve working independently or as part of a team and will consist of developing, implementing, maintaining, and improving administrative services. Business administrators develop essential skills and behaviours to support their progression towards management responsibilities. View our current Apprenticeship vacancies here Or click the Enquire Now button to be added to our Talent Pool

  • Virtual College
  • Various
  • Level 3
  • Part Time

Customer Service Practitioner - Apprenticeship

This Apprenticeship leads to a career in customer service. A Customer Service Practitioner provides customer service products and services for businesses and other organisations, including face-to-face, telephone, digital and written contact and communications; customer service practitioners’ main responsibility is to provide a high-quality service to customers, which will be delivered from the workplace, digitally, or through the customer’s locality. These may be one-off or routine contacts and include dealing with orders, payments, offering advice, guidance and support, meet-and-greet, sales, fixing problems, aftercare, service recovery or gaining insight through measuring customer satisfaction. Providing customer interactions and offering a wide range of situations can be face-to-face, telephone, post, email, text and social media. View our current Apprenticeship vacancies here Or click the Enquire Now button to be added to our Talent Pool

  • Multi site
  • Various
  • Level 2
  • Part Time

Customer Service Specialist - Apprenticeship

Customer Service Specialists provide direct customer support across a wide range of organisations. Customer service advocates act with high levels of professionalism and integrity. Customer service specialists are often a referral or escalation point for more complex or technical customer requests, queries, and complaints. Customer Service Specialists are experts on their organisation’s products and services, sharing their knowledge and experience with the broader team. They gather and analyse data such as customer information to help influence necessary changes and improvements to service. Whether face-to-face, such as in a retail or service industry environment or via a contact centre, Customer Service Specialists use their understanding of organisational and general IT systems/digital technologies to provide a responsive and comprehensive point of customer service. View our current Apprenticeship vacancies here Or click the Enquire Now button to be added to our Talent Pool

  • Multi site
  • Various
  • Level 3
  • Part Time

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