This module will enable learners to identify and relate to leadership components, styles and characteristics while gaining the skills needed to become better leaders. It will focus on increasing personal awareness about who they are as leaders, and further insights into their strengths and areas for improvement. Critical to the success of leaders is their ethical orientation. Learners will...

This module will look at strategy as an expression of the direction an organisation wants to take, which in turn, is translated into goals and objectives that need to be implemented. Strategic thinking about making informed decisions about the future of an organisation, and about putting forward a plan of action to achieve long-term goals will be explored. While tools,...

This follows from Entrepreneurship 1, and prepares the learner for the challenges of the leadership and managerial functions required in the starting and growing of an organisation, covering business concepts such as the business life cycle, entrepreneurial financial management, human resource management, ethics and social responsibility, the application of business sustainability, use of technology and the importance of networking.

The international business module offers learners the opportunity to develop a global perspective of the business environment. Exploring macroeconomic factors, learners will gain an awareness of the impact that international business has on the activities, services, products, and strategies of organisations. Learners will be encouraged to assess internationalisation routes and to justify international business choices to expand the reach of...

This course focuses on microeconomic analysis and decision-making theory, touching on concepts such as scarcity, allocation of resources, demand and supply, elasticity and marginal utility. The concepts are then used to explain and analyse market structures, including perfect competition and monopoly. Other topics covered include cost-benefit, opportunity cost, externalities and market failures. The topic requires the use of some...

This module will enable learners to reflect critically on development needs and strategies in helping them to take ownership of their personal and professional development. Interpersonal and transferable skills, fundamental for learners’ career development and future progression, will be reviewed. By the completion of this module, learners will be able to implement and continually review their own personal and professional...

This module aims to provide learners with an insight into the role and function of marketing. Learners will become familiar with marketing terminology, gather an appreciation of ethical marketing principles, and use several business tools to analyse and evaluate consumer behaviour, the market environment, and marketing processes. By the end of this module, learners will be able to apply the...

This module prepares the learner for the opportunities and challenges associated with the creation and management of start-ups. Learners will explore the concepts of creativity and innovation in entrepreneurship through theoretical and practical knowledge to evaluate and assess new business ideas or opportunities. Through the use of analytical, critical and ‘systemic thinking skills’, learners will analyse the opportunity or business...