Business Management Courses
An ABE qualification will help you to find the job or gain the promotion you want, as it proves to employers that you understand the principles of business. ABE qualifications are accepted worldwide by employers in a wide range of occupations as many senior managers themselves hold ABE qualifications.
Research proves that holders of professional qualifications earn more during their career through being more skilled and thus more marketable as a result.
- University progression
ABE qualifications give you entry to the second and final years of Bachelors degree programmes at universities around the world. With relevant work experience you can fast track to an MBA.
- Making degrees affordable
ABE is a low-cost route to a university degree and could save you thousands of pounds.
- Saving you time
Take the quicker route to a degree with ABE.
- A professional qualification
ABE qualifications give you the skills to make a real difference in the workplace, from finance and accounting to marketing and management.
- Global recognition
ABE qualifications are recognised by colleges, universities, employers and ministries around the world.
- Flexibility
Study part-time or full-time.
Progression
The ABE qualification is recognised by employers all over the world. You have a number of choices:
- Apply for employment in a managerial position.
- Apply to enter the second year of a business-related undergraduate programme at a UK university.
- Less directly to ABE Graduate Diploma and then onto the ABP Postgraduate Diploma which is a fast track to a Masters degree / MBA.
- Less than half price compared to a university course.
- Direct entry to MBA course (with or without work experience, depending on university policy).
- Keeps initial costs down, by spreading them out over several years.
- Allows exemption from professional bodies, including ACCA, CIMA and BCS
- Pathway to a degree
- Direct Entry to the second year of a degree.
- Choose from a range of Universities worldwide.
These management qualifications are accredited by the QCA, the UK qualifications regulatory authority.
Edgware Academy will give personal counselling to each student on their best option.
Accreditation Body
Association of Business Executives
Entry Requirements
The student must be over 18 years of age and have attained one of the following qualifications:
- two GCE A levels together with four GCSEs at grade C or above, including English and Mathematics
- such overseas qualifications which follow the University of London guidelines maybe accepted by the registrar as being equivalent to the above
- at least 2 years in appropriate employment – a signed reference letter from the employer(s) must accompany the application
- All Tier 4 students must meet UKBA English Language Requirements prior to their enrolment on the course of their choice
- To learn about possible entry routes please follow the link – ABE entry routes
Start Date
03/01/2012
19/03/2012
11/06/2012
10/09/2012
Business Management
Successful organisations, whether large or small, are well managed. The development of management skills within an organisation is an essential part of continued business growth.
Diploma (QCF Level 4) – 4 Compulsory units for level completion.
- Introduction to Business
The learner will understand the objectives and the structure of a business, what resources they need and to whom they are accountable, how the external environment creates opportunities for a business, the marketing process including marketing strategy, marketing planning and market research, the main accounting concepts and sources of finance for a business.
- Introduction to Business Communication
The learner will understand and know how to apply the principles which govern the transmission of information in business situations, be able to compose all common types of written communication in a clear, complete and correct way, the principles of communicating orally in an effective way, the role of computers and other modern communication technologies in business communication.
- Introduction to Quantitative Methods
The learner will understand the rules of numeracy, be able to make and apply calculations relevant to business, be able to use algebraic methods to solve business problems, be able to construct and use graphs, charts and diagrams in a business context, be able to apply statistical methods to provide business and management information, and be able to apply the laws of probability to find solutions to business problems.
- Introduction to Accounting
The learner will understand the nature and scope of accounting, be able to carry out double entry book-keeping, be able to prepare a set of final accounts, be able to prepare a cash flow statement, be able to interpret accounts using financial ratio analysis, be able to calculate different elements of cost, break-even analysis, budgeting.
Higher Diploma (QCF Level 5) – 6 Compulsory and 2 Optional units for level completion.
- Financial Accounting
The learner will understand the framework of financial accounting, to know how to prepare Statements of Comprehensive Income, Statements of Financial Position, Statement of Changes in Equity, and Statements of Cash Flows, to know how to analyse and interpret financial statements for a range of users Know how to prepare and present consolidated financial statements in accordance with internationally generally accepted accounting practice (IGAAP) under International Financial Reporting Standards.
- Human Resource Management (HRM)
The learner will understand the importance of a professional approach to HRM as an essential means for optimising the performance and commitment of an organisation’s employees, the role of effective and efficient people resourcing (HR planning, recruitment and selection) in securing a workforce with the requisite knowledge, skills and attitudes, enabling them to contribute to organisational goals.
- Marketing Policy, Planning and Communication
The learner will understand the creative nature of marketing and know how to evaluate the role and value of marketing in a variety of business contexts, the role of information and research in marketing decision-making and the influence technology has had on these activities in recent years.
- Organisational Behaviour
The learner will understand the importance of organisational behaviour in successfully managing a dynamic environment, the individual’s contribution to organisational behaviour and performance by recognising the importance of personality, perception, attitudes and learning, the motivation, the various content and process theories and their implications for management, and job re-design approaches to improve motivation, the nature, skills, significance and effectiveness of groups in organisations.
- Quantitative Methods for Business and Management
The learner will understand different types of numerical data and different data collection processes, and be able to present data effectively for users in business and management. Understand how statistics and mathematics can be applied in the solution of economic and business problems.
- The Business Environment
The learner will understand the significance of the environment on business activity, the structure and organisation of business, the impact of the macro-economic environment and the influence of the global economy on business.
2 Optional Units from:
- Managing the Customer Relationship
The learner will understand the contribution Customer Service makes to achieving organisational objectives and know how to improve customer service performance in an organisation.
- Economics for Business
The learner will understand the nature of economic resources and that their finite supply creates the need for business organisations to make choices, the economic theory of costs, the distinction between short-run and long-run costs, economies and diseconomies of scale, and their application to business, the role and importance of the banking and finance sector to the successful operation of a business.
- Principles of Business Law
The learner will understand the main sources and types of law, the different types of business organisation, the essential elements of a contract, the law on discharge and breach of a contract; know and understand the legal rules in relation to agency.
- Entrepreneurship and Business Development
The learner will understand the concept of entrepreneurship and its close relationship with enterprise and owner-management, the nature of business development in the context of existing organisations and of new business start-ups, the concepts of innovation and creativity and the roles that both play in entrepreneurship and business development.
- Managerial Accounting
The learner will understand the essential requirements of a management accounting system and the control systems required for materials, labour and overheads; will know how to classify and analyse cost data and understand how cost systems differ by activity, i.e. job, process and contract costing, costs for short-term decision-making and know the difference marginal and absorption costing.
Graduate Diploma (QCF Level 6) - 3 Compulsory and 2 Optional units for level completion.
- Corporate Strategy and Planning
The learner will know how to critically assess the nature, scope and need for corporate strategic planning. The learner will be able to critically evaluate the tools and techniques of analysis for corporate strategic planning decisions, to identify and critically assess strategic options and decisions and decide between them, to critically assess the issues in and approaches to implementing strategies, and measuring and controlling corporate strategic performance.
- International Business Case Study
The learner will understand the international business environment facing global operators; will know how to develop a strategic business plan for an international organisation; will understand how to evaluate the implementation of a strategic business plan, the importance of leadership, strategic direction and change management within the international business context.
- Managing in Organisations
The learner will be able to compare and evaluate alternative approaches to organisation theory; will understand the key elements in organisational structure and design, the concepts of organisational strategy and organisational goals and their relationship to organisational effectiveness and efficiency.
2 Optional units from:
- Strategic Human Resource Management
The learner will understand the nature and benefits of taking a strategic approach to the management and development of people, the positioning of an organisation’s HR strategy as the bridge between its corporate strategy and higher order purposes and its lower level human resource activities, the strategies for people resourcing.
- Strategic Marketing Management
The learner will understand the broad concepts and processes of strategic development and marketing planning and the associated theoretical models and frameworks. Understand the importance of strategic marketing analysis and research and how today’s global, dynamic, and highly competitive business environment influences the process of strategic development and marketing planning.
- Project Management
The learner will be able to initiate the preliminary stages of a project, to analyse the project work content and associated risks, in order to obtain estimates and tender, to create a detailed project plan; will understand how the progress of a project can be monitored and controlled.
- Corporate Finance
The leaner understand the role of the Corporate Finance Manager and its main links to business objectives including mergers and acquisition, the main sources of debt and equity funding and the significance of financial gearing; will be able to evaluate investment decisions using a variety of appraisal techniques.
Assessment Requirements
3 hour written exam per subject. Exams take place in June and December. Tutor Support
Study Time
Hours per week: 15+ hours
Assignments: Each module 6 hours
Background Reading: 2 hour average per week
Hours per week: 15+ hours
Assignments: Each module 6 hours
Background Reading: 2 hour average per week
Study Fees
