BTECs embody a fundamentally learner-centred approach to the curriculum, with a flexible, unit-based structure and knowledge applied in project-based assessments. They focus on the holistic development of the practical, interpersonal and thinking skills required to be able to succeed in employment and higher education. Today’s BTEC Nationals in Business are demanding, as you would expect of the most respected applied learning qualification in the UK. You will have to choose and complete a range of units, be organised, and take some assessments that we will set and mark, and keep a portfolio of your assignments. But you can feel proud to achieve a BTEC because, whatever your plans in life – whether you decide to study further, go on to work or an apprenticeship, or set up your own business – your BTEC National in Business will be your passport to success in the next stage of your life. Students study the following core and optional units. MANDATORY UNITS Unit 1 – Exploring Business Unit 2 – Developing a Marketing Campaign Unit 3 – Personal and Business Finance Unit 4 – Managing an Event Unit 5 – International Business Unit 6 – Principles of Management OPTIONAL UNITS Unit 8 – Recruitment and Selection Process Unit 16 – Visual Merchandising