City & Guilds Level 4 NVQ Diploma in Business and Professional Administration

This level 4 business administration course is made up of the following mandatory units:

• Communicate in a business environment
• Manage personal and professional development
• Manage the work of an administrative function
• Resolve administrative problems

In addition to the mandatory units, you will choose from a range of optional units to tailor the qualification to your job role and career goals. Examples of optional units include:

• Initiate and implement operational change
• Manage events
• Manage conflict within a team
• Recruitment, selection and induction practice
• Conduct quality audits
• Manage a project
• Champion customer service

You will not be required to attend college, your tuition will be provided online, and you will be supported by a personal tutor who will assess your work and provide feedback. Regular contact and support will be carried out by your tutor via email, telephone and Microsoft Teams.

You will complete online examinations and a portfolio, and pass work-based practical assessments.

Our online, distance learning courses can be started at any time. You will work through your online course materials at a time that is convenient to you and be supported by a personal tutor.

In order to enrol onto this course you should have achieved a level 3 business administration qualification and be working in a senior administrative role.

Please note: As our courses include online learning components, students are required to have access to a PC or laptop with a reliable internet connection.

Course Fees
£4,170 (or £2,085 at the start of the programme, and £2,085 at the start of year two)

Awarding Body Fees -£258

All students or employers are required to pay the awarding body fees in addition to the course fees. Please note that these are recharged at cost and may be subject to change.

CAW Loans2Learn
Course fees must be paid in full before the course begins. If you are unable to do so, we offer a personal loan scheme (Loans2Learn) that can help you to spread the cost into manageable monthly payments over a period of up to five years, subject to eligibility. It can be used to fully, or partially, cover your course fee (but does not cover any awarding body fees, such as enrolment and examination fees which are payable on top). More information can be found here.

The current rate of interest for a CAW Loans2Learn is 9%. Click on the calculator icon to calculate your monthly repayment options based on different repayment term lengths.

Example repayment - a Loans2Learn loan for the full course fee of £4,170 over 36 months would equate to monthly repayments of approximately £132 per month (please note this is an indicative price based on current fees and interest rates).

General Advice

Sources of financial help can be found on our student finance page. Before making any financial decision it is recommended that you seek advice from an independent source, for example the Money Advice Service.

If you have not achieved your qualification by the planned end date detailed in your individual learning plan, continued support and course access is available by paying monthly direct debit payments, or applying for a supplementary or increased loan, until certification is achieved.

These are current figures and may be subject to change. The differences in course fees reflect the level of funding that is available as a result of government policies and priorities. These may be as a result of age, employment status, previous education achievements, or location for example, and are outside the control of CAW Business School (The College of Animal Welfare).

This qualification will demonstrate to employers your proven managerial, business and administration skills and abilities, standing you in good stead when applying for senior administrative or managerial positions. Administrative staff are in high demand in the public, private and charity sectors, meaning that your career prospects are wide ranging.

You could also look at undertaking a related professional qualification such as ILM Leadership and Management.

Yes, in order to do this course you need to be employed in a senior administrative role.

No, as a private further education provider fees are applicable to all students. We do have a Loans2Learn scheme that can help you to spread the costs of study into manageable monthly payments.

A level 4 qualification is academically equivalent to a Higher National Certificate or Certificate of Higher Education. It demonstrates higher-level knowledge and skills, particularly in responsibility, problem-solving, and management within a business environment.