City & Guilds NVQ Level 3 Diploma in Business Administration

This qualification is designed to enhance your existing administration skills and provide you with the knowledge and confidence to excel in your role. It is aimed at people working in administrative support roles in public or private sector organisations, or people who want to improve their administrative and supervisory skills. A qualification in Business and Administration can help you succeed in a support role in any size or type of organisation. These roles include:

Secretary
Receptionist
Administrator
Personal assistant
Office supervisor/team leader
Manager

You will develop skills in supervising others and contributing to the wider strategy of your department or organisation, gaining greater technical, administrative and managerial knowledge in the process. Depending on your job role and the units you choose to undertake you could gain skills in areas such as managing information, team supervision and project management.

Key Facts

Attendance: As this qualification is work-based no college attendance is required. Instead all tuition, support and assessment will be provided in the workplace, online and via email and telephone contact. Support is provided by one of the College’s work-based learning assessors.
Duration: 18-24 months
Start date: Any time during the year.
Location: As this qualification is work-based no college attendance is required. 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.

Entry Requirements

You will ideally have five GCSEs at grades A*-C (or 9-4) or have already undertaken the NVQ Level 2 Diploma in Business Administration. You will also need to be employed within an administration role in a supervisory position.

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 Content

The course structure allows managerial, technical and administration skills to be enhanced; the following mandatory units will be completed:

Communication in a business environment
Principles of business communication and information
Principles of administration
Principles of business
Manage personal and professional development

A range of optional units can then be selected, examples of these include:

Resolve administrative problems
Analyse and present business data
Produce business documents
Chair and lead meetings
Manage a budget
Principles of leadership and management
Manage an office facility

Assessment

Course assessment consists of completing online examinations and a portfolio, and passing work-based practical assessments.

Course Fees

£2,573

Awarding Body Fees*: £218
* these are payable by all students or employers and are recharged at cost and subject to change.

Course fees must be paid in full before the beginning of the course. A loan scheme is available, details can be found below.

CAW Loans2Learn
The CAW Loans2Learn scheme is a personal loan that can help you to spread the cost of the course into manageable payments over a period of up to 5 years. The loan can be used to fully or partially cover the course fees (but does not cover any awarding body fees, such as enrolment and examination fees). More information can be found here.

LOAN CALCULATOR
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.

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 Ltd).

What Next?

This qualification will allow you to, not only provide complex administrative support to your organisation, but take on more responsibility at work too, perhaps laying the foundations for a senior administrative or managerial role. Administrative staff are in high demand in the public, private and charity sectors; therefore a formal qualification demonstrates your practical administration skills and abilities, standing you in good stead when applying for administrative roles.

Alternatively, you could continue studying towards the NVQ Level 4 Diploma in Business and Professional Administration or look at undertaking a higher education qualification such as a HND/degree or a professional qualification such as Leadership and Management, in order to further expand on your existing skillset.

Testimonials

What our Business School students say:

“I have enjoyed learning new skills and applying some of these to my current job”
“The tutors are very helpful and supportive and provide me with regular reviews on my progress”
“The course fits around my everyday work making this easy to complete”
“The tutors are extremely helpful and always manage to find time to provide support and answer any queries”

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