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Level 3 OCR Cambridge Technical Certificate in Business
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Overview
The course will provide learners with the opportunity through applied learning to develop the core specialist knowledge, skills and understanding required in the business sector.
The business environment, will give learners an understanding of the wider external contexts in which businesses operate and of internal business functions and their interdependencies. This unit will allow learners to appreciate how legal, financial, ethical and resource constraints can affect business behaviour and the influence that different stakeholders can have and how businesses must respond.
Working in business, will give learners an understanding of the type of critical skills needed when working in business, such as organisation, prioritisation and effective communication. The unit will allow learners to learn how to use different business documents and about organisational protocols that most businesses would expect employees to follow.
How you’ll learn
Units of Study:
- Business Environment
- Working in Business
Entry and progression
What you need and where it leads
- Entry requirements
- This course Level 3
- Further study
Entry requirements
Grade 4 and above in English, Maths and 3 other subjects.
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At University Campus North Lincolnshire
At University Campus Doncaster
Careers it can lead to
- Sales Accounts and Business Development Managers £48,900 a year
- Human Resources and Industrial Relations Officers £28,000 a year
- Business Sales Executives £34,500 a year
- With further study or experience Management Consultants and Business Analysts £43,100 a year
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With further study or experience
- Business and Financial Project Management Professionals £52,000 a year
- Human Resource Managers and Directors £48,700 a year
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals £49,700 a year
- Financial Managers and Directors £50,900 a year
- Actuaries, Economists and Statisticians £34,900 a year
Typical pay is the UK median for each job (Lightcast, October 2026).
For parents and carers
Supporting your child’s journey
A Friendly, Welcoming Place
Students are often surprised by how friendly and welcoming college is. It's a supportive community where they'll build genuine friendships and feel part of something.
About student lifeLearning Support
If your child has additional learning needs, our support team works with them from day one. Adjustments are put in place early so they can get the most out of their course.
About learning supportGCSE Support Built In
If your child needs to resit GCSE English or Maths, it's built into the timetable, not bolted on as an extra. They'll get structured support alongside their main course.
Learn moreQualifications That Count
These are nationally recognised qualifications with real academic weight. Your child will develop practical skills and knowledge that employers and universities genuinely value.
Your next step
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What happens after you apply
1
You apply
Apply online and you’ll get a confirmation email.
2
You meet your tutor
We’ll invite you to an interview to talk through the course and your plans, and make sure it’s right for you.
3
You get an offer
We’ll email you a conditional or unconditional offer.
4
You get ready to start
Come to a taster session in the summer, then enrol in August, bringing your results.