Level 3 NVQ Diploma Business & Administration

Aim

The City and Guilds Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Business and Administration qualification meets the needs of candidates already employed in or who wish to work in an administrative role with a high degree of autonomy. They provide the candidate with the opportunity to develop their understanding of and skills in a broad range of administrative activities such as information management, event co- ordination and implementing procedures and systems. With their flexible structures and diverse set of optional units this NVQ will enable the candidate to gain essential business skills such as decision-making and resource and project management thus meeting the needs of employers from all types of organisations and industries.

Structure

To gain the qualification, learners must achieve:

• A minimum of 40 credits overall, of which a minimum of 27 credits must be at Level 3
• 13 credits from the four mandatory units in Group A
• A minimum of 14 credits from optional units in Group B
• A maximum of 13 credits are allowed from optional units in Group C (this is not compulsory)

Entry requirements

There are no formal educational requirements for the NVQ Business Administration Level 3 qualification, but all staff undertaking the qualification should have the opportunity and experience of working in an administration environment. A Level 2 qualification within the area or similar is advisable.