Qfqual Qualification Number: 603/2179/9

About this course
OTHM Level 6 Diploma in Business Management qualification aims to provide learners with an excellent foundation for a career in a range of organisations. It designed to ensure that each learner is ‘business ready’: a confident, independent thinker with a detailed knowledge of business and management and equipped with the skills to adapt rapidly to change.

The content of the qualification is focused on leadership and people management, strategic human resource management, operations management, sustainable business practice, financial decision making as well as the business research skills expected of a manager.

The qualification is ideal for those who have started, or are planning to move into, a career in private or public sector business. Successful completion of the Level 6 Diploma in Business Management qualification will provide learners with the opportunity to progress to further study or employment.

Entry requirements
For entry onto the OTHM Level 6 Diploma in Business Management qualification, learners must possess:

• Relevant NQF/QCF/RQF Level 5 diploma or equivalent recognised qualification
• Mature learners (over 21) with management experience (learners must check with the delivery centre regarding this experience prior to registering for the programme)
• Learners must be 18 years or older at the beginning of the course

Brit College seeks to ensure learners are recruited with integrity onto appropriate qualifications that will meet their needs, enable and facilitate learning and achievement enable progression.  The qualification is offered in English, so learners must have an appropriate level of English for entry onto this course.

English requirements: If a learner is not from a majority English-speaking country must provide evidence of English language competency. For more information visit the OTHM English Language Expectations page (https://www.othm.org.uk/english-language.html).

The British Council website (https://www.britishcouncil.org/english) provides useful information about learning English as a second language, and a list of British Council accredited centres worldwide.

Brit College considers English Language proficiency as a valuable transferrable skill for work and life. We work in  partnership with the London Language Foundation, (a British Council accredited centre) to offer our students a range of ESOL courses including IELTS preparation and one-to-one English tuition.

Equivalences
OTHM qualifications at RQF Level 6 represent practical knowledge, skills, capabilities and competences that are assessed in academic terms as being equivalent to Bachelor’s Degrees with Honours, Bachelor’s Degrees, Professional Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE), Graduate Diplomas and Graduate Certificates.

Course structure
The OTHM Level 6 Diploma in Business Management consists of 6 mandatory units for a combined total of 120 credits, 1200 hours Total Qualification Time (TQT) and 480 Guided Learning Hours (GLH) for the completed qualification.

Mandatory units

• Leadership and People Management (20 credits)
• Business Research Project (20 credits)
• Operations Management (20 credits)
• Financial Decision Making (20 credits)
• Sustainable Business Practices (20 credits)
• Strategic Human Resource Management (20 credits)

Duration and delivery
The qualification is designed to be delivered over one academic year for full-time study but it is also flexible in its delivery in order to accommodate part-time and distance learning. The qualification is delivered at Brit College through online flexible learning.

Assessment and verification
There are no examinations, learners are required to submit an assignment for assessment for each course unit.

All units within this qualification are internally assessed by the College and externally verified by OTHM. The qualifications are criterion referenced, based on the achievement of all the specified learning outcomes.

To achieve a ‘pass’ for a unit, learners must provide evidence to demonstrate that they have fulfilled all the learning outcomes and meet the standards specified by all assessment criteria. Judgement that the learners have successfully fulfilled the assessment criteria is made by the Assessor. The Assessor should provide an audit trail showing how the judgement of the learners’ overall achievement has been arrived at.

Progression
Successful completion of Level 6 Diploma in Business Management qualification provides learners the opportunity for a wide range of academic progressions including progression to relevant OTHM Level 7 Diplomas. This qualification has been developed with career progression and professional recognition in mind. As the Level 6 Diploma in Business Management qualification is approved and regulated by Ofqual (Office of the Qualifications and Examinations Regulation), learners are eligible to gain direct entry into relevant Master’s degree programmes. For more information visit University Progressions page in the OTHM website (https://www.othm.org.uk).

Course Fees
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