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 The Focus Awards Level 3 Diploma in Business Administration (RQF) is designed for individuals who wish to advance their education, enhance their skills for career progression in their current positions, or transition into new administrative roles. This comprehensive course equips learners with the essential skills, knowledge, understanding, and competence needed to thrive in dynamic business and administrative environments. Whether pursuing further academic qualifications or seeking professional growth, this diploma serves as a strategic stepping stone towards your goals.

Dreaming of becoming a nurse? This is your opportunity to turn that dream into reality. Whether nursing has always been your passion or is a new calling, this intensive, 9-month programme is your fast track to a fulfilling healthcare career. Gain the skills, confidence, and knowledge you need to succeed in this rewarding profession.

The Access to Higher Education Diploma (Nursing) is an academic qualification that prepares individuals for degree-level nursing and healthcare studies. Universities across the UK recognise this qualification, which is equivalent to A-Levels, providing a pathway to nursing and related fields.

This nine-month, fully online course, awarded by Gateway Qualifications, is designed for adults aged 19 and over who wish to enter the healthcare sector. Whether considering a career change, returning to education, or lacking formal qualifications, this diploma will provide a pathway to higher education.

Upon completion, you will be prepared to pursue a nursing degree or progress into midwifery, paramedicine, and mental health specialisations.

The Level 3 Access to Higher Education Diploma in Business Management is designed for learners who wish to progress to higher education programmes in Business Management or related subjects. The course equips you with the skills, knowledge, and understanding necessary for entry into higher education programmes. The qualification comprises individual units structured according to the Access to Higher Education unit specification, providing a variety of units that facilitate progression into Business Management degree programmes. The mandatory group of units ensures you gain a solid understanding of themes relevant to Business Management, including key topics in Business Planning and Budgeting, the Role of Marketing in Business, and Digital Technologies in Business. In addition to the graded units, ungraded units are available to support foundational skills for work within the sector and for further academic study.

This qualification aims to:

• Reintroduce learners to education, which may not have been completed.

• Recognise prior achievements, skills and experience and the particular needs of those returning to learning.

• Offer learners a responsive, supportive return to learning at a level appropriate for entry to Higher Education.

• Develop the appropriate skills, such as study skills, necessary for learners to succeed in their higher education careers.

• Address issues of widening participation and social inclusion.

• Provide opportunities to succeed and progress.

Assessment

As this is a remote learning provision, attendance at the tutorial sessions and the assessment methods require learners to have access to a computer. Achieving this qualification is typically based on assignments linked to each unit, which are issued throughout the course. Some units are graded as Pass, Merit, or Distinction. Learners will understand how to achieve higher grades, when the assignments will be issued, and the submission dates. Completing the assignments will enable the learner to create a portfolio