Business and Administration (SCQF level 8) SVQ

What is special about this course?

If you are working in a business environment at a supervisory level and would like to develop your team-working and problem-solving skills to progress your career, then the SVQ 4 Business and Administration will help you achieve this.

The course is an exciting way to gain a high-level qualification while working and developing work-based knowledge and skills at a supervisory or management level.

Special features

• Learn vital, work-based skills at supervisory or management level
• Supported online learning with tutor support which means you can fit your studies around your personal and professional commitments
• Choose from a large range of optional modules to fit your specific job specifications

Entry requirements

• You should be working in a business and administration environment
• No formal qualifications are required, however you must have been working at supervisory/management level for at least two years
• Entry will be considered on the basis of complexity of work product, knowledge and responsibility
• You may be required to attend an interview

Year 1 - SVQ

The core modules are:

• Manage and be accountable for your own performance in a business environment
• Manage work in a business environment
• Manage communications in a business environment

You will also choose from a wide range of option modules in areas including:

• Analyse and report data
• Assist in improving organisational performance
• Communicate information and knowledge
• Customer service
• Decision making
• Design, manage and evaluate information systems
• Engage internal audiences
• Evaluate and solve business problems
• Implement, monitor and maintain administrative services
• Implement, monitor and review change
• Innovation
• Leadership 
• Manage an office facility
• Manage budgets
• Manage physical resources
• Manage the environmental and social impacts of your work
• Monitor, evaluate the performance of contracts
• Operational planning
• Prepare specification for contracts 
• Propose and design administrative services 
• Provide healthy, safe, secure and productive working environments and practices
• Team working

Fees

For finance/funding information – please refer to UHI Orkney Finance.

For course fees – please email ocrevenue@uhi.ac.uk

Funding

Funding can be available for candidates aged 16-19 who are in full-time employment from Skills Development Scotland. Further information on application. 

You may be eligible for an ITA Scotland (Individual Training Account), which can help cover this cost. Please visit Skills Development Scotland for more information and apply as soon as possible to ensure your ITA Scotland funding is through in time to start the course.

External scholarships and financial support may be available. Contact the relevant university partner college for more information.