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Business and Retail

Study business, retail and legal at Newcastle College

Business, retail and legal courses at Newcastle College aim to give you the practical skills required to enter the world of work. Our courses cover key business areas such as marketing, retail, accounting, business administration and paralegal.

Students have the opportunity to interact with many local entrepreneurs and businesses through the participation of employers conducting master classes, guest speaker
lectures, industry visits and student awards. You’ll be based at our newly transformed Parsons Building where you can take advantage of two pop-up shops that enable you to develop your entrepreneurial skills.

Retail Knowledge - Level 2

Retail Knowledge - Level 2 Certificate  
This course looks at how retail organisations operate, the skills needed to work in retail and what makes retail enterprises successful. You will also develop the skills required to work in a shop or within any retail/selling environment. Modules include marketing and promotion, customer service, visual merchandising and retail selling.

Entry requirements: No Formal entry requirements apply, however good communication skills are required and an IELTS at Level 5.0 or above.

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Skills for Business - Level 2

Skills for Business - Level 2 Diploma
This course looks at how business organisations operate, the skills needed to work in a business and what makes businesses successful. You will also develop the skills required to work in or set up your own business enterprise. Modules include customer service, managing a project, business documents and managing change within a business.

Entry requirements: four GCSEs at grade D or above (new grading 3 or above).

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Business - Level 3

Business Level 3 Diploma/Extended Diploma
This qualification is ideal for those who want to learn the fundamentals of business and progress to work in a business environment or continue to study a degree.
You will study a range of topics which include ethics, recruitment and selection, business accountancy, market research, website design and online marketing.
Assessment takes place through a combination of both portfolio and externally assessed units

Entry requirements: Diploma: Five GCSEs at grade C or above (new grading 4 or above), including English or maths. Extended Diploma: Five GCSEs at grade C or above
(new grading 4 or above), including English and maths.
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Employer Links

As a business student you’ll be given the opportunity to interact with many local entrepreneurs and businesses through the participation of employers conducting master classes, guest speakers, industry visits and student awards. Previous business students at Newcastle College have benefitted from industry insight from John Lewis, McDonalds, Sky and Gordon Brown Solicitors.