Level 2 Business Administration - Year 12

This qualification is a full time qualification which is completed alongside resits in GCSE maths and/or English. This qualification gives you an additional 3 GCSEs and is a bridging qualification between GCSE and GCE.

This qualification is completed in one academic year and requires the completion of 2 on-screen examinations and 5 coursework units.

Exam Board and syllabus code

OCR Cambridge Technicals Level 2 Diploma in Business Administration – award code 05892

Content

Unit 1 – Principles of working in business administration

Unit 2 – Understand the role of an administrator

Unit 3 – Use social media for business purposes

Unit 4 – Provide administrative support

Unit 5 - Follow administrative practices and create procedures

Unit 6 - Communicate in a business environment

Unit 7 - Support the organisation of an event

Assessment

All 7 units must achieve at least a pass to achieve the Diploma in Business Administration.

Unit 1 – Principles of working in business administration

On-Screen Examination (45 minutes)
40 marks

Unit 2 –Understand the role of an administrator

On-Screen Examination (1 hour)
45 marks

Units 3 - 7 - Coursework

Internally assessed coursework units
Range of Pass, merit & Distinction tasks to be completed (to pass a unit, all pass tasks must be completed.)

Home Learning

Students should be completing coursework assessment tasks both inside and outside of lessons to ensure successful completion of the qualification.

How Parents and Carers Can Support

Parents and carers can encourage pupils to complete coursework and engage with the content.

Parents may find it useful to go onto the useful links below to get a feel for the subject specific content covered during the course.

Prior to exams, parents and carers can encourage pupils to create a revision timetable to ensure revision for both the unit 1 and unit 2 exams is spaced evenly.

Additional Support Available/Useful Links