Students who achieve 4 A-C's at GCSE level can choose to follow an Advanced Vocational A Level
(AVCE Double Award) in Business. This is equivalent to two A Levels.

Those who meet the requirements to follow 4 AS/A2 subjects can combine a Single Award AVCE with their other AS subjects. This is the equivalent to one A Level.

Both of these options are covered over two years with the Double Award students completing 12 units of work and the Single Award students completing 6 units.

The units which are covered on the Double Award include:
Unit 1 Business at work
Unit 2 The Competitive Business Environment (tested unit)
Unit 3 Marketing
Unit 4 Human Resources
Unit 5 Finance (tested unit)
Unit 6 Business Planning

Unit 8 Marketing Research (tested unit)
Unit 10 Customer Service
Unit 17 Management and Enterprise
Unit 18 Managing and Developing Production
Unit 19 Motivating and Developing People (tested unit)
Unit 21 International Trade

The units which are covered on the Single Award include:
Unit 1 Business at Work
Unit 2 The Competitive Business Environment (tested unit)
Unit 3 Marketing
Unit 4 Human Resources
Unit 5 Finance (tested unit)

Unit 19 Motivating and Developing People (tested unit)
OR
Unit 21 International Trade

For more information about each of the units that are covered click here to go the Edexcel site.