Course Outline:

The Foundation Apprenticeship (FA) in Business Skills is offered in S5.  If you have a strong desire to develop a career in business, you can enhance your school studies with an industry, College and University recognised qualification. 

It is delivered over two years, you will already have completed the first year in school in S5 and you will spend part of the week at College to complete the 2nd year of the FA.  You will be developing skills and knowledge across a range of topics using a blended approach and getting hands-on experience on placement with an employer, this may include a remote placement.

Modern businesses require leaders, managers and administrators in their management team to provide strategic, tactical and operational services.   Budding managers and administrators have a highly transferable set of knowledge, skills and behaviours that can be applied in all sectors. This includes small and large businesses alike: from the public sector, private sector and charitable sector.

You’ll have the unique opportunity to develop skills and knowledge across a range of business topics in a classroom, alongside a valuable work placement with an employer.  The course has been designed to address the skills gaps in business administration and will provide a route into employment and/or progression to further learning.

On successful completion of the FA, you will achieve a Joint Qualification Certificate for the Foundation Apprenticeship in Business Skills. This is a group award at SCQF Level 6, equivalent to a Higher, and includes:

FA in Business Skills

National Progression Award in Business Skills at SCQF Level 6 – achieved during your first year in the School Hub

• Understanding Business
• Management of People and Finance
• Working with IT Software: PC Passport – Word Processing and Presenting Information
• Working with IT Software: PC Passport – Spreadsheet and Database
• Contemporary Business Issues

Modern businesses require leaders, managers and administrators in their management team to provide strategic, tactical and operational services. Budding managers and administrators have a highly transferable set of knowledge, skills and behaviours that can be applied in all sectors. This includes small and large businesses alike: from the public sector, private sector and charitable sector.

This foundation apprenticeship programme focuses on Business Administration, whilst giving you the opportunity to appreciate and understand other management and business priorities. Business Administrators will advance key skills and behaviours to support their progression towards management positions.

You’ll have the unique opportunity to develop skills and knowledge across a range of business topics in a classroom, alongside a valuable work placement with an employer. The course has been designed to address the skills gaps in business administration and will provide a route into employment and/or progression to further learning. The One Year Foundation Apprenticeship (FA) in Business Skills is offered in S5 and S6. If you have a strong desire to develop a career in business, you can enhance your school studies with an industry, College and University recognised qualification.

On successful completion of the FA, you will achieve a Joint Qualification Certificate for the Foundation Apprenticeship in Business Skills. This is a group award at SCQF Level 6, equivalent to a Higher and recognised by Colleges and Universities.

FA in Business Skills includes:

• National Progression Award in Business Skills at SCQF Level 6
• Understanding Business
• Management of People and Finance
• Working with IT Software: PC Passport – Word Processing and Presenting Information
• Working with IT Software: PC Passport – Spreadsheet and Database
• Contemporary Business Issues
• Units from the SVQ in Business and Administration at SCQF Level 6
• Plan, manage and improve your own performance in a business environment
• Communicate in a business environment
• Support other people to work in a
• Business environment
• Design and produce documents in a business environment
• Work Based Challenge Unit

The second year includes units from an SVQ in Business and Administration at SCQF Level 6

• Plan, manage and improve your own performance in a business environment
• Communicate in a business environment
• Support other people to work in a business environment
• Design and produce documents in a business environment

Work Based Challenge

This course will start in August 2022

Course Duration:

2 years:

First year may be delivered within a school hub

Second year will be a combination of class based teaching in College and work placement with an employer. A blended approach may be taken and some of your work placement may be remote. 

Tuesday and Thursday – 1.00 – 4.15 pm