Distance Learning - Business Administration (Level 2 Certificate) 2024-25

The Level 2 Certificate in Principles of Business Administration gives you the knowledge to work in a range of different environments in a business admin role. Whether you would like to brush up on your skills or pick up some new ones, this course will give you the knowledge you need to provide high-quality support to the business you work for. This fully online qualification will help you develop your knowledge of important administrative support tasks, including how to prepare and distribute business documents and how to manage diary systems and financing systems.

Workbook 1 - Develop understanding of basic administration concepts and practices
• Providing administrative services
• Business document production and information management
• Communication in a business environment
• Understand employer organisations
• How to develop working relationships with colleagues
• Learn business and administration national occupational standards

Workbook 2 - Essential knowledge for daily and more complex administration tasks
• How to deal with mail
• Reception services
• Understand the management of diary systems
• Event organisation
• Finance for administrators

Workbook 3 - Store, Retrieve and Archive Information
• Information storage and retrieval
• Archiving requirements

This 18 week Level 2 course in the Principles of Business Administration can help with professional development and could lead to careers specialising in Business Administration. This is especially useful for careers like;

School Business Manager (£25,000 to £55,000)
Business Project Manager (£22,000 to £70,000)
Sales Administrator (£17,000 to £28,000)

Please see the distance learning introductory page to check your eligibility: https://edc.ac.uk/study/distance-learning

• you can complete your course online, by paper or online with paper resources
• we'll process your enrolment, and a tutor will be assigned to support you through your course, their contact details are in the joining instruction email
• an email containing your joining instructions will be sent, this email will contain your start and end date, submission dates. If completing online you will be advised of the weblink and your unique username for you to log into the e-assessor portal. If completing by paper you will still receive a joining instruction email and your paper resources will be posted out to you.
• if you need any guidance on your course content please contact your tutor direct.
• you will receive text reminders throughout your course
• your feedback from your tutor will either be online via e-assessor (located in my portfolio) or via email if completing by paper.

The course starts when you have received your joining instruction email containing your start, submission target dates and tutor contact details.

You have 18 weeks from enrolling to complete your course, this duration includes tutor feedback, internal verification and processing and your first assessment is due within 6 weeks of your start date.