The Pearson LCCI Level 3 Certificate in Business Principles and Enterprise has been developed in consultation with professional bodies, employers and centres. It is an ideal qualification for students who intend to progress their career to the next level or who are looking to start their own business. The qualification gives students the knowledge, understanding, skills and behaviours expected by employers in the business sector. It gives them the best possible opportunity to be successful in applying for work in entry-level positions.

The areas that students will cover include:

• The internal and external business environment
• Business planning for small and established enterprises
• Managing business risks and growth
• Measuring and improving the performance of the enterprise

The aims of the Pearson LCCI Level 3 Certificate in Advanced Business Calculations (VRQ) are to enable candidates to develop:

• A broad knowledge and understanding of advanced business calculations in relation to simple and compound interest, stock exchanges, business ownership, profitability and liquidity, investment appraisal, bankruptcy, depreciation of business assets and index numbers
• The ability to apply this knowledge and understanding in a business situation
• A knowledge and understanding of related terminology. This qualification is intended for students who have already passed the LCCI IQ

Business Calculations Level 2 or equivalent. It is specifically designed for persons intending to perform a range of advanced business calculations within a business environment. Taken with other LCCI IQ business courses, it provides a suitable preparation for candidates intending to work at an advanced level in a business environment. The qualification is also suitable for the student with a general interest in the subject.

This module is designed to help students to progress in the world of marketing. The purpose of the module is to allow students to develop the skills needed to enable them to develop their understanding of the marketing environment and to apply their knowledge in the workplace to advance their careers. The qualification is particularly suitable for students who are already employed in the marketing industry and who are looking to progress their career to the next level, for example to a mid-level managerial role. The qualification is also suitable for students in the general field of business who require detailed marketing knowledge and for students who wish to make a career change to marketing. By giving students a sound knowledge of marketing and by introducing them to marketing strategies and planning, current trends, industry changes and marketing in the wider business context, this qualification will help them to progress their careers into middle management.

This module is suitable for students who:

• Are already in an administrative or entry-level marketing role and who are looking for more responsibility in a supervisory or middle-management role
• Are currently in a marketing role such as Marketing Assistant, Marketing Executive, Marketing Coordinator, PR Assistant, PR Executive
• Are looking for a career change to marketing
• Require detailed marketing knowledge in their existing role.

This module is designed to introduce students to the world of marketing by helping them to understand the basics of marketing and the various functions that constitute marketing. The qualification also introduces students to the basic techniques they need to prepare them in looking for their first marketing job or to progress in an existing marketing role.