This course has been designed as a one-year course, which will enable learners to develop a common core of knowledge, including the business environment and marketing. This qualification would be ideal for learners starting their final year of education, for example after taking a level 2 qualification post-16 and wishing to follow a coherent one-year course at level 3, or for learners who wish to complete their course after one year and move into an apprenticeship or training with an employer.