Business Administration Principles - Level 2 Certificate (NCFE)

This qualification aims to provide you with the underpinning knowledge that is required to work in a range of different environments in a business administration role. The objectives of this qualification are to help you develop essential knowledge of how to carry out administrative tasks such as how to manage information and supporting events as well as knowing how to apply this knowledge in a variety of industries and job roles.

This qualification forms part of a suite of knowledge-based qualifications. This qualification has been developed to enable you to progress into employment in a business administration role or onto higher-level studies.

You can enrol on our FREE distance learning courses from the comfort of your own home, with all workbooks and assessments available online with the help of your tutor who will be assigned to support you throughout your training. All you’ll need is a computer (laptop or PC, Windows, or Mac), tablet and access to the internet.

Awarding body: NCFE/CACHE
Duration of course: 2-3 Months
Guided learning hours: 155

To be awarded the Level 2 Certificate in Principles of Business Administration, learners are required to successfully complete 5 mandatory units and 2 optional units:

• Unit 01 – Principles of providing administrative services
• Unit 02 – Principles of business document production and information management
• Unit 03 – Understanding communication in a business environment
• Unit 04 – Understanding employer organisations
• Unit 05 – Understanding how to develop working relationships with colleagues
• Unit 06 – Understand how to store, retrieve and archive information 
• Unit 07 – Understand customer service

To enrol with us you must live in London or a non-devolved area of England and:

• Be aged 19 or over
• Be able to provide a British or Irish Passport with three years’ residency in the EU/EEA or
• Have a European Union Settlement Scheme residence (EUSS) with three years’ residency in the EU/EEA and UK and have lived in the UK prior to 31 December 2020 or
• Have a biometric residence card permitting study in the UK along with having lived in the UK for the at least the last three years and
• Be able to provide current proof of JSA, IS, UC or ESA or proof of salary

You will be contacted and asked to complete a short English assessment and enrolment, online or at the college.

The qualification can support progression to further sector-specific training and qualifications for the following types of roles:

• Travel and Tourism 
• Sport and Recreation
• Retail 
• Arts, Media and Publishing
• Health, Public Services and Care