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Upon completion of this course, you will develop a strong understanding of contemporary business management strategy and issues as well as gain a deeper knowlege of human resources. The course is structured to help you develop the skills you need to build the foundations for a strong profession.
ABE LEVEL 5
Advancing Business Education
“ABE gives you everything that you would need in order to thrive and have the upper hand in and out of the classroom; from team-working and becoming a leader to an ethical professional. This programme is more than just pen and paper but a holistic guide for a successful future,” Sasha Lewis, studied Business Management and Human Resources in order to pursue a career in HR.
Why ABE Business Management & Human Resources
With this qualification you gain the specialist knowledge to forge a career in Human Resource Management combined with general business management expertise.
Being able to offer the Human Resources discipline, alongside with a wide-ranging strategic understanding of business management in general, will provide an enviable skill set. This could prove invaluable as Human Resources directors are likely to be involved in decisions that shape overall corporate strategy. At a less senior level the dual qualification in Business Management and Human Resources has the potential to provide you with a wider choice of career options.
From entry level (3 or 4), you can progress up to Level 6 which will hone the skills and knowledge required for you to work at a senior strategic level.
Embedded Entrepreneurialism
A great benefit is that entrepreneurship is embedded throughout our programmes. Even if you’re not planning to work for yourself, you’ll find as employers value staff who demonstrate entrepreneurial thinking and, in an ever-changing job market, having the know-how to create your own business is an invaluable life skill.
Progression & Recognition
While this course will equip you for a middle management role, perhaps leading a small team of people, this qualification can also get you onto the final year of a bachelor's degree.
Accredited Programme
ABE’s framework of Business Management qualifications runs from Level 3, right through to Level 6. You can enter at Level 3 and progress all the way up to Level 6, enabling you to accumulate the credits needed for a university top-up, or you can enter onto the framework at any point depending on your prior qualifications.
Each qualification level builds from the one before, taking you from introductory units through to strategic ones.
As the ABE qualifications framework is structured to allow you to progress from one level to the next, you must ensure to fully complete the initial level in order to be awarded the next level. Should the higher level be completed first, ABE will withhold the certificates until the initial level is achieved.
ABE Level 4 Foundation in Business Management
Number of Units: 4
A good general grounding in core aspects of business, designed for those who wish to go quickly onto the next ABE Level and into employment. If you wish to progress to a university degree, the eight unit - 120 credit - Diploma provides more favourable progression options.
ABE Level 4 Diploma in Business Management & HR
Number of Units: 8
Provides a thorough grounding in business management along with an introduction to the discipline of human resources.
ABE Level 5 Diploma in Business Management & HR
Number of Units: 6
Provides a thorough grounding in Business Management and a great springboard for progressing to higher levels of academic study.
Qualification Title
ABE Level 5 Diploma in Business Management and Human Resources
Qualification Objective
The objectives of the ABE Level 5 Diploma in Business Management & HR are as follows:
To equip learners with business skills, knowledge and the understanding necessary to achieve high performance in the global business environment;
To provide education and training for a range of careers in business, including management, human resources and marketing;
To provide insight and understanding into international business operations and the opportunities and challenges presented by a globalised marketplace;
To equip learners with knowledge and understanding of culturally diverse organisations, cross-cultural issues, diversity and values;
To provide opportunities for learners to enter or progress in employment in business, or progress to higher education qualifications;
To provide opportunities for learners to develop the skills, techniques and personal attributes essential for successful working lives;
To provide opportunities for those learners with a global outlook to aspire to international career pathways;
To provide opportunities for learners to achieve a nationally-recognised professional qualification;
To offer learners the chance of career progression in their chosen field;
To allow flexibility of study and to meet local or specialist needs.
Who regulates this qualification?
The qualification is regulated in the UK by ofqual.
Who should enrol?
This ABE Level 5 Diploma builds upon the subjects covered in the Level 4 Diploma and gives a more extensive coverage of Business Management and Human Resources knowledge and understanding. You will expand your knowledge and skills more by learning about entrepreneurship, quantitative methods and project management.
Entry Guidance and Criteria
There are no formal entry requirements to study ABE Level 5 Diplomas; however, the admissions office will ensure that you have a reasonable expectation of success on the programme by assessing your previous qualifications and or related work experience. Hence, it is the admissions assessors' responsibility to use their professional and academic judgement when assisting you in making the decision at which level you should enter the ABE programmes.
In order to successfully study for an ABE qualification, you should have an appropriate level of spoken and written English language. For the ABE Level 5 Diplomas, ABE recommends the following standards are met:
IELTS 6 | Cambridge ESOL - Cambridge English First - Cambridge English Advanced (points score 195 or above) | Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic) 56 | Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) B2 | or other English language test equivalent.
Before Qualification Can be Assessed & Awarded
To be awarded the ABE Level 5 Diploma in Business Management & Human Resources learners are required to successfully achieve the four core mandatory and two out of the three optional units.
Recognition/Accreditation of Prior Learning RPL/APL
If you hold a qualification from either another professional body or university which is similar in content and level to the ABE Level 4, 5 or 6 qualifications, you might qualify for RPL, APL or an exemption from some ABE examinations or units.
Localisation
It is very important when studying for your ABE qualification that you consider your local business environment and try to apply what you are learning to relevant scenarios in your local business context. Doing this will help you to put your learning into practice and use it in your professional day-to-day activities.
Qualification Structure
The ABE Level 5 Diploma in Business Management & Human Resources consists of four core mandatory and two out of the three optional units. To be awarded the ABE Level 5 Diploma in Business Management & Human Resources learners must achieve a minimum of a Pass in all units.
The credit value is 120
Core Mandatory Units
5UMAO Managing Agile Organisations and People - 20 Credits
5UIBP Innovation and Business Performance - 20 Credits
5UEFM Effective Financial Management - 20 Credits
5UIBE International Business Economics and Markets - 20 Credits
Optional Units
5UHRM Human Resource Management - 20 Credits
5UEE Employee Engagement - 20 Credits
5UHRP The HR Professional - 20 Credits
A Recent Survey: Bright Future
With ABE qualification, ABE alumni have been leading organisations in the finance, government, healthcare, industry, NGOs, etc., all over the world. Survey responses came from more than 70 countries with over 1,000 different job titles given. Sixty-five percent of the respondents were working in medium or large organisations, 71% who had achieved a higher ABE qualification (eg Level 6) were in a managerial or professional role and 97% stated ABE had been relevant or beneficial to their profession.
Whatever field takes your interest, an ABE qualification will give you the tools to help you achieve your professional ambitions.
With ABE Level 5 Diploma in Business Management & HR, you can get onto the final year of a related Bachelor's degree.
Modes of Study
When studying for your ABE qualification, you will learn both with supervision from your tutors in-class and through your own self-study time.
Range of course delivery methods
Suggested reading and resources
We will provide the following learning materials:
Assessment
The 8 units for the ABE Level 5 Diploma are all assessed by a combination of examinations and assignments, both externally set by ABE UK.
Examination
At Level 5 each examination will be 3 hours long and there will be two examination sessions per year (June and December). The examination will consist of short answer questions, and long answer/essay-based questions.
Assignments
There will be three opportunities a year for assignments to be submitted by learners. ABE Assignments are set in the format of an assignment brief, sometimes featuring a scenario and/or templates. At Level 5 assignments will have a word count of 3500.
"ABE provides an opportunity for young professionals like myself to earn the kind of qualification that provides a clear advantage in our highly competitive world today,” Naresh Rhajcoomar, Human Resources professional, Guyana
Marking and moderation
ABE UK has a broad and varied external academic team with a breadth of experience across the qualification areas and levels. The ABE External Assessment Team marks across the three assessment windows and is very familiar with ABE students and the format of ABE exams and assignments. ABE has a very robust marking and moderation process: assessments are marked and standardised by the external team, after which they go through two phases of moderation. The results are presented to the assessment board for ratification, prior to release.
QAA Benchmarking
As well as ensuring that each qualification level offers the appropriate credit values for progression to higher education university programmes, ABE has also aligned the qualifications against sections of the QAA Framework, which applies to all degree-awarding organisations, such as universities, in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland.
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HRM
Human Resource Management is more than just processes; if managed effectively it can add value and contribute to organisational success. This unit introduces you to contemporary approaches to managing people by analysing and challenging theory in relation to the practice of HRM. This will enable you to manage the people strategies in a diverse range of organisations and occupational disciplines breaking the stereotype and championing a value-added approach.
The possibilities and issues offered by both ongoing evaluation of HR’s contribution and the concept of human capital reporting will be assessed. Looking ahead, the unit will reflect on current research and thoughts on the future of HR and the skills, behaviours, confidence, and agility required to deliver its priorities with intent and purpose. The need for an ethical approach to HRM will be explored, considering both the benefits and strategies to manage ethical and professional tensions.
International Business Economics and Markets
This unit is aimed at developing a strong working understanding of economic theory and principles in the everchanging and dynamic international economic marketplace.
A key focus will be on how multinational firms and organisations operate internationally in an increasingly competitive marketplace. One of the key driving factors is the rise of information and communication technologies, and many markets that were previously limited to within nations are now truly international. The factors of production are increasingly mobile across the world with the movement of labour and capital being commonplace.
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