Student Handbook 2024/25
Business & Enterprise (Level 5 Higher Level Apprenticeship)
UU
Business
Available Sessions
You may be eligible for funding on this course *
If you are an employer or employee of a NI based company
* Terms and Conditions apply
Course Offering
- Site location Strand Road
Awarding Body
Course Modules
- Academic and Career Enhancement Skills
- Principles of Marketing
- Introduction to Financial Accounting
- Foundations of Entrepreneurship
- Introduction to work-Based Learning
- Principles of Economics
- Principles of Management
- Professional Skills
- Accounts and Ethics for Business Managers
- Work-Based Learning in Practice
- Marketing Management
- High Performance Work Enterprises
Entry Requirements
UK Requirements
64 UCAS Tariff points (2 A levels)+ GCSE Maths Grade C or equivalent (e.g. Essential Skills Level 2 Numeracy) AND GCSE English Grade C or equivalent (e.g. Essential Skills Level 2 Communication). Access - 50% (which includes Level 2 in Communications & Mathematics). Prior Learning may provide an entry route for applicants who do not meet any of the above criteria, contact admission for additional information admissions@nwrc.ac.ukROI Requirements
64 UCAS Tariff points + OLC (Grade O4 or above) in English and Maths; Access - 50% (which includes Level 2 in Communications & Mathematics). Prior Learning may provide an entry route for applicants who do not meet any of the above criteria, contact admission for additional information admissions@nwrc.ac.ukAdditional Requirements Prior to Entry
Attendance at Information Session
Work Placement
You will need to be in employment or about to take up employment in a company relevant to your chosen profession. You can be an existing employee upskilling and moving to a new job role or a newly recruited employee taking up a permanent contract of employment.
What's Next?
Further Study
If pathways to HLA level 6 - 7 studies exist then participants may wish to consider continuing their progression as a Higher Level Apprentice. Learners graduate on the successful completion of the Foundation Degree and graduates have the opportunity to progress directly to the final year of the Hons Business Degree at Ulster University, particularly Magee Campus, subject to meeting UU criteria and the completion of a summer bridging modules.Career Prospects
This course provides a pathway to a career in accountancy.Enquiry
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I progressed from NWRC directly into final year of a degree programme at Glasgow School of Art, along with my twin sister.Tipsudar Cochrane -
We represented Ireland at the 2024 Summer Paralympic Games, and one of our proudest moments was when we received a guard of honour from NWRC staff and students when we returned to the College to host a Q&A masterclass on Sport Psychology.Chloe and Judith MacCombe (Sport)