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Vocational Qualifications (Certification only) Preparing for a Business Venture Level 2 Award - 09896

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  • Withdrawal of qualification

    We have reluctantly decided to withdraw (09896) OCR Level 2 Award in Preparing for a Business Venture (QN 600/1120/8). The final date for entries will be 31 August 2020 and the final certification date will be 31 August 2021.

The QCF OCR Level 2 Award in Preparing for a Business Venture is a bite-size qualification that directly replaces the previous NQF version.  The qualification aims to equip candidates with the ability to consider all aspects of setting up their own business from a personal and practical perspective. Candidates will complete three mandatory units (units 1-3 for nine credits), to achieve the OCR Level 2 Award in Preparing for a Business Venture.

Benefits

  • Qualifications that are bite-sized, flexible and relevant to today's market
  • All units are signposted to the latest national occupational standards
  • Consider key aspects of setting up their own business
  • Progression to the Certificate or other Business Enterprise qualification.

  • (3) Key documents
    • Centre handbook (PDF, 177KB)
    • Internal standardisation generic guide (PDF, 584KB)

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    • Withdrawal of Level 2 Preparing for a Business Venture qualifications - FAQ's (PDF, 155KB)
  • (1) Subject information updates
    • Level 2 Preparing for a Business Venture qualifications
  • (1) Forms
    • Submission cover sheet (DOC, 169KB)
  • (7) Question papers, mark schemes and reports
    • (1) 2012 series
      • Chief moderator report (PDF, 38KB)
    • (1) 2013 series
      • Chief Co-ordinator report (PDF, 53KB)
    • (1) 2015 series
      • Examiners' report - August (PDF, 208KB)
    • (1) 2016 series
      • Examiners' report - September (PDF, 199KB)
    • (1) 2017 series
      • Examiners' report - 2016/17 (PDF, 214KB)
    • (1) 2018 series
      • Examiners' report - VQ Preparing for a Business Venture L2/L3
    • (1) 2019 - June series
      • Moderators' report - VQ/VQC Preparing for a business venture Level 2
  • (9) Units
    • Level 2 - Assignment booklet - April 2011 (DOC, 808KB)
    • Level 2 - Unit 01 - Considering a business idea (PDF, 183KB)
    • Level 2 - Unit 02 - Identifying personal development needs to start a business venture (PDF, 180KB)
    • Level 2 - Unit 03 - Identify the resources and location for a business venture (PDF, 321KB)
    • Level 2 - Unit 04 - Attracting customers through marketing (PDF, 180KB)
    • Level 2 - Unit 05 - Investigating legal issues relating to a business venture (PDF, 177KB)
    • Level 2 - Unit 06 - Planning the financial management of a business venture (PDF, 181KB)
    • Level 2 - Unit 07 - Understanding selling within a business venture (PDF, 177KB)
    • Level 2 - Unit 08 - Importance of business plans (PDF, 172KB)

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