Training & Career Opportunities in Business Management - The skills you gain on a business management course will allow you to start contributing to your employer's organisation quickly and effectively.

1. Training & Career
Opportunities in Business
Management
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2. Business Demography
• The number of UK businesses formed continued to increase from 383,000 to 414,000
between 2015 and 2016, at a rate of 14.6% compared with a rate of 14.3% in 2015.
• The number of UK business ceasing trade also increased from 283,000 to 328,000
between 2015 and 2016, at a rate of 11.6% compared with a rate of 10.5% in 2015.
• In broad industry terms, business administration and support services had the highest
business form rate at 23.1% and finance and insurance had the highest ceasing trade
rate at 17%.

3. Overview of the business
sector in the UK
• High starting salaries and early
responsibility are to be expected in
business management jobs and
consultancy careers.

4. What industries
involve Business
Management?
• Industries as diverse as chemicals, utilities, fashion,
health, grocery and construction all require functional
managers with a clear understanding of systems,
efficiency and operational issues.
• Opportunities exist in management and analysis roles
with employers in the private, public and voluntary
sectors.
• Graduate training schemes offered by large employers
frequently focus on commercial roles - Many give
experience in several departments but others
encourage specialisation from the outset.

5. What areas of business can I work in?
• More than 5.7 million businesses in the UK in 2018.
• Employment opportunities in this sector can generally be split into two main areas:
• Business management
• Consultancy
• You don't need to restrict yourself solely to the business sector as the majority of organisations require
managers and consultants in order to operate effectively. Because of this, qualified individuals have
plenty of job opportunities to choose from.
• Business managers usually work general management jobs or hold specific responsibilities for a
particular area of an organisation, such as marketing, strategy planning, human resources (HR) or
information technology (IT). Some roles lean towards people management, while others focus on
project management - but most managers need skills in both areas.
• Meanwhile, consultants offer advice to organisations to help them solve problems and enhance
performance.

6. What areas of business
can I work in?
• Highly competitive industry, with firms
looking for bright, high achievers.
• However, you may find it useful to first
move into a role where you can build
up business knowledge and maturity
before heading into consultancy.

7. What jobs involve Business Management?
Project Management
Human Resource Management
Business Development Management
Business Manager
Consultancy
To name just a few…

8. Business Management
Develop Programmes
• The skills you can gain on a business
management programme will allow you to:
• Contribute to your employer's
organisation quickly and effectively
• Further develop a career, in almost any
industry
• Transfer skills and knowledge into
most organisations

9. Further Education - Level 3 Diploma in
Business and Management
120-credit Ofqual regulated qualification and is the equivalent level to two A Levels or an Access to HE qualification.
Designed for learners who wish to progress to a business or management degree but may not have the traditional entry
qualifications usually required.
• Graded with Pass, Merit and Distinction
• 1200 learning hours, usually studied over 4.5 months
• Designed with support from universities
The Level 3 Diploma in Business is designed to provide access to higher education institutions and also provides suitable
progression to other qualifications at level 4.

10. Higher Education
(University)
• Entry to various Bachelor Degree
programmes at universities such
as The University of Northampton
and The University of
Bedfordshire.

11. What do
business
studies
graduates do?
• Eight of the top ten jobs held by graduates working
in the UK are related to business, sales and HR.
• Marketing associate professional is the top title of
business management graduates, with more than
800 graduates in this role six months after
graduation.
• More than 10% of graduates go on to further study
or combine further study with work.

12. Graduate Destinations
Destination Percentage
Employed 74.4%
Further study 9.8%
Working and studying 4.9%
Unemployed 5.6%
Other 5.4%

13. Types of work entered in the UK
Type of work Percentage
Business, HR and financial 26.4%
Marketing, PR and sales 21%
Managers 12%
Retail, catering and bar work 9.8%
Other 30.8%