Business & Management

BusINESs and MANagement

Business and related subjects such as finance, accounting, management and economics are among the most popular fields of study at universities worldwide. This is because business graduates are in high demand worldwide, business touches on pretty much every aspect of modern human society, and careers with a business degree are diverse and often highly paid.

The School of Business, Tourism and Management reflects this successful and dynamic sector, with staff bringing a balance of academic excellence and industry expertise to ensure a stimulating and positive learning experience.

What will I do?

The College is committed to improving numeracy, literacy and digital literacy skills. Students on all courses are encouraged to develop their basic skills which are vital to ensure career success. The department offers workshops run by experienced business people, and first-class links with local businesses to ensure that students gain a deep understanding of how companies are managed and run.

Career opportunities

q Accounting q Business administration q Event managing q Forensic accounting q Hotel management q Human resources q Marketing q Rural tourism q Stockbroker.

Be motivatED... wITh a cAReer IN busINESs, aCCountINg and mANagement

“The business course has helped me to look at businesses from different perspectives. Researching businesses in depth has helped to gain a strong knowledge and understanding. Completing a wide variety of units has given me an insight into different career options”. Chloe Preece.

Average annual earnings

Accountant £62k Marketing Manager £50k Tour Operator £24k Event Planner £29k

Newly qualified lecturers praise College

Three alumni of the Business, Tourism and Management school in Brecon Beacons College have come together to praise the College for its support in helping them become qualified lecturers. Romina West (left), Harriet Bailey (front middle) and Michelle Dorise-Turrall (right) all now teach at NPTC Group of Colleges after succeeding in Business courses and completing placement hours with the College.

Starting in 2011, Romina West completed the BTEC Level 3 Business & Law course she now teaches, and immediately went on to study Business, Management and IT BA (Hons) in Brecon Beacons College. Harriet Bailey followed the same path as Romina after dropping out of sixth form, commenting: “if it hadn’t been for the College’s courses in Brecon after I dropped out of sixth form, I wouldn’t be where I am now.”

“The support and mentorship from all the tutors in the Business school while I was learning, and later qualifying as a teacher, has always been very paternalistic.” Harriet now teaches with the Business school in Newtown.

Afterwards, she trained to be a teacher to replicate the positive impact lecturers at the College had on her education. Romina now wants to say a “big thank you to Senior Lecturer Robin Flower (middle back) for his continued support over the years.

“When I was doing my PGCE with the University of South Wales, Robin still offered to help me find placement hours when I was struggling to find a place to take me on. I then did my placement back where I’d started with the College.”

CoursES

Career-Focused Courses Level Entry Requirements

BTEC National Extended Diploma in Business with Law 3 6 GCSEs at grade C or above including Maths or English Language.

BTEC National Extended Diploma in Business

3 6 GCSEs at grade C or above including Maths or English Language.

Duration Location

2 Years Brecon

2 Years Newtown

BTEC Extended Diploma in Business

3 6 GCSEs at grade C or above including Mathematics and English Language. 2 Years Newtown