OTHM Level 4 Diploma in Business Management

Overview
The objective of the OTHM Level 4 Diploma in Business Management qualification is to provide learners with an excellent foundation for building a career in a range of organizations. It designed to ensure each learner is ‘business ready’: a confident, independent thinker with a detailed knowledge of business and management and equipped with the skills to adapt rapidly to change.
The content of the qualification is focused on:
• managing business communication
• understanding the business environment and organizations in a global context
• business functions including people management
• quantitative methods in business
• finance for managers
• research and academic writing.
The qualification is ideal for those who have started, or are planning to move into, a career in private or public sector business. Successful completion of the Level 4 Diploma in Business Management qualification will enable learners to progress to further study or employment.

Entry Requirements
For entry onto the OTHM Level 4 Diploma in Business Management qualification, learners must possess:
• Relevant NQF/QCF/RQF Level 3 Award/Diploma or at the level of GCE/GCSE or equivalent qualification
• Mature learners (over 21) with management experience (learners must check with the delivery centre regarding this experience prior to registering for the programme)
• Learner must be 18 years or older at the beginning of the course
• English requirements: If a learner is not from a majority English-speaking country must provide evidence of English language competency.

Equivalences
OTHM qualifications at RQF Level 4 represent practical knowledge, skills, capabilities and competences that are assessed in academic terms as being equivalent to Higher National Certificates (HNC) and Year 1 of a three-year UK Bachelor’s degree programme.

Regulatory Information

Qualification Title	OTHM Level 4 Diploma in Business Management
Ofqual Reference Number	603/2174/X
Regulation Start Date	25-Aug-2017
Operational Start Date	31-Aug-2017
Duration	1 Year
Total Credit Value	140 Credits
Total Qualification Time (TQT)	440 Hours
Guided Learning Hours (GLH)	280 Hours
Sector Subject Area (SSA)	15.3 Business Management
Overall Grading Type	Pass / Fail
Assessment Methods	Coursework
Language of Assessment	English
Re-take	Students with scores less than 60 must re-take the unit in the next semester and pay additional fees

Qualifications Structure

The OTHM Level 4 Diploma in Business Management consists of 6 mandatory units for a combined total of 120 credits, 360 hours Total Qualification Time (TQT) and 240 Guided Learning Hours (GLH) for the completed qualification, and 2 selective soft skills units for a combined total of 40 credits, 80 hours Total Qualification Time (TQT) and 40 Guided Learning Hours (GLH).

Unit Ref. No.	Unit title	Credit	GLH	TQT
Mandatory Units
M/616/0694	Research and Academic Writing	20	40	60
M/616/2719	Business Environment	20	40	60
H/616/2720	Introduction to Business Communication	20	40	60
T/616/0695	Introduction to Quantitative Methods	20	40	60
K/616/2721	Introduction to Business Functions	20	40	60
M/616/2722	Introduction to Finance	20	40	60
Selective Units (by the centre)
Soft Skills	Computer Skills (Word, PowerPoint, Internet)	10	20	40
Soft Skills	Presentation & Public Speaking Skills	10	20	40

Duration and Delivery

The qualification is designed to be delivered over one academic year for full-time study but it is also flexible in its delivery in order to accommodate part-time and distance learning. The qualification is delivered face-to-face, through lectures, tutorials, seminars, distance, online by approved centres only.

Assessment and Verification

All units within this qualification are internally assessed by the centre and externally verified by OTHM. The qualifications are criterion referenced, based on the achievement of all the specified learning outcomes.

To achieve a ‘pass’ for a unit, learners must provide evidence to demonstrate that they have fulfilled all the learning outcomes and meet the standards specified by all assessment criteria. Judgement that the learners have successfully fulfilled the assessment criteria is made by the Assessor.

The Assessor should provide an audit trail showing how the judgement of the learners’ overall achievement has been arrived at.

Progression

Successful completion of Level 4 Diploma in Business Management provides learners the opportunity for a wide range of academic progressions including OTHM Level 5 Diploma in Business Management. As this qualification is approved and regulated by Ofqual (Office of the Qualifications and Examinations Regulation), learners are eligible to gain direct entry into Year 2 of a three-year UK Bachelor’s degree programmes. For more information visit University Progressions page in this website  https://www.othm.org.uk/university-progression.html.