NCFE Level 3 Diploma in Skills for Business: Sales and Marketing

This qualification forms part of a suite of qualifications which have been developed to form the
substantial qualification element of Study Programmes, and meet the Teaching Agency’s requirements
for high-quality, rigorous qualifications in education

To be awarded the Level 3 Diploma in Skills for Business: Sales and Marketing, learners are required to successfully complete 6 graded units from Group A and 4 units from Group B.

Fee for this course is as mentioned in the above column. Students will be able to pay the fees in two installments.

The objectives of this qualification are to provide learners with:
• an understanding of the essential skills required to work successfully in a business environment
• the skills required to solve problems in a business environment
• an understanding of business culture and responsibilities
• the ability to successfully communicate and work with others in a business environment
• the opportunity to develop the skills required to manage and improve their own performance in a
business environment
• an understanding of the relationship between sales and marketing
• knowledge of internet marketing in business
• knowledge of market research and creative product promotion.

While completing this qualification, learners may develop the knowledge, understanding and essential
skills employers look for in employees. These range from familiar ‘key skills’ such as team working,
independent learning and problem solving, to more tricky-to-measure skills such as:
• an appreciation for appropriate behaviour and dress
• appropriate interpersonal skills
• communicating with professional colleagues/peers and/or hierarchical seniors
• supporting other aspiring employees
• personal manners and deportment
• understanding work practices and how different roles and departments function within an
organisation.
Barred units, equivalencies and exemptions
This qualification may contain barred units, equivalencies or exemptions.