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A-Level Business

at Cowley International College, St. Helens · college

Level 3A levelsQCF Units2 yearsFull timeFree

What the college says

By learning about business, you might unlock the entrepreneur inside you as you develop your management, analytical and strategic skills. Studying Business can really give you a sense of direction for your future career, broadening your horizons. There are endless opportunities out there for you from retail management to digital marketing and forensic accountancy to project management. You will learn how the business world works as you develop a good understanding of entrepreneurship and leadership, marketing, financial performance, managing human resources, resource management alongside considering the impact of external influences, competition, change and globalisation on decision making and strategy.

What you need to get on

To study at Cowley Sixth Form College, you must have achieved a minimum of five GCSEs or equivalent, graded 9 – 4, across four separate subjects, including GCSE Mathematics and English Language. In addition, a positive college interview is required.

How you are assessed

Academic subjects, mostly exams, three or four at once. The traditional route to university.

What this level means

The A-level-equivalent step, and what universities and employers ask for.

Is it open to 16 to 18 year olds?

Not on the Section 96 list, but a school or college runs it full time, so check the age range with them.

Where it runs

  • Cowley International College

    Hard Lane, St Helens, WA10 6LB

    DaytimeClassroom based
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Start dates

  • 30 September 2026 · St Helens

Who else teaches this exact qualification

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