The world’s most successful and famous business people are entrepreneurs. They are the innovators who launch products and services to bring ideas to life, create employment and drive economic growth.
Being able to identify and develop ideas into successful business opportunities requires a wide-ranging skill set. If you would like to run your own business, ABE’s short qualifications are here to help you along the way.
Qualifications available
- ABE Level 2 Award in Setting Up Your Own Business
- ABE Level 2 Award in Employability Skills: Making the Move to Work
- ABE Level 3 Certificate in Business Start-up
- ABE Level 3 Award in Digital Marketing Essentials for Small Businesses
ABE Level 2 Award in Setting Up Your Own Business
Duration: 3 Months
Get the know-how you need to successfully set up your own small enterprise
This short qualification is aimed at individuals who are considering setting up their own business or being self-employed. It is designed to highlight the features and challenges so that informed decisions can be made. The qualification culminates in a self-assessment of whether setting up your own business is the right career decision for you. It is assessed by assignment.
On successful completion of this Award, you will be able to:
- Understand the benefits and drawbacks of self-employment based on your personal circumstances and needs
- Demonstrate an awareness of the legal responsibilities
- Outline the business proposition
- Understand the personal and business monetary needs
- Understand the requirements for accurate financial recordkeeping
- Demonstrate an awareness of the financial obligations
Admission Requirement
- Candidate with OND, NCE, HND or First Degree in any discipline from a reputable institution.
- Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) using the stipulated learning outcomes and assessment criteria from the qualification or unit
Qualification Structure
The ABE Level 2 Award in Setting Up Your Own Business consists of one mandatory unit. To be awarded this qualification you must achieve a minimum of a Pass in the mandatory unit.
Qualification Number: 603/1927/6
Number of Units: 1
Guided Learning Hours: 25
Credits: 3
| ABE Unit Code | Unit Title | Level | GLH | Credits | Assessment method from 2020* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mandatory Units | |||||
| 2UIBS | Setting Up Your Own Business | 2 | 25 | 3 | Assignment |
| Element 1 - Self-employment as a career choice | |||||
| Element 2 - The business proposition | |||||
| Element 3 - Personal success and survival in self-employment | |||||
| Element 4 - Business finance and recordkeeping |
ABE Level 2 Award in Employability Skills: Making the Move to Work
Duration: 3 Months
Designed to prepare you to be work ready, giving you awareness of what employers require and look for. The qualification will develop skills essential for jobseekers in the modern working world and will help improve the chances of employment. Assessment by assignment.
On completing of this programme, you will be able to:
- Describe what is meant by employability skills and why employers want people with these skills in addition to qualifications and/or experience.
- Assess your own skillset in terms of employability and provide examples to support your strengths, preferences and areas for development.
- Complete a job application and prepare for an interview based on your skillset.
Admission Requirement
- Candidate with OND, NCE, HND or First Degree in any discipline from a reputable institution.
- Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) using the stipulated learning outcomes and assessment criteria from the qualification or unit
Qualification Structure
The ABE Level 2 Award in Employability Skills consists of one mandatory unit. To be awarded this qualification you must achieve a minimum of a Pass in the mandatory unit.
Qualification Number: 603/1926/4
Number of Units: 1
Guided Learning Hours: 25
Credits: 3
| ABE Unit Code | Unit Title | Level | GLH | Credits | Assessment method from 2020* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mandatory Units | |||||
| 2UMMW | Making the Move to Work | 2 | 25 | 3 | Assignment |
| Element 1 - What employers are looking for in prospective employees | |||||
| Element 2 - What I have to offer | |||||
| Element 3 - Presenting what I have to offer |
ABE Level 3 Certificate in Business Start-up
Duration: 3 Months
This qualification is designed to give you the tools to successfully and confidently launch a new business.
This qualification is designed to give you the tools to successfully and confidently launch a new business.
An innovative idea might not be sufficient to ensure the success of a new venture. Any new business should be underpinned by thorough research, planning and business know-how. This course develops your ability to reduce risk and improve the probability of success for a business start-up.
Our programme is designed to be run as a short course that will help budding entrepreneurs create a robust business plan and start their new enterprise. The course develops the ability to research, plan, budget and reduce risk to ensure a business is successful. On successful completion of the qualification you will have a viable business plan. With this plan you can seek investment, successfully launch your business and run it competently once trading begins.
This course can only be taken via an accredited ABE study centre.
Qualification Objectives
The objectives of the ABE Level 3 Certificate in Start-up are as follows:
- Analyse entrepreneurial and market potential
- Build the business idea
- Developing the marketing approach
- Plan the operations
- Plan the budget
- Create the business plan and pitch
Admission Requirement
- Candidate with OND, NCE, HND or First Degree in any discipline from a reputable institution.
- Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) using the stipulated learning outcomes and assessment criteria from the qualification or unit
Qualification Structure
The ABE Level 3 Certificate in Business Start-up consists of one mandatory unit. To be awarded this qualification you must achieve a minimum of a Pass in the mandatory unit.
Qualification Number: 603/0048/6
Number of Units: 1
Guided Learning Hours: 240
Credits: 36
| ABE Unit Code | Unit Title | Level | GLH | Credits | Assessment method from 2020* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mandatory Units | |||||
| 3BSU | Business Start-up | 3 | 240 | 36 | Assignment |
| Element 1 - Analyse entrepreneurial and market potential | |||||
| Element 2 - Build the business idea | |||||
| Element 3 - Develop the market approach | |||||
| Element 4 - Plan the operations | |||||
| Element 5 - Plan the budget | |||||
| Element 6 - Create the business plan and pitch |
ABE Level 3 Award in Digital Marketing Essentials for Small Businesses
Duration: 3 Months
Create a digital marketing plan and learn how to use technology to improve business performance.
This qualification is aimed at individuals who are thinking about setting up a small business or who are already running such a venture. During the course you will create a digital marketing plan which will build practical skills and knowledge of using digital technology to improve business performance. The qualification is assessed by assignment.
On completing this programme, you will be able to:
- Explain the terminology, benefits, risks and other considerations of using digital and online tools and techniques
- Outline the practical aspects of creating the infrastructure for digital and online tools
- Identify potential legal and contractual considerations
- Demonstrate how digital and online tools can be used to engage with customer, prospects and the market
- Suggest how digital and online tools can be used to generate revenues for the business
- Create an online profile for a business and potential points of differentiation
- Explain the importance of customer behaviour in an online context
- Develop a creative digital marketing plan for a small business
Qualification Objectives
The objectives of the ABE Level 3 Award in Digital Marketing Essentials for Small Businesses are as follows:
- Explain the terminology, benefits, risks and other considerations of using digital and online tools and techniques
- Outline the practical aspects of creating the infrastructure for digital and online tools
- Identify potential legal and contractual considerations
- Demonstrate how digital and online tools can be used to engage with customer, prospects and the market
- Suggest how digital and online tools can be used to generate revenues for the business
- Create an online profile for a business and potential points of differentiation
- Explain the importance of customer behaviour in an online context
- Develop a creative digital marketing plan for a small business
Admission Requirement
- Candidate with OND, NCE, HND or First Degree in any discipline from a reputable institution.
- Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) using the stipulated learning outcomes and assessment criteria from the qualification or unit
Qualification Structure
The ABE Level 3 Award in Digital Marketing Essentials for Small Businesses consists of one mandatory unit. To be awarded this qualification you must achieve a minimum of a Pass in the mandatory unit.
Qualification Number: 603/1928/8
Number of Units: 1
Guided Learning Hours: 50
Credits: 6
A single unit qualification comprised of the following five Elements:
| ABE Unit Code | Unit Title | Level | GLH | Credits | Assessment method from 2020* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mandatory Units | |||||
| 3UDME | Digital Marketing Essentials for Small Businesses | 3 | 50 | 6 | Assignment |
| Element 1 | Introduction to the digital world for small businesses | ||||
| Element 2 | How to create the infrastructure for successful Small-Medium Enterprises (SMEs) | ||||
| Element 3 | Using digital and online tools to communicate and generate revenues | ||||
| Element 4 | How to develop and maintain an online presence | ||||
| Element 5 | Creating a digital marketing plan for a small business |
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