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Awarding Body: QLS (Quality Licence Scheme – UK) • Modules: 28 • Mode: FT / PT / Online
Advanced training in general, cost and tax accounting with legal frameworks, analytics, and payroll systems. Ideal for future accountants, tax advisors, finance officers and business professionals.
Module breakdown per Business Coursebook.
| Component | Hours |
|---|---|
| Total Qualification Time (TQT) | 1200 hrs |
| Guided Learning Hours (GLH) | 400 hrs |
| Self-Study (SS) | 650 hrs |
| Total Assessment Time (TAT) | 150 hrs |
Typically suitable for applicants with Level 5 or equivalent professional experience; English proficiency required for academic study. Centre discretion applies.
Progress to Level 7 postgraduate diplomas in Accounting/Finance/Business, or relevant professional routes.
Awarding Body: QLS (UK) • Modules: 13 • Mode: FT / PT / Online
Strategic management, finance, HR, marketing, risk, MIS and organisational change with a final research essay. Designed for executives and entrepreneurs seeking leadership roles.
As listed in the Coursebook.
| Component | Hours |
|---|---|
| TQT | 1200 hrs |
| GLH | 360 hrs |
| SS | 720 hrs |
| TAT | 120 hrs |
Undergraduate degree or Level 6 equivalent; managerial experience advantageous. English proficiency required.
Academic: Level 8 / doctoral-level routes. Professional: senior leadership roles across sectors.
Awarding Body: QLS (UK) • Modules: 15 • Mode: FT / PT / Online
Career-oriented programme integrating law, finance, statistics, operations, marketing & communications with an applied final project.
| Component | Hours |
|---|---|
| TQT | 1000 hrs |
| GLH | 350 hrs |
| SS | 550 hrs |
| TAT | 100 hrs |
Level 5 or equivalent experience; English proficiency.
Level 7 postgraduate business qualifications, or managerial roles.
Awarding Body: QLS (UK) • Modules: 19 • Mode: FT / PT / Online
Tourism & hospitality-focused business diploma: travel agency operations, ticketing, aviation systems, multilingual comms, tourism law & culture, environmental policy.
| Component | Hours |
|---|---|
| TQT | 1000 hrs |
| GLH | 300 hrs |
| SS | 600 hrs |
| TAT | 100 hrs |
Level 4 or tourism experience; language proficiency appropriate to modules.
Level 6 advanced business/admin or tourism management roles.
Awarding Body: QLS (UK) • Modules: 17 • Mode: FT / PT / Online
Specialist maritime business: shipping ops, international commercial law, chartering & brokering, marine insurance, fuel tech, marine environment, shipping accounting; dissertation.
| Component | Hours |
|---|---|
| TQT | 1000 hrs |
| GLH | 320 hrs |
| SS | 600 hrs |
| TAT | 80 hrs |
Level 4 or maritime/logistics experience; English proficiency.
Level 6+ business/shipping pathways; maritime operations roles.
Awarding Body: QLS (UK) • Modules: 25 • Mode: FT / PT / Online
Broad-based business education: accounting, taxation, office tech, marketing/PR, HR, comms, and modern office environment for supervisory roles.
| Component | Hours |
|---|---|
| TQT | 1200 hrs |
| GLH | 400 hrs |
| SS | 700 hrs |
| TAT | 100 hrs |
Level 4 or relevant work experience; English proficiency.
Level 6 advanced professional or top-up routes (where applicable).
Awarding Body: QLS (UK) • Modules: 5 • Mode: FT / PT / Online
Executive-level programme focused on advanced research, global competition strategies and innovative leadership; major project included.
| Component | Hours |
|---|---|
| TQT | 1200 hrs |
| GLH | 360 hrs |
| SS | 720 hrs |
| TAT | 120 hrs |
Level 7 or significant executive experience; research readiness expected.
Doctoral-level study or senior strategy/consulting leadership.
Awarding Body: QLS (UK) • Modules: 9 • Mode: FT / PT / Online
Management concepts & practices, business development, HR, finance, managerial accounting, strategic marketing and communications.
| Component | Hours |
|---|---|
| TQT | 1000 hrs |
| GLH | 300 hrs |
| SS | 620 hrs |
| TAT | 80 hrs |
Level 4 or equivalent; English proficiency.
Level 6 routes or supervisory/managerial roles.
Awarding Body: QLS (UK) • Modules: 9 • Mode: FT / PT / Online
Integrated business & legal foundation: business English, marketing, management, HR, English/European/international law, litigation, ADR, tort & business law.
| Component | Hours |
|---|---|
| TQT | 800 hrs |
| GLH | 260 hrs |
| SS | 480 hrs |
| TAT | 60 hrs |
Level 3 or relevant experience; English proficiency.
Level 5 business/legal pathways or paralegal/corporate support roles.
Awarding Body: QLS (UK) • Modules: 10 • Mode: FT / PT / Online
Strategic management & policy, financial planning, HR development, global marketing suite (incl. product, pricing & promotional strategies).
| Component | Hours |
|---|---|
| TQT | 1200 hrs |
| GLH | 360 hrs |
| SS | 720 hrs |
| TAT | 120 hrs |
Level 6 or bachelor’s degree; relevant experience considered.
MBA/top-up (where applicable) or senior management roles.
Awarding Body: QLS (UK) • Modules: 20 • Mode: FT / PT / Online
Operational & strategic competence across management, finance/reporting, taxation, auditing, marketing/sales, contract law & IT.
| Component | Hours |
|---|---|
| TQT | 1200 hrs |
| GLH | 360 hrs |
| SS | 720 hrs |
| TAT | 120 hrs |
Level 4 or equivalent; English proficiency.
Level 6 or mid-management roles in operations/finance/marketing.
Awarding Body: QLS (UK) • Modules: 5 • Mode: FT / PT / Online
Foundation in communication, people in organisations, business environment, CRM and resource management for early-career entrants.
| Component | Hours |
|---|---|
| TQT | 600 hrs |
| GLH | 200 hrs |
| SS | 360 hrs |
| TAT | 40 hrs |
Level 3 or school-leaver profile; English proficiency.
Level 5 business/administration pathways.
Awarding Body: QLS (UK) • Modules: 8 • Mode: FT / PT / Online
Broad L4 business toolkit covering finance interpretation, business environment, management, marketing, project/operations, customer care, information systems and selling.
Module set per Coursebook.
| Component | Hours |
|---|---|
| TQT | 800 hrs |
| GLH | 260 hrs |
| SS | 500 hrs |
| TAT | 40 hrs |
Level 3 or work experience; English proficiency.
Level 5 business/administration routes or junior management roles.
Awarding Body: QLS (UK) • Modules: 14 • Mode: FT / PT / Online
Administrative and analytical core: accounting & maths, statistics, commercial law, economics, management practice, business communication, marketing basics, and office ICT.
| Component | Hours |
|---|---|
| TQT | 1000 hrs |
| GLH | 300 hrs |
| SS | 620 hrs |
| TAT | 80 hrs |
Level 3 or equivalent; English proficiency.
Level 5 diplomas or admin/finance assistant roles.
Awarding Body: QLS (UK) • Modules: 18 • Mode: FT / PT / Online
Entry-level management diploma blending law, taxation, accounting, statistics, communication/secretarial practice, English and computing for business.
| Component | Hours |
|---|---|
| TQT | 900 hrs |
| GLH | 280 hrs |
| SS | 560 hrs |
| TAT | 60 hrs |
Level 3 or workplace experience; English proficiency.
Level 5/6 business routes or junior supervisory posts.
Awarding Body: QLS (UK) • Modules: 5 • Mode: FT / PT / Online
Core bridge into Level 4 studies—maths, management, research methods, English and business communication to build academic/skills readiness.
| Component | Hours |
|---|---|
| TQT | 500 hrs |
| GLH | 160 hrs |
| SS | 300 hrs |
| TAT | 40 hrs |
School-leaver or equivalent; English proficiency.
Direct entry to Level 4 business diplomas.
Awarding Body: QLS (UK) • Modules: 8 • Mode: FT / PT / Online
Bridges foundation to full L4 study: business structures/environment, marketing, physical/financial resources, HR, English and Business English.
| Component | Hours |
|---|---|
| TQT | 800 hrs |
| GLH | 260 hrs |
| SS | 500 hrs |
| TAT | 40 hrs |
Level 3 or foundation; English proficiency.
Level 5 business pathways after further L4 consolidation.
Awarding Body: LRN (UK) • Modules: 16 • Mode: FT / PT / Online
Applied L5 diploma covering projects, operations & quality, marketing & sales, finance & control, managerial accounting, HR and business environment, with integrated project work.
| Component | Hours |
|---|---|
| TQT | 1200 hrs |
| GLH | 360 hrs |
| SS | 720 hrs |
| TAT | 120 hrs |
Level 4 or equivalent; English proficiency.
Level 6 Advanced Professional Diploma or degree top-up pathways (where available).
Awarding Body: LRN (UK) • Modules: 10 • Mode: FT / PT / Online
Strategic business policy, international strategy, financial strategy/management, HR strategy, and a comprehensive international marketing suite including promotion planning.
| Component | Hours |
|---|---|
| TQT | 1200 hrs |
| GLH | 360 hrs |
| SS | 720 hrs |
| TAT | 120 hrs |
Bachelor’s / Level 6 or managerial experience; English proficiency.
MBA/top-up or senior management roles.
Awarding Body: LRN (UK) • Modules: 11 • Mode: FT / PT / Online
Corporate policy, global & HR strategy, financial strategy, and an expanded marketing suite, culminating in a strategic project for applied leadership skills.
| Component | Hours |
|---|---|
| TQT | 1200 hrs |
| GLH | 360 hrs |
| SS | 720 hrs |
| TAT | 120 hrs |
Level 6 or equivalent professional background; English proficiency.
MBA/business MSc top-up or strategic leadership roles.
Awarding Body: LRN (UK) • Modules: 15 • Mode: FT / PT / Online
Upper-undergraduate level synthesis of law, advanced accounting & statistics, business economics, transactions, marketing & communications, and professional practice.
| Component | Hours |
|---|---|
| TQT | 1000 hrs |
| GLH | 320 hrs |
| SS | 580 hrs |
| TAT | 100 hrs |
Level 5 or equivalent; English proficiency.
Level 7 PG diplomas (business/finance/strategy) or advanced managerial roles.
Awarding Body: LRN (UK) • Modules: 12 • Mode: FT / PT / Online
Finance-focused L5 diploma: financial & cost accounting, taxation, business law, IT & marketing, communication, financial management plus a finance project.
| Component | Hours |
|---|---|
| TQT | 1000 hrs |
| GLH | 320 hrs |
| SS | 580 hrs |
| TAT | 100 hrs |
Level 4 or finance experience; English proficiency.
LRN/QLS Level 6/7 finance/business diplomas; finance officer roles.
Awarding Body: LRN (UK) • Modules: 5 • Mode: FT / PT / Online
Finance function & environment, working capital, investment appraisal, corporate reporting and financing business—executive-level financial leadership skills.
| Component | Hours |
|---|---|
| TQT | 1200 hrs |
| GLH | 360 hrs |
| SS | 720 hrs |
| TAT | 120 hrs |
Level 6 or bachelor’s; strong numeracy; English proficiency.
MBA/finance MSc top-up (where available) or senior finance roles.
Entry pathways into business: study skills, fundamentals of management, and applied projects. Ideal for progression to Level 5–6.
Core management functions, marketing, finance, and operations with mapped outcomes (LOs) and assessment plans (GLH/SS/TQT).
| GLH | 240 |
|---|---|
| SS | 360 |
| TAT | 60 |
| TQT | 660 |
Strategic analysis, leadership, innovation, and decision-making. Clear progression to Level 7 postgraduate study.
Advanced leadership, strategy, research methods and applied consultancy. Accepted by multiple universities for MBA Top‑Up (subject to evaluation).
Eligible for MBA Top‑Up routes (university decision applies).
Flexible postgraduate route with research supervision and applied capstone. Admissions and award decisions rest with CCCU.
Targeted skills for teams and managers. Can be credit‑bearing toward larger diplomas where mapping exists.
Placement, skills development and assessment aligned to CEFR bands A1–C2. Supports admissions and progression.
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