Category: Business Services

Level 3

Business Administrator

Apprenticeship

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Supporting and engaging with different parts of the organisation and interact with internal or external customers.

Key apprenticeship information

Title of embedded diploma/qualification:

Level 3 Diploma for the Business Administrator

Additional Functional Skills:

Level 2 English and maths

Awarding Organisation:

Training Qualifications UK

Qualification duration:

15 months and 12 weeks End Point Assessment

Who is suitable:

Anyone that has administrative responsibility

Non-levy employer contribution (5%) - £250 Levy paying employer contribution - £5000

Funding value and cost:

About your course

Our business administrator apprenticeship has been designed by curriculum and sector experts from a range of different industries to reflect the transferable nature of the skills being learnt and used every day. The programme is delivered flexibly with no fixed start dates and can be tailored to meet your industry and sector.

Our 15 month blended learning programme provides you with the knowledge, skills and behaviours required to succeed in any office environment. You’ll learn and be taught by an experienced Trainer dedicated to you, supporting you every step of the way through the programme. This is a relatively in-depth apprenticeship programme that incorporates a wide range of complex and more advanced skills to help you grow and flourish, whether project management, mentoring or IT skills.

What is included in the Standard?

  • Understand organisational aims, purpose and vision

    Value of their skills – understand how they fit within the team and organisation

    Stakeholder management (internal and external)

    Relevant regulation – data protection, health and safety, compliance.

    Policies – of own organisation and the sector

    Business fundamentals – change management, project management and finances

    Processes – payments, data management

    External environment factors – understanding of market forces, supply chain etc

  • IT – business communication, perform financial processes, edit databases

    Record and document production – drafts documents, suggests process improvements, manages records and files.

    Decision making

    Interpersonal skills – build and manage relationships

    Communications – demonstrate agility and confidence, adapting communication styles as necessary

    Quality of work and problem solving

    Planning and organization – takes responsibility and manages priorities

    Project management – can scope, plan, monitor and report

  • Professionalism – behaves in a professional way. Acts as a role model, contributing to team cohesion and productivity – respectfully challenging inappropriate prevailing cultures.

    Personal qualities – shows exemplary qualities that are valued including integrity, reliability, self-motivation, being pro-active and a positive attitude. Motivates others where responsibility is shared.

    Managing performance – Takes responsibility for their own work and development, accepts feedback in a positive way, uses initiative and shows resilience.

    Adaptablitiy – Is able to accept and deal with changing priorities related to both their own work and to the organisation.

    Responsibility– developing resilience and accountability, as well as determination when managing difficult situations.

How will your qualification be delivered

Our sector expert staff will support you to achieve the apprenticeship. We have highly skilled and knowledgeable staff with significant experience of working in the industry who will be able to share their experiences and support you. All learning is either on a 1-2-1 basis or small group webinars so you have the best experience possible with Phoenix 4 Training. You will have an eportfolio to gather and store all your evidence to support your apprenticeship.

End Point Assessment

There will be an external assessment at the end of the programme once the apprentice has achieved the ‘gateway’ requirements. The End Point Assessment (EPA) for the Business Administrator Apprenticeship includes:

  • Knowledge test

  • Portfolio based interview

  • Project presentation

The end-point assessment must be completed over a maximum total assessment time of two days, within an EPA period lasting typically for three months after the apprentice has met the EPA gateway requirements.

What you can do next

Having successfully completed this qualification, learners will have the opportunity to progress to the following:​​