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You will have an assessor who will work closely with you, often visiting you in your workplace. They will also keep in touch with you via email, telephone and drop-in workshops.
You will produce a portfolio of evidence to demonstrate your competence in working in an administrative role. The portfolio can be presented as a traditional paper based file or as an electronic file using the Onefile e-portfolio.
| Total Credit Value of qualification: Minimum 58 credits (at least 40 credits must be from Level 3 units or above) |
| 27 credits must be completed from Mandatory Units |
| 13 credits minimum must be completed from Group A Optional Units |
| 3 credits minimum, 10 credits maximum must be completed from Group B Optional Units |
| 3 credits minimum, 8 credits maximum must be completed from Group C Optional Units |
| Mandatory Units 27 credits | |||
| Unit number | Unit title | Credit level | Credit value |
| 301 | Communicate in a business environment | 3 | 4 |
| 688 | Principles of business communication and information | 3 | 4 |
| 689 | Principles of administration | 3 | 6 |
| 690 | Principles of business | 3 | 10 |
| 345 | Manage personal and professional development | 3 | 3 |
| Group A Optional Units 13 credits minimum | |||
| Unit number | Unit title | Credit level | Credit value |
| 202 | Produce business documents | 2 | 3 |
| 204 | Store and retrieve information | 2 | 4 |
| 205 | Produce minutes of meetings | 2 | 3 |
| 206 | Handle mail | 2 | 3 |
| 208 | Prepare notes from text using touch typing | 2 | 4 |
| 209 | Prepare text from shorthand | 2 | 6 |
| 210 | Prepare text from recorded audio instruction | 2 | 4 |
| 213 | Maintain and issue stationery and supplies | 2 | 3 |
| 215 | Contribute to the organisation of an event | 2 | 3 |
| 216 | Organise business travel or accommodation | 2 | 4 |
| 217 | Provide administrative support for meetings | 2 | 4 |
| 218 | Administer human resource records | 2 | 3 |
| 219 | Administer the recruitment and selection process | 2 | 3 |
| 220 | Administer parking dispensations | 2 | 3 |
| 221 | Administer finance | 2 | 4 |
| 223 | Buddy a colleague to develop their skills | 2 | 3 |
| 302 | Contribute to the improvement of business performance | 3 | 6 |
| 303 | Negotiate in a business environment | 3 | 4 |
| 304 | Develop a presentation | 3 | 3 |
| 305 | Deliver a presentation | 3 | 3 |
| 306 | Create bespoke business documents | 3 | 4 |
| 307 | Contribute to the development and implementation of an information system | 3 | 6 |
| 308 | Monitor information systems | 3 | 8 |
| 309 | Evaluate the provision of business travel and accommodation | 3 | 5 |
| 310 | Provide administrative support in schools | 3 | 5 |
| 311 | Administer parking and traffic challenges, representations and civil parking appeals | 3 | 5 |
| 312 | Administer statutory parking and traffic appeals | 3 | 6 |
| 313 | Administer parking and traffice debt recovery | 3 | 5 |
| 314 | Administer legal files | 3 | 5 |
| 315 | Build legal case files | 3 | 5 |
| 316 | Manage legal case files | 3 | 5 |
| 321 | Manage an office facility | 3 | 4 |
| 322 | Analyse and present business data | 3 | 6 |
| 405 | Support environmental sustainability in a business environment | 4 | 4 |
| 406 | Resolve administrative problems | 4 | 6 |
| 407 | Prepare specifications for contracts | 4 | 4 |
| Group B Optional Units 3 credits minimum, 10 credits maximum | |||
| Unit number | Unit title | Credit level | Credit value |
| 323 | Organise and deliver customer service | 3 | 5 |
| 325 | Resolve customers’s complaints | 3 | 4 |
| 327 | Bespoke software | 3 | 4 |
| 328 | Spreadsheet software | 3 | 6 |
| 332 | Promote equality. diversity and inclusion in the workplace | 3 | 3 |
| 333 | Manage team performance | 3 | 4 |
| 334 | Manage individuals’ performance | 3 | 4 |
| 335 | Manage individuals’ development in the workplace | 3 | 3 |
| 336 | Chair and lead meetings | 3 | 3 |
| 338 | Encourage innovation | 3 | 4 |
| 340 | Procure products and/or services | 3 | 5 |
| 341 | Implement change | 3 | 5 |
| 342 | Implement and maintain business continuity plans and processes | 3 | 4 |
| 344** | Participate in a project | 3 | 3 |
| 347 | Using email | 3 | 3 |
| 348 | Database software | 3 | 6 |
| 349 | Presentation software | 3 | 6 |
| 351 | Word processing software | 3 | 6 |
| 352 | Website software | 3 | 5 |
| 410 | Develop and maintain professional networks | 4 | 3 |
| 411 | Develop and implement an operational plan | 4 | 5 |
| 415 | Manage physical resources | 4 | 4 |
| 416 | Prepare for and support quality audits | 4 | 3 |
| 418 | Manage a budget | 4 | 4 |
| 419** | Manage a project | 4 | 7 |
| 420 | Manage business risk | 4 | 6 |
| 422 | Recruitment, selection and induction practice | 4 | 6 |
| Group C Optional Units 3 credits minimum, 8 credits maximum | |||
| Unit number | Unit title | Credit level | Credit value |
| 694 | Understand the customer service environment | 3 | 5 |
| 326 | Principles of digital marketing and research | 3 | 7 |
| 329 | Principles of marketing stakeholder relationships | 3 | 3 |
| 330 | Principles of marketing research | 3 | 5 |
| 337 | Principles of leadership and management | 3 | 8 |
| 346 | Principles of Social Media within a business | 3 | 6 |
| 350 | Principles of marketing and evaluation | 3 | 7 |