Subject: Business

OCR CAMBRIDGE NATIONAL LEVEL 2 BUSINESS AND ENTERPRISE

Year 10 Unit R061: Introduction to business This unit covers how businesses are run in terms of their form of ownership, the impact of external factors on business success, understanding the different objectives businesses may have and the key functional areas within a business which enable it to operate effectively. External assessment: 1 hour exam – 25% of GCSE grade

Unit 062: Planning for work This unit will provide learners with skills and knowledge which will assist them with planning for their future career and preparing for entering the world of work. Learners will gain an understanding of job roles within businesses, they will take part in the recruitment process, and they will evaluate how they currently see themselves in terms of their career aims. They will then create a career plan to help them understand how to achieve these aims. Internal assessment: Controlled assessment – 25% of GCSE grade

Year 11 Unit R063: Setting up and running an enterprise This unit will provide learners with an understanding of enterprise activities in a business context. The learner will develop skills which will help to: identify and plan enterprise activities, contribute towards the implementation of an enterprise activity, and review both their own contribution to the enterprise and how successful the enterprise activities were. Internal assessment: Controlled assessment – 50% of GCSE grade