Business Administration
Supporting your business operations with confidence and flexibilty.
Duration: 12 – 15 Months
Delivery Style: (Classroom, Site Based or Remote)
Prerequisites: None
Funding band: £5000
Price
fully funded through apprenticeship levy or 95% funded through government co-investment
Introduction
The Business Administrator Level 3 apprenticeship programme is a comprehensive and hands-on training experience designed to prepare individuals for a successful career in any sector. A perfect stepping stone to becoming a team leader or professional in your own sector.
The responsibilities of the role as a Business Administrator are to support and engage with different parts of the organisation and interact with internal or external customers. With a focus on adding value, the role of business administrator contributes to the efficiency of an organisation, through support of functional areas, working across teams and resolving issues as requested. The flexibility and responsiveness required allows the apprentice to develop a wide range of skills.
The business administrator is expected to deliver their responsibilities efficiently and with integrity – showing a positive attitude. The role involves demonstrating strong communication skills (both written and verbal) and adopting a proactive approach to developing skills. The business administrator is also expected to show initiative, managing priorities and own time, problem-solving skills, decision-making and the potential for people management responsibilities through mentoring or coaching others.
Business administrators have a highly transferable set of knowledge, skills and behaviours that can be applied in all sectors. This includes small and large businesses alike; from the public sector, private sector and charitable sector. The role may involve working independently or as part of a team and will involve developing, implementing, maintaining
The 12-15 month Level 3 Business Administrator apprenticeship will empower those in business administration roles to confidently communicate with stakeholders. Developing those skills needed to effectively support and engage with colleagues and employees from various parts of the organisation.
In addition, they will be exposed to modern techniques and principles of business administration, which can be applied to their role and daily activities.
Core Modules include:
- Team building
- Business regulation and legislation
- Communication
- Stakeholder management
- Project management
Monthly on-the-job training & mentoring
In partnership with employers, we conduct regular one-to-one progress reviews with apprentices to monitor & validate continued learning of required skills & knowledge needed for their role.
Concluding with the end-point assessment gateway
- Knowledge based test
- Portfolio based interview
- Project improvement & presentation
Delivery Model
The Business Administrator L3 apprenticeship programme is delivered as a flexible blended approach whereby individuals join a cohort training programme, followed with continuous ‘on the job‘ training sessions and receive dedicated 1-2-1 coaching sessions on a monthly basis.
Alternatively, to suit employers S&A Academy cater for large levy organisations and SMEs to design and create bespoke content and delivery with a collective group of individuals from the same organisation. This apprenticeship is suited for employees up-skilling whilst doing their existing roles or newly recruited business professionals.