Covering the core practical skills used in every business, the AAT Level 1 Award in Business Skills will provide you with the fundamental understanding and skills for preparing for work and applying numbers to business environments.
This entry-level qualification helps you support finance teams with everyday business activities, and understand sales and purchase processes.
This Level 1 qualification covers a range of skills and relevant supporting knowledge to help prepare students for applying numbers in business and working in a business environment.
It will give students an understanding of:
Students will also be equipped with the basic numerical skills needed in the workplace, such as decimals, percentages and fractions, and applying proportions and ratios.
This qualification will suit you if:
The Level 1 Award in Business Skills qualification would be appropriate for students who wish to pursue a range of careers in either the private or public sectors. Covering the core practical skills used in every business, the AAT Level 1 Award in Business Skills will provide you with the fundamental understanding and skills for preparing for work and applying numbers to business environments.
Learn practical, real world skills
Choose a learning style that suits you
Demonstrate your professional excellence
Regardless of size or industry, every business needs people with finance and accounting expertise. With AAT, you’ll gain highly-transferable, practical finance and accounting skills that are sought after by employers. Wherever you want to take your career, with our help you’ll gain the confidence and expertise to get there. Just like the AAT students in our AAT Stories
AAT qualifications are practical, internationally recognised and can open doors in any industry across the world. AAT is open to everyone – you don’t need previous qualifications or experience, and you can work at a pace that fits in with your lifestyle.
AAT also offers an excellent route into chartered accountancy. If you choose to further your studies with one of the leading chartered professional bodies, such as ACCA, CIPFA or CIMA, your AAT qualification will give you generous exemptions.
Covering the core practical skills used in every business, the AAT Level 1 Award in Business Skills will provide you with the fundamental understanding and skills for preparing for work and applying numbers to business environments.
2–3 months
(Depends on study method and course timetable)
Students can start with any qualification depending on existing skills and experience. For the best chance of success we recommend that students begin their studies with a good standard of English and maths.
Working in the business environment
This unit introduces students to the skills needed in the workplace, including the importance of teamwork, communication, effective time management and professional behaviour. They’ll also learn about some of the core finance processes linked to sales and purchase orders.
Percentage contribution of this unit to the overall qualification grade: 65%.
Learning outcomes
Using numbers in business
Numeracy is an essential business skill. This unit will introduce students to the basic skills needed when working with numbers in a business environment, developing confidence and skills to use and apply numbers to a wide range of situations.
Percentage contribution of this unit to the overall qualification grade: 35%.
Learning outcomes
1 Computer based assessment
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