ABE Level 7 Diploma in Business Management (QCF)

Qualification specification
Qualifications objective

Why you should consider taking this qualification

This qualification:
Prepares learners to progress to a
qualification in the same subject area or
in another subject area (including MBAs,
with the required professional
experience)
Prepares learners for employment or
supports their current role in the
workplace
Gives opportunities for personal growth
and engagement in learning
This qualification contains a range of units which
are relevant to general management and to
business. The units are listed below and are all
available on the ABE website please pay
particular attention to the learning outcomes,
which you will be assessed against.

Any other qualification which you must have

completed before taking the qualification

No, this is a stand-alone qualification.

Candidates who have passed any ABE Level 6
Diploma (QCF) or Advanced Diploma (NQF) are
eligible to take this qualification.
Other applicants must have obtained one of the
following:
A UK Degree or Overseas equivalent
Other level 6 qualifications from another
internationally recognised awarding body or
approved Overseas Institutes of Higher
Education.
Five years senior management experience.

Any prior knowledge, skills or understanding

which you are required to have before taking the
qualification
Units which you must complete before the
qualification will be awarded and any optional
routes

None.

Candidates must pass these mandatory units:

Strategic Business Management and
Performance
Management of Financial Resources and
Performance
Leadership, Change and People Performance
Corporate Strategy, Governance and Ethics in
the Global Environment

Any other requirements which you must have

satisfied before you will be assessed or before
the qualification will be awarded
The knowledge, skills and understanding which
will be assessed as part of the qualification

The method of assessment and associated

requirements relating to it

The criteria against which your level of

attainment will be measured
Specimen assessment materials
Specified levels of attainment

Research Methods and their Application to

Marketing
None.

How to:
Reformulate and use practical, conceptual or
technological understanding to create ways
forward in contexts where there are many
interacting factors
Critically analyse, interpret and evaluate
complex information, concepts and theories to
produce modified conceptions
Understand the wider contexts in which the area
of study is located
Understand current developments in the area of
study
Understand different theoretical and
methodological perspectives and how they
affect the area of study
The three-hour written external examination in
Strategic Business Management and Planning is
held twice a year (usually the first week in June
and December). ABE manages the entire
examination process, from its external centres
around the world, to invigilation and marking.
All other units are assessed by a written
assignment, which is internally moderated by
either the candidates college or by Management
Approaches. In either case the assignment is
moderated by ABE.
Refer to the assessment criteria for each unit.
Past papers are available on the members area
of the ABE website.
Candidates who meet the requirements for the
qualification will be awarded a pass. The
qualification itself is not graded.
For each unit candidates will be marked out of
100 and will be graded as follows:
A*
75%+
Higher Distinction
A
65% - 74%
Distinction
B
50% - 64%
Merit
C
40% - 49%
Pass
D
30% - 39%
Marginal Fail
E
15% - 29%
Fail
F
0% - 14%
Unclassified
Candidates achieving a pass grade (C or above)
will be awarded the appropriate QCF credits for
the unit.