ABE - Business Management & Marketing

Overview

Marketing provides interesting and varied career opportunities with roles that can be very creative or highly analytical, depending on where your interest lies. This ABE qualification in marketing allows you the advantage to obtain a specialization combined with a high level of knowledge of general business management. With knowledge in a wide-ranging strategic understanding of business management coupled with expertise of Marketing, provides holders with a special skill set. It also provides you with a wider range of career options than a pure Marketing qualification.

Entrepreneurialism is embedded throughout the ABE programmes. This is a great benefit as employers increasingly value staff who demonstrate such abilities and, in an ever-changing job market, having the know-how to create your own business is an invaluable life skill.

Students successful at the ABE Business Management Diploma Level 5 (RQF) or the Diploma Level 6 can gain immediate entry into the Final Year of the following degree programme offered by CTS:

• BABA - BA (Hons) Business Administration from the University of Hertfordshire

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Note: Work experience required for the MBA route.

Structure

There are three stages (levels) in the ABE Programme. See below:

Programme Stage	Exit Point
Level 4 Diploma Four Units	Level 4 Foundation Diploma You must complete all four mandatory units to be awarded the qualification. Students can start level 5 units without completing the entire level 4 or whilst awaiting results for Level 4.
Level 5 Diploma Six Units	Level 5 Diploma You must complete all six units (4 core and 2 elective) to be awarded the qualification. Students can start level 6 units without completing the entire level 5 or whilst awaiting results for Level 5.
Level 6 Diploma Six Units	Level 6 Diploma You must complete all six units (4 core and 2 elective) to be awarded the qualification.

Subjects

CTS College ABE RQF Framework - Levels and Subjects Offered

Business Management & Marketing	Assessment Type
Level 4 Foundation Diploma in Business Management (60 Credits)
Dynamic Business Environments	Examination
Enterprising Organisations	Examination
Employability and Self-development	Assignment
Finance for Managers	Examination
Level 5 Diploma in Business Management & Marketing (120 Credits)
Managing Agile Organisations & People	Assignment
Innovation & Business Performance	Examination
Effective Financial Management	Examination
International Business Economics & Markets	Examination
Choose 2 optional units
Integrated Marketing Communications	Assignment
Buyer & Consumer Behaviour	Assignment
Societal and Social Marketing	Assignment
Level 6 Diploma in Business Management & Marketing (120 Credits)
Leading Strategic Change	Assignment
Business Strategy & Decision-making	Examination
Developing International Markets	Examination
Business Ethics and Sustainability	Examination
Choose 2 optional units
Strategic Marketing	Assignment
Strategic Marketing Relationships	Assignment
Digital Marketing Strategy	Assignment

Semesters

The accelerated learning model allows students to complete their qualifications in the shortest possible time. This has become a popular of many undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. CTS College will be delivering the ABE RQF programme using the accelerated model of 4 semesters per year, with each semester running for a duration of 3 months. This allows students to finish a level in as little as 6 months (2 semesters). For students who wish to progress at a slower pace, the semester system allows students the flexibility to study just one unit at a time and finish a level over 18 months.

The ABE semester system works as follows:

Semester	Period
Semester A	January to March
Semester B	March to June
Semester C	July to September
Semester D	September to December

The units offered in Semester A will be repeated in Semester C while the units offered in Semester B will be repeated in Semester D. This further allows a student to start in any semester (A, B, C or D) and complete the programme in the next semester, thereby completing the programme in just 2 semesters.

Assessment

Each unit is assessed via an assignment only or an examination only. Assignments may be submitted in any of the four semesters (A, B, C or D) however examinations are only held at the end of Semesters B and D (June and December).

CTS College will be providing tuition for each unit however tuition for the Assignment only units will be done in Semesters A and C and tuition for the Examination only units will be done in Semesters B and D.

Title	Semester A Jan to Mar	Semester B Mar to Jun	Semester C Jul to Sep	Semester D Sep to Dec
Units Offered	Assignments	Exams	Assignments	Exams
Assessment Dates	March (first week)	June (first week)	September (first week)	December (first week)

Note: Assessment Dates are subject to change.

Students are awarded Grades based on the following guidelines:

Percentage	Comment
70% - 100%	Distinction
54% - 69%	Merit
40% - 54%	Pass
0 - 39%	Fail

Entry Requirements

The table below shows the entry requirements for each level of the programme.

Level	Entry Requirements
Diploma Level 4	No formal prerequisite
Diploma Level 5	ABE Certificate Level or Diploma Level 4 (at least 3 units passed) OR Two ‘A’ Level passes OR At least 2 years work experience. A reference letter from employer(s) must accompany such applications OR Qualifications which may be accepted by ABE as being equivalent to the above
Diploma Level 6	ABE Diploma Level 5 OR A UK Degree or equivalent OR Three years supervisory/managerial working experience. A reference letter from employer(s) must accompany such applications OR Other recognized qualifications of approved Institutes of Higher Education

Cost

Fees are payable to both CTS College and to ABE. Fees can be paid per semester and students are only required to pay for those units that they are enrolled in.

Level	Fees Payable to CTS College		Fees Payable to ABE
	Registration Fee	Tuition Fee	Registration Fee	Assessment Fee
Level 4 (4 units)	$200 per semester	$1200 per unit	GBP 45	GBP 45 per unit
Level 5 (6 units)	$200 per semester	$1400 per unit	GBP 60	GBP 60 per unit
Level 6 (6 units)	$200 per semester	$1600 per unit	GBP 75	GBP 60 per unit

Note: Assessment Fee includes both examination fee and assignment fee.

Payment Plans Available

Students will be given a payment plan where a percentage is paid with an arrangement for the remaining balance to be paid over the next couple months. Please liaise with the Administration Office for a full list of tuition fees and payment plans available.

50% Off for Repeaters

CTS College is committed to looking after the best interest of all of our students. As such CTS College will be offering a discount to anyone repeating a module in the ABE Programme. Any student who is repeating a module in the ABE programme (regardless of which institution you attended) will be entitled to 50% off your tuition fees. Payment plans are available as well.

REPEATERS RECEIVE UP TO 50% OFF TUITION!

• Level 4 – $600.00
• Level 5 – $700.00
• Level 6 – $800.00

*Special conditions apply

Registration

Registration is a two-step process:

• Registering with CTS
• Registering with ABE

Registering with ABE:

To register with ABE, you will need to complete the ABE Registration Form (available at the CTS Administration Office or on register via ABE's website) and return this to the front desk along with your payment details.

ABE only accept payment via credit card. If you don't have a credit card please contact Narine Neeranjan, the ABE programme manager, for assistance at nneeranjan@hiddenctscbcs.com or by calling him on (868) 790-9095.

Note: In order to submit assignments or write examinations, students must register with ABE and submit their relevant assessment fee.

Title	Semester A Jan to Mar	Semester B Mar to Jun	Semester C Jul to Sep	Semester D Sep to Dec
Units Offered	Assignments	Exams	Assignments	Exams
Semester Start Date	Saturday 18th January, 2020	Monday 1st April,, 2019	Saturday 6th July, 2019	Saturday 21st September, 2019
ABE Registration Deadline	Third Friday in January	Friday 22nd March, 2019	Third Friday in July	First Friday in September
ABE Assessment Deadline	Third Friday in February	Second Friday in April	Second Friday in August	First Friday in October

Note: All students must submit their registration and assessment fees to CTS College as specified by CTS College.