(sometimes referred to as transferable skills) are vital to increase students’ career prospects and contribute to their personal development. The five main categories are:
Problem-solving skills: | critical thinking | using expert and creative solutions to solve non-routine problems | using systems and digital technology, and | generating and communicating ideas creatively.
Independent skills: | self-management | adaptability and resilience | self-monitoring and self-development | self-analysis, and | reflection, planning and prioritising.
Interpersonal skills: | leadership skills | communicating effectively | working with others | negotiating and influencing, and | presentation skills. |
Commercial skills: | awareness of the business sector | sales | marketing and promotion, and | managing and monitoring budgets.
Business skills: | awareness of types of companies and legal structures | invoicing | presenting financial information, and | business management. |
Students also benefit from opportunities for deeper learning, where they can make connections between different study units and select areas of interest for detailed study. In this way, BTEC Higher Nationals in Business provide a vocational context in which students can develop the knowledge and academic study skills they need to progress to university degree courses.
These academic study skills include:
| active research | effective writing | analytical skills | critical thinking |
| creative problem solving | decision making | preparing for exams, and | using digital technology. |
Appendix 5 includes a map of transferable and academic study skills to help tutors develop students’ skills. Students can also develop their academic skills through independent study modules and resources on the HN Global platform https://hnglobal.highernationals.com/.
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