Subject sectors:


Accounting and finance

Studies and skills in the rules, standards and methods of financial accounting. Studies and skills in financial systems, regulations and reporting. For example: Accountancy/Accounting; Accounting Administration; Accounting Theory; Audit; Banking; Book-keeping; Finance; Financial Advice; Financial Planning; Financial Service; Financial Studies; Investment and Insurance; Mortgage Advice and Practice; Taxation

Administration

Studies and skills in organisations and the environments in which they operate. Includes: the generic and specialist skills involved in organisational administration. For example: Administration; Customer Service; Office Skills, Payroll Administration; Pensions Administration; Secretarial Skills

Business management

Studies and skills in managing organisations. Includes: the management of an organisation’s relationship with its customers, stakeholders and its environment, and human resource management. For example: Business Counselling; Business Information; Business Improvement Techniques; Business Start Up; Human Resource Management; Institutional Management; Land and Property Management; Management; Management Techniques; Operational Management; Owner Management; Personnel Strategy; Procurement; Project Management; Public Relations; Quality Management; Strategic Management; Team Leading

Marketing and sales

Studies and skills in marketing organisations and the skills and commercial functions involved in transferring goods from producer to consumer. For example: Account Management; Advertising; Brand Management; Customer Service; Customer Relationship Management; Field Sales; Internal Sales; International Marketing; Marketing; Market Research; Merchandising; Promotion; Sales; Sales Management

Law and legal services

Studies and skills in law and legal services. For example: Criminal and Civil Justice; Jurisprudence; Law; Law by Area (e.g. English Law, Scottish Law, International Law); Law by Topic (e.g. Public Law, Property Law); Legal Practice; Medical Law; Paralegal