Studying a T Level in Business gives you the scope to develop a broader understanding of business organisations and practices, providing subject-specific skills and knowledge about markets, customers, finance, marketing, operations, communication digital and business strategy.
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What can I study?
Business Level 2
Our Business Level 2 is a vocational qualification that provides learners with a practical introduction to the business sector.
Length: 1 Year
Study: Full Time
Start date: 2nd September 2026
Location: West Lancashire College
Management and Administration (Business) Level 3 T Level
Our 2-year T Level Business course is ideal if you want to develop your knowledge of the management and administration sector, as well as work in roles such as Administration Assistant, Supervisor or Office Manager.
Length: 2 Years
Study: Full Time
Start date: 2nd September 2026
Location: West Lancashire College
Contact our team
Meet our Business students and tutors
Lynsey Makin
Head of Curriculum for Health, Education and Foundation LearningI am an experienced educator with a background in the health and care sectors. I am passionate about supporting learners on their educational journey and take great satisfaction in seeing them achieve their goals and progress into rewarding careers. I am proud to be part of a highly effective team that combines high expectations with a caring and nurturing approach. Together, we strive to equip our learners with the skills, knowledge, and confidence they need to recognise their potential, achieve their ambitions, and succeed in their future careers.
Anjuman Robinson
Business LecturerWith over 18 years of experience in the finance and insurance sectors, I bring a wealth of real-world knowledge and industry insight to my teaching. For more than 15 years, I have taught both Business and Digital subjects, using practical examples and real-life case studies to enrich learning, engage students, and help them understand how their studies connect to the workplace. I am passionate about supporting students to achieve their qualifications, excel academically, and realise their full potential. My goal is to equip learners with the knowledge, skills, and confidence they need to take their next steps successfully, whether that is progressing to university, securing an apprenticeship, or entering employment. One of the most rewarding aspects of my role is seeing students grow in confidence, achieve their ambitions, and progress towards successful and fulfilling careers.
Paul Martlew
Business LecturerWith over 15 years of experience across both Higher and Further Education, combined with a strong background in the business sector, I have held a diverse range of managerial roles. My experience includes project management, leading organisational change, health and safety management, and supporting regional teams, providing me with a broad understanding of industry practices and professional development. I am passionate about sharing my industry knowledge and experience with students and giving something back through education. My goal is to help learners thrive, realise their potential, and progress into exciting and rewarding careers. I encourage students to challenge themselves, strive for excellence, and always aim to exceed expectations, equipping them with the skills, confidence, and resilience needed to succeed in their future careers.
Claire Garner
Business LecturerWith 9 years of experience in education and a degree in Social Sciences, I have dedicated my career to teaching Business and inspiring future professionals. I am passionate about helping students develop the skills, knowledge, and confidence needed to succeed in the modern business world. My goal is to empower learners to achieve their full potential, equipping them with the ambition, resilience, and understanding required to pursue meaningful and successful careers. I take great pride in supporting students as they grow in confidence, achieve their goals, and take the next steps towards their future aspirations.
Jess
Business Alumni StudentThe Business course provided an excellent foundation for my future career aspirations, giving me the UCAS points I needed to secure a place at Edge Hill University. My tutors, Catherine and Ruth, were incredibly supportive throughout my studies, always encouraging me to achieve my full potential. I am now looking forward to taking the next step in my educational journey at university, with the ultimate goal of becoming a Film Producer.
Charlie
Business Alumni StudentI chose to join West Lancashire College because it was my local college and offered the course I wanted to study. The course was great, and my teachers worked tirelessly to help me achieve the results I wanted. The BTEC Business course gave me many transferable skills, and I was successfully accepted onto a Film Studies degree at Edge Hill University.
Sam
T Level Business Alumni StudentI decided to study the T Level Business course because I knew I would benefit from the industry placement, the interactive teaching style, and the practical approach that T Levels offer. The course provided valuable real-world experience and helped me develop both my professional and personal skills. One of the highlights of the programme was a guest speaker session with Derry Green, owner of Secret Garden Glamping, which provided valuable insight into running a successful business and the realities of entrepreneurship. Hearing first-hand industry experiences helped bring the subject to life and enhanced my understanding of the business world.
Ethan
T Level Business StudentI chose this course because I want to start my own business and was keen to learn about the different aspects of business. The course looked interesting and provided the knowledge and skills I knew would support my future ambitions. I particularly enjoy the way the course is structured, and the teaching style suits me perfectly. The tutors are kind, respectful, and always supportive, which has made my learning experience very positive. As part of my studies, I completed work experience at The Secret Garden Glamping, where I gained valuable insight into the day-to-day running of a business. My next step is to gain further experience within the business sector before achieving my goal of running my own retail business.
What can I do with a qualification in Business?
Daily tasks:
- Assesses and advises on factors affecting business performance.
- Determines staffing levels appropriate for accounting activities.
- Plans external and internal audit programmes, arranges for the collection and analysis of accounting, budgetary and related information, and manages the company.
- Participates in the formulation of strategic and long-term business plans, assesses the implications for the organisation financial mechanisms and oversees their implementation.
Daily tasks:
- Stays abreast of and ensures adherence to relevant legislation regarding tendering and procurement procedures.
- Researches and identifies new products and suppliers.
- Interviews suppliers.
- Arranges for quality checks of incoming goods and ensures suppliers deliver on time.
- Negotiates prices and contracts with suppliers and draws up contract documents.
- Devises purchasing policies, decides on whether orders should be put out to tender and evaluates suppliers.
- Determines what goods, services and equipment need to be sourced.
Daily tasks:
- Stays abreast of relevant legislation, considers its impact on the organisation.
- Considers alternative work procedures to improve productivity.
- Examines and reports on company and departmental structures, chains of command, information flows, etc. and evaluates efficiency of existing operations.
- Develops and administers salary, health and safety and promotion policies.
- Undertakes industrial relations negotiations with employees.
- Provides or arranges for provision of training courses.
- Oversees the monitoring of employee performance and career development needs.
- Oversees the preparation of job descriptions, drafts advertisements and interviews candidates.
- Determines staffing needs.
Daily tasks:
- Examines quality of merchandise and ensures that effective use is made of advertising and display facilities.
- Authorises payment for supplies received and decides on vending price, discount rates and credit terms.
- Oversees the maintenance of financial and other records and controls security arrangements for the premises.
- Ensures customer complaints and queries regarding sales and service are appropriately handled.
- Ensures that adequate reserves of merchandise are held and that stock keeping is carried out efficiently.
- Liaises with other staff to provide information about merchandise, special promotions etc. to customers.
- Appoints staff, assigns tasks and monitors and reviews staff performance.
Daily tasks:
- Carries out research into aspects of the natural world.
- Prepares applications for funding to other organisations, and assessing applications for funding from other organisations.
- Promotes conservation issues via educational talks, displays, workshops and literature and liaison with the media.
- Maintains and develops knowledge in relevant policy areas within a national and European legislative context.
- Liaises with other groups in the selection and maintenance of the Protected Site System including Special Areas of Conservation (SACs), Ramsar sites, and Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) and National Nature Reserves (NNRs).
- Provides advice and information to government at national and local levels, clients, landowners, planners and developers to facilitate the protection of the natural environment.
- Implements, evaluates and monitors schemes for the management and protection of natural habitats.
- Carries out environmental impact assessments and field surveys.
- Promotes and implements local and national biodiversity action plans, particularly with regard to threatened species and habitats.
Daily tasks:
- Provides professional guidance to clients, government agencies, regulators and other relevant bodies, having regard for sustainable approaches and solutions.
- Implements, reviews and advises on regulatory and legislative standards, guidelines and policies.
- Assists organisations to conduct their activities in an environmentally appropriate manner.
- Communicates scientific and technical information to relevant audiences in an appropriate form, via reports, workshops, educational events, public hearings.
- Carries out environmental audits and environmental impact assessments.
- Carries out environment-related desk-based research and fieldwork to collect, analyse and interpret data to determine their validity, quality and significance.
- Implements remediation works.
- Advises on and provides solutions for mitigating the effects of such contamination.
- Identifies contamination of land, air or water and assesses any adverse impact on the environment.
Daily tasks:
- Monitors the standards of scientific and technical research undertaken by the research team.
- Plans work schedules, assigns tasks and delegates responsibilities to the research and development team.
- Develops research methodology, implements and reports upon research investigations undertaken.
- Liaises with production departments to investigate and resolve manufacturing problems.
- Establishes product design and performance objectives in consultation with other business functions.
Daily tasks:
- Runs workshops, and addresses seminars, conferences and the media to present results of research activity or to express professional views.
- Advises governments, commercial enterprises, organisations and other clients in light of research findings.
- Determines the appropriate method of data collection and research methodology, analyses and interprets information gained and formulates and implements recommendations and solutions.
- Identifies problems concerned with business strategy, policy, organisation, procedures, methods and markets.
- Assesses the functions, objectives and requirements of the organisation seeking advice.
Daily tasks:
- Reports regularly on progress to the client or to senior managers.
- Ensures that each stage of the project is progressing on time, on budget and to the right quality standards.
- Negotiates with contractors and suppliers for materials and services.
- Selects and leads a project team.
- Draws up a detailed plan for how to achieve each stage of the project.
- Agrees timescales, costs and resources needed.
- Finds out what the client or company wants to achieve.
Daily tasks:
- Deals with copyright issues and negotiates fees.
- Liaises with client on the appropriate image/s to be used.
- Researches images for clients in a wide range of media using specialist picture libraries and archives, museums, galleries etc., or commissions new images.
- Presents findings in the required format, via written reports or presentations.
- Provides support to criminal intelligence or to military or other security operations by gathering and verifying intelligence data and sources.
- Provides administrative support for programme development such as booking facilities.
- Briefs presenters, scriptwriters or journalists as required via verbal or written reports.
- Research sources for accurate factual material, finds suitable contributors to programmes or print features and deals with any copyright issues.
- Liaises with production team to generate and develop ideas for film, television and radio programmes.
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