North London College of Business Studies

Higher National Certificate (HNC) in Business

The HNC Business is a modular business course. It is a nationally recognised business qualification
which includes a broad range of highly relevant business and management subject areas, making it ideal for those who have started, or are planning to move into, a career in private or public sector business.

The course aims to develop an appropriate mix of practical techniques, theoretical understanding and management methods, in order to provide you with a rigorous study of general management, financial techniques
and practical skills. If you are interested in how business is organised and managed and how finance, personnel and marketing can contribute to a successful business then this is the HNC is for you.

This course will develop a wide range of management skills. This is achieved through the study of key subjects, including Business Strategy, Marketing, Human Resource Management and Finance.

This qualification will provide training that will equip you with the skills and knowledge which can support you in taking up professional and management positions in business. You also have the opportunity to take advantages of the Enterprise Academy and Innovation space, which is designed to further embrace, cultivate and develop
your practical application and skills to start-up a new business within the commercial business sector.

Students are expected to be proactive learners with the ability to conduct research and study independently for a minimum of 7 hours per week in addition to subject teaching delivery. The HNC consists of four mandatory and four optional units. Private study is required.