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BUSINESS

BUSINESS Level Ups!

Ignite XP

1XP!

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3XP!

Earners of this badge have completed an employer-led, real-world business challenge by explaining what a business is, naming types of business, identifying customer needs, and recognising job roles. Earners have used simple money skills, including budgeting or tracking, kept money information safe, followed a checklist to complete tasks to a deadline, and provided evidence and reflection.

Earning Criteria:

  • Earner has understood business purpose and customer value by completing an employer-led, real-world business and economy challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in business by understanding what a business does. They have gained awareness of customer experience and learnt about customer service.
  • Earner has used financial awareness to support decisions by completing an employer-led, real-world business and economy challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in budgeting by using simple money skills. They have gained awareness of personal finance, and learnt about money handling.
  • Earner has applied business planning and organisation skills by completing an employer-led, real-world business and economy challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in business planning by following simple plans to complete tasks. They have gained awareness of administration and learnt about business administration.
  • Earner has produced evidence of learning and progression by completing an employer-led, real-world business and economy challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in organisation, reflection, and trying again by collecting simple evidence and reflecting. They have gained awareness of interviews, personal strengths, transferable skills, and learned about a curriculum vitae (CV).

Earners of this badge have completed an employer-led, real-world business challenge by explaining how a business meets customer needs, and how quality, price, and service affect decisions. Earners have explained how roles support success, produced a simple budget, explained key financial terms, planned and tracked tasks with timescales, communicated progress, and built a portfolio with reflection and next steps.

Earning Criteria:

  • Earner has understood business purpose and customer value by completing an employer-led, real-world business and economy challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in business development by understanding how businesses create value. They have gained awareness of customer engagement and learnt about customer satisfaction.
  • Earner has used financial awareness to support decisions by completing an employer-led, real-world business and economy challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in cost control by using financial awareness in a scenario. They have gained awareness of revenue and learnt about bank statements.
  • Earner has applied business planning and organisation skills by completing an employer-led, real-world business and economy challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in business planning by planning and managing tasks. They have gained awareness of business administration and learnt about administration.
  • Earner has produced evidence of learning and progression by completing an employer-led, real-world business and economy challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in organising evidence, using feedback, and reflection by organising evidence and summarising learning. They have gained awareness of their progress, next steps, transferable skills, and learnt about interviews, curriculum vitae (CV), and applications.

Earners of this badge have completed an employer-led, real-world business challenge by analysing how a business model creates customer value, income, and evaluated factors that influence demand. Earners have evaluated how roles and structure support performance, interpreted a financial scenario, justified decisions and controls, managed a project plan with milestones, reviewed outcomes, and curated a role-aligned portfolio with reflection and next steps.

Earning Criteria:

  • Earner has understood business purpose and customer value by completing an employer-led, real-world business and economy challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in business acumen by analysing how businesses create and sustain value. They have gained awareness of competition and learnt about business operations.
  • Earner has used financial awareness to support decisions by completing an employer-led, real-world business and economy challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in operations analysis by interpreting financial information and justifying choices. They have gained awareness of key performance indicators and learnt about cost control.
  • Earner has applied business planning and organisation skills by completing an employer-led, real-world business and economy challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in business management by managing projects and improving delivery. They have gained awareness of business operations and learnt about operation monitoring.
  • Earner has produced evidence of learning and progression by completing an employer-led, real-world business and economy challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in curriculum vitae (CV) writing, cover letter writing, job applications, and reflection by curating a progression-focussed portfolio. They have gained awareness of transferable skills, professionalism, and learnt about reflection, progress tracking, and interview skills.

Ascend XP

1XP!

2XP!

3XP!

Earners of this badge have completed an employer-led, real-world business challenge exploring what a business is, what customers need or want, and the job roles involved in delivering a product or service. They practised simple budgeting and money safety in a scenario, used a supported checklist to plan and meet a deadline, and provided evidence from at least two activities with a short reflection on progress.

Earning Criteria:

  • Earner has understood business purpose and customer value by completing an employer-led, real-world business and economy challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in business, customer engagement, and customer experience by understanding what a business does. They have gained awareness of customer satisfaction, customer service, and learnt customer contact and client care.
  • Earner has used their financial awareness to support decision-making by completing an employer-led, real-world business and economy challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in budgeting, money handling, and personal finance by using simple money skills. They have gained awareness of banking, bank statements, and learnt cost control and calculation.
  • Earner has applied business planning and organisational skills by completing an employer-led, real-world business and economy challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in business planning, administration, and business administration by following simple plans to complete tasks. They have gained awareness of operations, operation monitoring, and learnt spreadsheets and key performance indicators.
  • Earner has produced evidence of learning and progression by completing an employer-led, real-world Business and Economy challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in organisation, reflection, and trying again by collecting simple evidence and reflecting. They have gained awareness of interviews, personal strengths, transferable skills, and learned about a curriculum vitae (CV).

Earners of this badge have completed an employer-led, real-world business challenge explaining how a business meets customer needs through products or services, job roles, and customer decision factors like quality, price, and service. They applied budgeting and key financial terms to a scenario, planned and tracked tasks with timescales, communicated progress, and built a simple portfolio, using reflection and feedback to update a progression plan with clear actions and timelines.

Earning Criteria:

  • Earner has understood the business purpose and customer value by completing an employer-led, real-world business and economy challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in business acumen, customer experience, and customer engagement by understanding how businesses create value. They have gained awareness of customer satisfaction, customer service, customer support, and learnt business to business communication, account management, and client interaction.
  • Earner has used their financial awareness to support decision-making by completing an employer-led, real-world business and economy challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in budgeting, revenue, cost control, and accounting by using financial awareness in a scenario. They have gained awareness of banking, bank statements, and learnt key performance indicators, spreadsheets, and calculation.
  • Earner has applied business planning and organisational skills by completing an employer-led, real-world business and economy challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in business planning, business operations, business management, and operation monitoring by planning and managing tasks. They have gained awareness of operations analysis and key performance indicators, and learnt administration and business administration.
  • Earner has produced evidence of learning and progression by completing an employer-led, real-world business and economy challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in organising evidence, using feedback, and reflection by organising evidence and summarising learning. They have gained awareness of their progress, next steps, transferable skills, and learnt about interviews, curriculum vitae (CV), and applications.

Earners of this badge have completed an employer-led, real-world business challenge analysing how business models create customer value and income, and evaluating customer behaviour, market demand, and how structures and roles support performance and growth. They applied budgeting and financial terms to a scenario, planned and managed tasks with timescales, tracked and communicated progress, and built a portfolio, using reflection and feedback to update a progression plan with clear actions and timelines.

Earning Criteria:

  • Earner has understood business purpose and customer value by completing an employer-led, real-world business and economy challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in business management, business operations, and business development by analysing how businesses create and sustain value. They have gained awareness of competition, customer experience, and customer satisfaction, and learnt business acumen, business savvy, and SWOT analysis.
  • Earner has used their financial awareness to support decision-making by completing an employer-led, real-world business and economy challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in accounting, budgeting, cost control, revenue, economics and accounting by interpreting financial information from a scenario. They have gained awareness of interest rates, loans, and learnt bank statements, tax codes, and value added tax (VAT).
  • Earner has applied business planning and organisational skills by completing an employer-led, real-world business and economy challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in business planning, business operations, operations analysis, and operation monitoring by managing projects and improving delivery. They have gained awareness of key performance indicators, business administration, and learnt administration and account management.
  • Earner has produced evidence of learning and progression by completing an employer-led, real-world business and economy challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in curriculum vitae (CV) writing, cover letter writing, job applications, and reflection by curating a progression-focussed portfolio. They have gained awareness of transferable skills, professionalism, and learnt about reflection, progress tracking, and interview skills.