ƒ?› Enable candidates to focus on the dynamic nature of the contemporary business world.
ƒ?› Provide opportunities for application of traditional skills such as accounting and finance.
ƒ?› Offer opportunities for the development and application of a full range of academic skills.
ƒ?› Explore real business situations.
ƒ?› Be practical in the application of business concepts.

Students are introduced to business in Themes 1 and 2 through building knowledge of core business concepts and applying them to business contexts to develop a broad understanding of how businesses work. Breadth and depth of knowledge and understanding, with applications to a wider range of contexts and more complex business information, are developed in Themes 3 and 4, requiring students to take a more strategic view of business opportunities and issues.