Ashford College - Business

Our Business & Professional courses offer a wide variety of study areas.

Our courses lead to career opportunities in business specialisms in Finance, HR, Management and many more, where you will learn many transferable skills to prepare you for the workplace and modern office environments.

At Ashford College, our courses will introduce you to the main business disciplines, exploring areas such as business activity, resources, communication and marketing. If you are looking to go into a specialised area of business, we also offer courses like this for you, including our Accountancy diploma, and our T Level in Management and Administration, which is brand new for us in 2022.

The T Level consists of 80% classroom based learning and 20% on the job learning (in a 45 day work placement). In our Business pathway, we have great connections with local businesses such as the Ashford Designer Outlet, and are able to give our students real and practical experience leading them to aspire and achieve at Ashford.

Please note that Business students are are expected to wear a white blouse/shirt, with black trousers and black shoes in order to give a business like appearance. Black jumper or cardigan is optional.

Student Progression
External Partners

Student Progression

Studying Business at Ashford College will allow you to gain skills and start your career, on both our full time courses and our new T Level in Management and Administration. Whether your future is progressing to a higher level course with us, joining the workforce in a variety of roles, or moving on to University, our Ashford College Business team can help you achieve your goals.

Areas in this industry that you could go on towards include...

Administration
Management
Finance
Marketing
Consultancy

External Partners

On our Business pathway, we have worked with lots of external partners over the years. We are proud to say in Business that our partners include companies like the Ashford Designer Outlet, where our students can gain experience from big brands, and they can see what happens in Business in great detail. This also allows our students to ask questions and be given great advice by those with years of experience. We are also able to place our learners with a range of high quality businesses close to their home for their practical workplace experience.

We hope to improve our relationship with these partners significantly when we start to offer our new T Level course in Management and Administration from September 2022. Students will take part in a 45 day work placement with a local employer, really giving them the experience they need to break into the industry. Learn more about T Levels in general here.

Highly Transferrable Skills

In Business, you will learn not only specialised skills for the industry, but also interpersonal skills that can you continue and transfer no matter what your future looks like.

Varied Work Placements

Our careers team will help point you in the best possible direction when it comes to work experience, with students working with a wide variety of companies over the last few years.

Community Impact

Our Business departments get involved in lots of charity and community work which helps to open up opportunities for them. One recent example was the ‘Money for Honey’ cake sale helping to raise funds for Honeypot Children's Charity.

Career Prospects

Example: Financial and accounting technicians

Annual pay
£26,520 - £75,920

Annual pay is per year, based on full-time employment and on the South East region.

Across the UK the workforce is projected to expand by 33% over the period to 2027, adding 7,827 jobs. In the same period, 63% of the workforce is projected to retire, creating 14,974 job openings.

Role description

Financial and accounting technicians work alongside accountants and other financial professionals in managing the financial affairs of organisations.

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What's next?

If you are 16 to 18-years-old and want to explore your options then apply today.

Step 1 - Apply

Once you apply, you will have an interview to discuss your chosen pathway.

Step 2 - Interview

We will contact you with appropriate options for conducting your interview, either online or in person.

At your interview, we will discuss the entry requirements for each level and course. It is also your opportunity to make sure that the pathway meets your goals and ambitions.

Read our guidance for applying to join us