ABE LEVEL 5 · DIPLOMA · DEGREE GATEWAY
Diploma in Business Management
A deeper, more strategic understanding of business management and organisational performance — preparing you for supervisory and middle-management roles, and unlocking the BA (Hons) top-up degree.
PROGRAMME OVERVIEW
Strategy, people and performance
The ABE Level 5 Diploma in Business Management develops a deeper and more strategic understanding of business management and organisational performance. It focuses on applying business concepts to real-world organisational challenges and prepares you to operate effectively in supervisory and middle-management roles.
You will explore how organisations adapt to changing markets, manage people and resources, drive innovation and make financially informed decisions. The programme also examines international business environments, helping you understand how global economic forces influence organisational strategy.
WHAT YOU’LL DEVELOP
Capability for supervisory and middle-management roles
Adapt to Changing Markets
Understand how organisations respond to disruption and shifting conditions.
Manage People & Resources
Lead teams and allocate resources to deliver dependable performance.
Make Financial Decisions
Use financial insight to make informed, defensible management choices.
Think Internationally
See how global economic forces shape organisational strategy.
This qualification is comparable in academic level to the second year of a bachelor’s degree and is broadly equivalent to a Higher National Diploma (HND). Graduates may progress to the final year of the BA (Hons) Business Administration awarded by the University of Hertfordshire, UK — completing a full honours degree in approximately one additional year.
One level away from a UK degree
Apply for the ABE Level 5 Diploma and set up your route to a BA (Hons) honours degree.