Course summary

Kingston Maurward College has now merged with Weymouth College from 2025 entry onwards. Please apply via Weymouth and Kingston Maurward College. For more information please contact the college directly. This course aims to provide business skills at Level 4 and 5 that also incorporates scope for learners to gains skills specific to business need e.g. agriculture, equine, tourism and strategic goals for business development and change. The programme will provide graduates with a diverse range of skills to effectively administrate and manage rural businesses and enterprises. Farm or rural business management uses good core skills in business management with more technical skills in the agriculture sector to respond to supply and demand. The course links three key thread together for effective rural business management practice: At Level 4 the programme will develop core business skills alongside other key areas such organisation and accounting. To support the more specialist nature of farm or rural enterprise it incorporates understanding of the data requirements to support operational decisions and ensuring farm practice meets legislation and compliance. **Professional Business Skills Planning and Forecasting' Data Management** At Level 5, the programme will develop skills in strategic business planning and continuity, procurement and managing employees. It also allows development in understanding diversification in rural business and planning for change.