Foundations for Global Success: Your Pathway to University
Study Business and Prepare for University
The CCG International Business Pathway is a Level 3 course for international students who want to progress to study business at university. This course provides a strong foundation in business subjects like management, finance, marketing, and economics. It also helps students improve their academic writing, communication, and research skills.
This diploma is perfect for students who do not have traditional qualifications but want to join a business degree program in the UK or other countries.
Start Your Business Journey Today!
- Duration: 1 year
- Start date: September 2025
- Location: Chichester College Campus, UK
- Qualification: OCN London HE Diploma (Business Studies)
- Tuition fee: £12,500
Apply now and take your first step towards a successful international business career!
A Course Designed for the Business Leaders of Tomorrow.
Embark on a business learning journey towards academic and professional success with our comprehensive business course to equip you with the essential skills for the modern world.
International Business Course Features
Learn important Study and Communication Skills, including how to take good notes, write strong essays, and find useful information. Improve your Business Communication and Information Management skills to express your ideas clearly and handle data effectively.
Develop management and leadership skills to prepare for university and learn how to stay motivated and manage your time well.
Study mathematics with a focus on real-life business situations, which will help you solve problems with confidence.
Explore Culture Studies to understand different cultures, which is important in today’s global world. Learn how technology is changing society. Gain basic knowledge of business, marketing, accounting, and economics, giving you the skills to succeed in many careers.
Understand Business Compliance & Legislation to follow legal and ethical rules in business. Improve your English Language Skills for academic and professional success.
Learn how to create successful marketing strategies, promote products, and compete in the market.
Look at how Information Technology and business systems work together, including the basics of AI and how it is changing the world.
Whether you want to start a business, become a manager, or learn more about business, this course will give you the skills you need for success. Join now and reach your full potential!
Why Choose This Course?
- Welfare Support: Our dedicated team of international student support, combined with our exciting enrichment programmes, means that you will be well cared for and have plenty of fun-filled activities to join when not in class.
- Award-winning college: Study at Chichester College Group (CCG), which is known for its excellent teaching and student success.
- Complete Business Knowledge: Learn about business management, finance, marketing, and human resources.
- Academic Skills: Improve research, writing, and communication skills for university study.
- Mathematical Skills: Develop skills in business maths, statistics, and accounting.
- Pathway to University: This course is accepted by UK universities for business and management degrees.
- Practical Learning: Study real business cases, solve problems, and explore business situations.
- Future Business Leaders Colloquium – An elective series of unique seminars & forums led by business professionals focusing on sustainability, innovation, and career development. Network, explore, test, insights, push the boundaries!
Delivery Model:
- UK Study at Chichester College Campus: Study at Chichester College and benefit from enrichment activities, English Language support, International student welfare and great facilities. During your time with us, you will prepare and deliver a Final Major Project, which will be assessed.
Assessment Criteria:
This 60-credit course is achieved via submitting assignments for which you will be graded and receive detailed feedback.
Entry Requirements
You will be hungry to succeed, ambitious, and determined to work hard. This course is aimed at self-motivated learners who want to succeed and gain a competitive edge. Ideally, you will want to set up your own business, move into the family business, or progress onto further education in business, commerce, economics, or marketing for this to be the right course.
- Age: You must be 18+ to be accepted onto the course.
- Qualifications: You will have completed secondary education in an appropriate range of subjects.
- Application Process: Successful interview with a college officer.
- English Language Ability: Achievement of the UKVI SELT exam. IELTS score of 5.0 with no element lower than 5.0 (reading, writing, listening and speaking). Overall CEFR B1 Level from an approved test centre with no element below B1.
You will need to attend an interview with our Director of Studies and give a ten-minute presentation on why you would like to be a part of this course.
Class Size:
Class sizes are limited to 16 students.
Core Units
- Study and Communication Skills: To equip you with the essential study skills to succeed at university. You will learn about note-taking and Essay Writing, and how to find and read Information.
- Business Communication and Information Management
- Preparation for Higher Education: Learn the skills required to achieve at the university level.
- Management and Leadership: Motivation in the Working Environment. How to motivate yourself and others and manage your time effectively.
- Mathematics: Including Business Maths.
- Culture Studies: Gain awareness and understanding of other cultures alongside the impact of a digitised world.
- Introduction to Business: An introduction to a business's purpose, types and organisation. Gain familiarity with a range of business concepts, including basic marketing practices.
- Introduction to Accounting and Economics: This course introduces the key principles of accounting and economics. It also explores market structures, monetary policy, and how to produce simple financial statements.
- Foundation Mathematics: Increase your knowledge of mathematics whilst learning new topics across a range of academic disciplines and for your future career
- Developing English Language Skills
- Business Compliance & Legislation: Understand what is required to stay on the right side of the law when conducting business.
- Advanced English Language Skills
- Introduction to Marketing: Effectively market your product or service and take it to market. Understanding competition in the marketplace.
- English for Academic Purposes
- Information Technology: Business systems and an introduction to AI
Detailed Course Content
Unit 1: Study and Communication Skills
Study and Communication Skills
- Learn how to find, understand, and use business information.
- Write structured business reports and essays.
- Improve reading, speaking, and listening skills for business.
- Learn how to manage business communication and information.
Unit 2: Finance and Accounting
Finance and Accounting
- Understand financial statements, balance sheets, and profit/loss accounts.
- Learn basic accounting principles, including bookkeeping and budgeting.
Unit 3: Business Management and Strategy
Business Management and Strategy
- Learn about human resources, leadership, and business decision-making.
- Study how different businesses are structured and managed.
Unit 4: Economics, Marketing & Market Research
Economics, Marketing & Market Research
- Understand basic economics, market research, and marketing strategies.
- Learn about digital marketing and business competition.
Unit 5: Business Mathematics and Analytical Skills
Business Mathematics and Analytical Skills
- Use statistics for business decisions and predictions.
- Learn business arithmetic, percentages, and financial analysis.
- Understand how to present business data using charts and graphs
Business Leadership Seminars
These seminars are free for all students.
Sustainability & Enterprise Challenge
The S&E Team Challenge
‘The Apprentice’ for inspiring ideas. Students from different commercial disciplines work in teams to produce ideas on how to create a more sustainable brand, eventually pitching their idea to a panel of business professionals, who select their “Big Three” favourites from which a winner is chosen. These ideas can be incorporated into the business professionals’ own sustainability strategies.
Eco-Conference
Meet face-to-face with local and national sustainability champions.
CCG uses its extensive business network to host keynote speakers and representatives from national and local businesses. The Eco-Conference’s workshop format allows students to explore the numerous sustainable opportunities in a diverse range of industries, including travel, accounting, and construction, showing them how they can make an environmental impact, whatever career path they choose.
Speaker Summit
Panels of local business leaders from national and regional businesses, taken from CCG’s 30-year network, open themselves up to questions from students in a lively, interactive session. Chaired by the Student President & taking place in the college’s own theatre, the session opens with a brief overview of each company, then you have the chance to question the leaders. Students then network with the panel members, individually offering invaluable insights into the diverse openings available to them and helping build confidence in exploring their future career.
Innovation & Enterprise Event
What is innovation & how is it created?
Discover the steps involved in the innovation process, supported by real-life case studies and how to thrive in innovative business environments, learning the essential business skills. importance in today's world and the essential skills required to thrive in innovative environments. Students are required to work in teams to tackle a given problem and present their innovative solutions. Delivered by an experienced entrepreneur and inventor, invaluable insights and guidance give you the cutting edge.
Recruitment & Selection Simulation
Knowing who and how to select the best is essential in building a team.
A series of recruitment workshops involving interviews and mock candidate selection tasks aimed at giving students an insight into leading and current recruitment practices. Held during National Careers Week and using their extensive resources, providing insight to job roles and types that exist globally.
Skill up, Stand out!
Find your dream job - hone your essential ‘soft skills’, communication and teamwork, CV writing and interview skills.
Participation in these workshops sees students gain valuable insight and information into the many pathways to employment available from a range of employers representing various industries.
Leadership in Action
Beskpoke Event for L3 IBP
A bespoke international event for L3 IBP to design and lead as either a discrete group activity or to “host” as an international enterprise, inviting participation from students across the College/Group.
Assessment Methods
- Written assignments and business reports
- Case study analysis
- Research projects and presentations
- Exams and in-class assessments
Progression Opportunities
This diploma allows students to enter undergraduate degrees in:
- Business Management
- International Business
- Finance & Accounting
- Marketing & Digital Strategy
- Economics & Business Analytics
- Entrepreneurship & Innovation
After completing this course, students can apply to UK universities, find international business jobs, or start their own business.
Who Is This Course For?
- International students who want to study business at university level
- Mature learners who need a qualification to enter university
- Students who want to improve academic and business skills
- Anyone interested in finance, management, and marketing
Scholarships
A limited number of scholarships of £2,250 per student will be awarded based on the interview and the student’s academic results.
We welcome students from around the world.
Every year, we welcome students from countries worldwide, such as Holland, Vietnam, China, Japan, the Gulf States, and even the Falkland Islands. If you have particular needs or require help determining whether this is the best course for you, please speak to our admissions team.
