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Level 3 Business Cambridge Technical Certificate OCR

Business is one of the most varied, relevant subjects you can study, and this is the Level 3 that keeps every door open. Whether you're heading for retail, marketing, project management, HR, banking, or your own business, you'll build a real understanding of how the business world works, plus the skills employers and universities actually look for. Carries UCAS points towards university, too.

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How you’ll learn

Every Door, Kept Open.

This course gives you a real overview of how business works and the skills employers want. You’ll study the business environment, working in business, and run an enterprise project of your own. Around that, you’ll build the transferable skills that matter in any job: planning, research and analysis, working with others, and effective communication.

What makes it come alive is the real-world links. Visits to local businesses, guest speakers from industry, and past students who have had success working with employers like Lakeside Shopping Village, Doncaster Council and the Bank of England. Our tutors have real business backgrounds (employees, managers, directors, owners), so what you learn is grounded in how business actually works. This course carries UCAS points towards university.

Core Study

  • The Business Environment
  • Working in Business
  • Enterprise Project

Skills Development

  • Working with others
  • Academic writing skills
  • Employability and independent research skills
Entry and progression

What you need and where it leads

  1. Entry requirements
  2. This course Level 3
  3. Further study

Entry requirements

  • Five GCSEs or equivalent, including English and Maths at Grade 4 or better
  • A genuine interest in business and where it can take you
  • Successful interview with our team

Level 3 assumes you already hold your key GCSEs. If you need to top up any Maths or English, we can build that in alongside your course.

Not sure you meet these? Talk to us and we will help you find the right starting point.

Further study

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At University Campus Doncaster

At University Campus North Lincolnshire

Careers it can lead to

  • Advertising and Marketing Associate Professionals £28,900 a year
  • With further study or experience Business and Financial Project Management Professionals £52,000 a year
  • With further study or experience Business, Research and Administrative Professionals £49,700 a year
  • With further study or experience Marketing and Commercial Managers £46,600 a year

Typical pay is the UK median for each job (Lightcast, October 2026).

Your UCAS points

OCR Cambridge Technical Certificate

Grade UCAS points
D* Distinction* 28
D Distinction 24
M Merit 16
P Pass 8

UCAS points are an estimate. Each university course sets its own entry requirements, and points can change from year to year. Please enquire for full details about a specific course. Points from the UCAS Tariff tables for 2027 entry. About UCAS Tariff points

Our facilities

Learn in Real Business Settings

You'll study in business classrooms designed to feel like professional workplaces, with real employer links and tutors who've worked in business.

  • Business Classrooms

    Set up to simulate professional working environments.

  • Tutors With Real Business Backgrounds

    Employees, managers, directors and business owners.

  • Real Employer Links

    Visits, guest speakers, and project work with employers including Lakeside Shopping Village, Doncaster Council and the Bank of England.

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Student Voice

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This course has helped me improve my communication and computer skills, make new friends, and feel more confident about finding a job with my qualification. The lecturers are really kind and help with everything.

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For parents and carers

Supporting your child’s journey

Financial Support Available

Bursaries are available, and free meals are provided for those who qualify. If cost is a concern, there's help, and it's straightforward to apply.

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Qualifications That Count

These are nationally recognised qualifications with real academic weight. Your child will develop practical skills and knowledge that employers and universities genuinely value.

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Real Career Prospects

These qualifications lead to real jobs. Our courses are built around the skills that employers are actually hiring for, locally and nationally.

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Your next step

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What happens after you apply

1

You apply

Apply online and you’ll get a confirmation email.

2

You meet your tutor

We’ll invite you to an interview to talk through the course and your plans, and make sure it’s right for you.

3

You get an offer

We’ll email you a conditional or unconditional offer.

4

You get ready to start

Come to a taster session in the summer, then enrol in August, bringing your results.

Read our full guide to applying