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ABE Level 6 Diploma
in Business Management

ABE Level 6 Diploma
in Business Management
and Human Resources
ABE Level 6 Diploma
in Business Management
and Marketing

Qualification Specification

Version 2.0 March 2018
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Contents

About ABE ............................................................................................................... 3
Why study with ABE ................................................................................................ 4
Leading Strategic Change ..................................................................................... 18
Business Strategy and Decision-making ................................................................ 24
Developing International Markets ........................................................................... 30
Business Ethics and Sustainability ......................................................................... 36
Strategic Stakeholder Relationships....................................................................... 43
Corporate Finance ................................................................................................. 49
Advanced Project Management ............................................................................. 57
Strategic HRM ....................................................................................................... 63
Organisational Design, Development and Performance ......................................... 70
Contemporary Developments in Global HRM ......................................................... 76
Strategic Marketing ................................................................................................ 82
Strategic Marketing Relationships .......................................................................... 88
Digital Marketing Strategy ...................................................................................... 94
Appendix A .......................................................................................................... 101

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About ABE

Recognition
ABE qualifications are designated higher education qualifications. They are aligned to the Framework for Higher
Education Qualifications (FHEQ) in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and Quality Assurance Agency (QAA)
Subject Benchmark Statements. These qualifications are part of the UK Regulated Qualifications Framework
(RQF).
Ofqual, we have agreements or recognition by regulatory authorities in many other countries where we operate
check our website for more details.

ABE diplomas
Our diplomas are management focused and blend common units with more specialist subject areas, enabling
you to develop expertise in particular disciplines as well as a strong understanding of business management in
general. They represent the latest in professional standards and provide opportunities for students to develop
professional behaviours. Our focus on developing practical workplace skills alongside academic expertise, is a
winning combination for ABE graduates.
ABE Diplomas are valued internationally because they are:
Professional Our qualifications are designed to give you the knowledge and skills you need to excel
in a managerial career.
Affordable ABE is a not-for-profit organisation; as such we endeavour to keep costs to a
minimum. Our fast track routes to degrees are often much less expensive than
traditional routes.
Recognised In addition to respected regulatory authorities, our qualifications are recognised by
colleges, universities, employers and governments around the world.
Supported As an ABE member, you can access a wealth of resources designed to support your
studies, and enhance your learning experience. Each ABE unit has its own study guide
and we support our colleges with a wealth of tuition resources to help them deliver
teaching to an outstanding standard.
International For more than 40 years, learners around the world have been benefitting from ABE
qualifications.
Proven Our alumni speak for themselves see their testimonials on our website. They work in
a diverse range of industries and organisations. Many are in top jobs or running their
own successful enterprises.
Flexible You can study full time or part time at a pace that suits you. All our diplomas provide
expertise in business management and offer you the option of specialising in Marketing
or Human Resources alongside this.
A great route ABEs diplomas have credits which are accepted by universities around the world.
Holders of ABE diplomas can fast track onto a degree course, meaning the cost of
to university
your education is dramatically reduced.

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Why study with ABE

ABE has an outstanding history and an excellent global reputation. Our qualifications are designed to give you the
best chance of achieving your full potential in your chosen career. There is a world of opportunity waiting for you,
and ABE can help you seize that opportunity and succeed.
The content and format of our qualifications are the outcome of extensive research which explored the skills
employees need to possess in order for businesses to succeed. When redeveloping the new qualifications in
Business, we collaborated with a wide range of students, employers, higher education providers, colleges and
subject experts to ensure that the new qualifications meet their needs and expectations. Our findings highlighted
that organisations require staff with a set of strong core business skills that can be flexible and adapted to diverse
environments.
outstanding portfolio. Our qualifications are designed to adapt and develop in line with the needs and demands
of employers now and in the future.
Whether you dream of becoming an entrepreneur, getting a great job, being promoted to senior management, or
if you are already in a leadership role and want to enhance your professional skill set, an ABE qualification will help
you turn your plans into reality.

About your qualification
ABE is regulated by Ofqual which evaluates qualifications by difficulty level. Qualifications at the same level are
broadly similar in the knowledge and depth of understanding required to pass them, but the size and the content
of qualifications at the same Level can vary. The diagram below shows how the levels progress.

Level 6
Same level of
Level 5 difficulty as:
bachelor's degree
Same level of final year
Level 4 difficulty as: UK
Foundation degree,
Same level of bachelor's degree
Level 3 difficulty as: BTEC second year
Professional
Same level of Diploma, bachelor's
difficulty as: UK degree first year
A-Levels, BTEC
National Certificate

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Pathways
enter at Level 3 and progress all the way to Level 6, enabling you to accumulate the credits needed for a
university top-
academic judgement

ABE Level 4
Foundation

Diploma in
Business
Management
Level Level (60 credits) Level Level

3 ABE Level 3 4 ABE Level 4 5 ABE Level 5 6 ABE Level 6
Certificate in Diploma in Diploma in Diploma in

Business Business Business Business
Essentials (24 Management Management Management
credits) (120 Credits) (120 Credits) (120 Credits)
ABE Level 4 ABE Level 5 ABE Level 6
Diploma in Diploma in Diploma in
Business Business Business
Management Management Management
and Human and Human and Human

Resources (120 Resources (120 Resources (120
Credits) Credits) Credits)

ABE Level 4 ABE Level 5 ABE Level 6
Diploma in Diploma in Diploma in

Business Business Business
Management Management Management
and Marketing and Marketing and Marketing
(120 Credits) (120 Credits) (120 Credits)

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Qualification titles and codes

ABE Level 6 Diploma in three pathways:
ABE Level 6 Diploma in Business Management (603/1600/7)
ABE Level 6 Diploma in Business Management and Human Resources (603/1601/9)
ABE Level 6 Diploma in Business Management and Marketing (603/1602/0)

Qualification purpose
The purpose of s is to provide you with a critical understanding of businesses and the
challenging environment in which they operate, enabling you to take a critical view of businesses and their
context at a strategic level.
The Level 6 qualifications aim to prepare you for progression to a higher level of study through their coverage of
strategic approaches to business and management, and their credit value of 120 credits make them an ideal
springboard to a top-up degree, Masters programme, or MBA for example.
Specifically, you will cover business strategy and business ethics, as well as extending your knowledge of
international business through a focus on developing international markets. The ABE Level 6 Diplomas will
develop your leadership, strategic decision-making and change management skills, so they are ideal for those
learners looking to progress into a senior management role.
The ABE Level 6 Diplomas also enable you to choose a specialism (which you may have already done at Level
4 and Level 5) in Business Management, Human Resources or Marketing, enabling you to study these areas in
more depth.
At Level 6, the Business Management programme will allow you to focus on two of three areas: strategic
stakeholder engagement, corporate finance or advanced project management. All three areas complement the
core business management subjects you will study and will further develop your senior management skills and
competencies.
At Level 6, the Human Resources programme will allow you to focus on two of three areas: strategic HRM,
organisational design and performance, or contemporary developments in HRM. Again, all of these areas
complement the core business management subjects you will study, enabling you to develop your specialist HR
management skills, knowledge and competencies.
Finally, at Level 6, the Marketing programme will allow you to focus on two of three areas: strategic marketing,
strategic marketing relationships or digital marketing strategy. As with the other specialist routes, these areas
complement the core business management units you will study, enabling you to develop your skills, knowledge
and competencies in strategic marketing.

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Qualification objectives

The objectives of the ABE Level 6 qualifications in Business are as follows:
▪ To equip learners with business skills, knowledge and the understanding necessary to achieve high
performance in the global business environment.
▪ To provide education and training for a range of careers in business, including management, human
resources and marketing.
▪ To provide insight and understanding into international business operations and the opportunities and
challenges presented by a globalised market place.
▪ To equip learners with knowledge and understanding of culturally diverse organisations, cross-cultural
issues, diversity and values.
▪ To provide opportunities for learners to enter or progress in employment in business, or progress to
higher education qualifications.
▪ To provide opportunities for learners to develop the skills, techniques and personal attributes essential for
successful working lives.
▪ To provide opportunities for those learners with a global outlook to aspire to international career
pathways.
▪ To provide opportunities for learners to achieve a nationally-recognised professional qualification.
▪ To offer learners the chance of career progression in their chosen field.
▪ To allow flexibility of study and to meet local or specialist needs.

Who it is for
The ABE Level 6 Diplomas are for learners who are capable of reaching the standards required to study at Level
6 (please see our Entry guidance for more details).
More specifically, the qualification is for those who may already be in a middle management role and are looking
to develop their strategic level knowledge, skills and competencies to prepare for progression into a senior
management role.
Alternatively, this qualification is also ideal for learners progressing from a lower level qualification and who wish to
progress to a top-up degree, MBA or Masters programme.
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Entry guidance
There are no formal entry requirements to study ABE Level 6 Diplomas; however, the centre should ensure that
you have a reasonable expectation of success on the programme by assessing your previous qualifications
and/or related work experience.
Hence, it is the centre responsibility to use their professional and academic judgement when assisting you in
making the decision at which level you should enter the ABE programmes.
In order to successfully study for an ABE qualification, you should have an appropriate level of English Language
skills (reading, writing, speaking and listening). For the ABE Level 6 Diplomas, ABE recommends the following
standards are met:
▪ IELTS 6
▪ Cambridge ESOL Cambridge English Advanced (point score 176 or above)
▪ Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic) 61-67
▪ Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) B2-C1
centre
must be satisfied that the score is equivalent to those recommended above.
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Structure
ABE Level 6 Diploma in Business Management
ABE Level 6 Diploma in Business Management and Human Resources
ABE Level 6 Diploma in Business Management and Marketing

Each of the ABE Level 6 Diplomas consists of six mandatory units. The first four units are the core units and
you must choose two of the three suggested optional units from your chosen specialism (Business Management,
Human Resources, or Marketing). You must complete all six mandatory units and achieve a minimum of a Pass in
all units in order to be awarded the qualification.
The Total Qualification Time (TQT) for the ABE Level 6 Diplomas is 1200 hours.
Each of the ABE Level 6 Diplomas is worth 120 credits.

ABE Level 6 Diploma in Business Management
ABE
GL Assessment
Unit Unit Title Level TQT Credits
H Method
Code
Core 6ULSC Leading Strategic Change 6 50 200 20 Assignment
Mandatory
Core 6UBSD Business Strategy and 6 50 200 20 Examination
Mandatory Decision-making
Core 6UDIM Developing International 6 50 200 20 Examination
Mandatory Markets
Core 6UBES Business Ethics and 6 50 200 20 Examination
Mandatory Sustainability
Optional 6USSR Strategic Stakeholder 6 50 200 20 Assignment
Relationships
Optional 6UCF Corporate Finance 6 50 200 20 Assignment
Optional 6UAPM Advanced Project 6 50 200 20 Assignment
Management

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ABE Level 6 Diploma in Business Management and Human Resources
ABE
GL Assessment
Unit Unit Title Level TQT Credits
H Method
Code
Core 6ULSC Leading Strategic Change 6 50 200 20 Assignment
Mandatory
Core 6UBSD Business Strategy and 6 50 200 20 Examination
Mandatory Decision-making
Core 6UDIM Developing International 6 50 200 20 Examination
Mandatory Markets
Core 6UBES Business Ethics and 6 50 200 20 Examination
Mandatory Sustainability
Optional 6USHR Strategic HRM 6 50 200 20 Assignment
Optional Organisational Design,
6UODD Development and 6 50 200 20 Assignment
Performance
Optional 6UGHR Contemporary Developments 6 50 200 20 Assignment
in Global HRM

ABE Level 6 Diploma in Business Management and Marketing
ABE
GL Assessment
Unit Unit Title Level TQT Credits
H Method
Code
Core 6ULSC Leading Strategic Change 6 50 200 20 Assignment
Mandatory
Core 6UBSD Business Strategy and 6 50 200 20 Examination
Mandatory Decision-making
Core 6UDIM Developing International 6 50 200 20 Examination
Mandatory Markets
Core 6UBES Business Ethics and 6 50 200 20 Examination
Mandatory Sustainability
Optional 6USM Strategic Marketing 6 50 200 20 Assignment
Optional 6USMR Strategy Marketing 6 50 200 20 Assignment
Relationships
Optional 6UDMS Digital Marketing Strategy 6 50 200 20 Assignment

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