Complete OCN London Occupational Qualification Business specification revision resources. Tailored syllabus coverage with topic breakdowns, quizzes, and practice questions.
Specification Topics
- Career Planning
- Reviewing and reflecting on own ability to deliver effective coaching in the workplace
- Generating and Assessing a Business Idea
- Spreadsheets
- Finances for a New Business
- Programming Fundamentals
- Developing Confidence and Self-Esteem
- Developing a Marketing Plan
- Time Management Skills
- Single Entry Bookkeeping
- Creating and Publishing Web Pages
- Introduction to Criminal Law
- Awareness of Mental Health and Wellbeing
- Introduction to Programming
- Manage own Performance in a Business Environment
- Understanding the Uses of Social Media for Business
- Interview Skills
- Introduction to Business Planning
- Introduction to Economics
- Punctuation and Grammar
- Spelling
- Financial Management for Trustees
- Creating Business Documents
- Health and Safety in a Business Environment
- Working in Business and Administration
- Digital Content Creation – Audio and Video
- Understanding how a retail business maintains health, safety and security on its premises
- Time Management
- Supporting Sustainability in an Office Environment
- Applying for a Job
- Following Instructions
- Considering the Potential to Run a Business from Home
- Preparing for Work Placement
- Finance in a Business Context
- Presentation Skills
- Action Planning for Own Development
- Essay Writing
- Business Finance
- Solve Business Problems
- Understanding the External Environment for Business
- Evaluating Organisational Performance for Trustees
- Using Office Equipment in a Business Environment
- Introduction to Employment Law
- Contribute to Running an Event
- Collaborative Working Using Digital Technology
- Exploring Careers in the Green Industries
- Introduction to Sustainability
- Making Sustainable Choices in Everyday Contexts
- Introduction to Leadership for Trustees
- Using AI Tools for Practical Tasks
- Solving Work-Related Problems
- IT Communication Fundamentals in the Workplace
- Reading
- Planning and Carrying Out Research
- Marketing
- Financial Considerations for a New Business
- Critical Thinking
- Digital Content Creation – Text and Image
- Environmental Issues
- Understanding the retail selling process
- Budgetary Control within a Business Environment
- Effectiveness at Work
- Word Processing
- The Role of an Administrator
- Organisational Skills
- Understanding How to Sell a Product or Service
- Note Taking
- Supporting Business Meetings
- Professional Behaviour in the Workplace
- Introduction to the English Legal System
- Generating and Presenting a Business Idea
- Investigate an Environmental Issue
- Sustainability Issues in Industry
- Action Planning to Improve Performance in Mathematics
- Working with Colleagues
- Understanding Young People, Law and Order
- Practical Presentation Skills
- Online Business Activities
- Resilience Skills
- Customer Care
- Internet Safety for IT users
- Office Administrator Skills
- Improving Personal Productivity
- Investigate an Environmental Issue
- Understanding Social Enterprise
- Understanding the principles, practices and skills required for effective coaching in the workplace
- Understand the Legal Context of Business
- Ethical and Political Issues Relating to Land-Based Activities
- Environmental Issues
- Undertaking an Enterprise Project
- Delivering effective coaching in the workplace
- Health and Safety in the Workplace
- Deciding on a Business Model for a Product or Service
- Introduction to Marketing
- Working in a Team
- Understanding Business and Enterprise
- Creating and Publishing Websites
- Improving Own Learning And Performance
- Legal Aspects of Trading for a New Business
- Team Building Skills
- Double-Entry Accounts
- Revision and Exam Skills
- Principles of Business Administration
- Using Cyber Security Skills in Everyday Situations
- Understanding Opportunities in Work Based Learning and Apprenticeships
- Strategic Leadership for Trustees
- Preparing for an Interview
- Searching for a Job
- Introduction to Law in the United Kingdom
- Introduction to Human Resources
- Sole Trader Final Accounts
- Teamwork Skills
- Street Market Trading as a Business Option
- Business Numeracy
- Work with Other People in a Business Environment
- Understanding How to Promote a Product or Service
- Global Warming and Climate Change
- Project in Sustainability
- Understanding the Impact of Welfare Benefits and Tax Credit Systems for a Business Start Up
- Databases
- Introduction to Self-Employment
- Data Protection and Confidentiality in a Working Environment
- Communication Skills for Business
- Business ethics
- Preparing a Business Plan
- Understanding Business Communication
- IT Software Fundamentals in the Workplace
- The Marketing Environment
- Introduction to Study Skills
- Speaking and Listening Skills
- Introduction to Contract Law
- Assessing Your Capacity to Start and Run a Business
- Understanding the control, handling and replenishment of stock in a retail business
- Statistics and Probability
- Learning from Work Placement
- Project in Sustainability
- Problem Solving Skills
- Writing
- Data Handling for Business
Top Exam Board Tips
- Use a SWOT analysis to assess career options.
- Break down long-term goals into short-term actionable steps.
- Research typical progression paths in your chosen field.
- Use a reflective model like Gibbs or Kolb.
- Set SMART CPD objectives.
- Include evidence of self-assessment.
- Use simple tools like mind maps to generate ideas.
- Conduct basic online research to validate demand.
- Keep the assessment realistic and practical.
- Practice using named ranges to simplify formula creation.
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Choosing a career based solely on salary without considering fit.
- Setting vague goals like 'get a better job' without specifics.
- Failing to include contingency plans or alternative routes.
- Being overly self-critical or overconfident.
- Setting vague or unachievable CPD goals.
- Neglecting to seek feedback from others.
- Choosing an idea without sufficient market research.
- Overlooking competition or target customer needs.
Key Terminology & Definitions
- Be able to investigate career options., Be able to assess career options., Be able to plan to achieve a career-related goal., Know about career progression.
- 1. Be able to assess own skills, knowledge and ability to perform effectively as a coach in the workplace.2. Be able to plan own future continuing professional development (CPD) activities to support development as a coach.3. Be able to develop a personal coaching profile.
- Be able to generate a viable business idea., Be able to assess the potential of a business idea., Know how to take a business idea forward.
- Know different uses for spreadsheets., Be able to use formatting techniques to enter data into a spreadsheet., Be able to use multiple worksheets within a spreadsheet., Be able to use formulae in a spreadsheet to calculate data., Be able to present data in graphical form., Be able to sort and manage data in a spreadsheet., Be able to print a spreadsheet.
- Be able to estimate the finances needed to fund a new business., Be able to estimate income and expenditure for a new business., Be able to set a realistic financial target for a new business., Know how to monitor the finances of a business., Understand the likely tax implications for own business.
- 1. Be able to use the different data types provided by the programming language.2. Be able to use assignment statements to calculate results from expressions using basic mathematical functions.3. Be able to use selection commands.4. Be able to use loops.5. Be able to use subroutines.6. Be able to use functions.7. Be able to use arrays.8. Be able to use logical operators AND, OR and NOT.9. Be able to read from and write to data files.10. Be able to debug a program.
- Understand the impact of confidence., Know what is meant by self-esteem., Understand ways of building confidence and self-esteem.
- Understand competition in the market place., Understand the importance of the SWOT process in developing a marketing plan., Understand the PEST analysis process in relation to a particular product.
- Understand the importance of good time management., Know ways to promote good time management., Be able to plan own use of time., Know how to improve own time management.
- Know the role of bookkeeping in supporting financial management., Be able to use the principles of coding for bookkeeping., Be able to use the principles of single entry bookkeeping., Understand own bookkeeping needs and areas for development.
- Understand how to plan and create web pages., Be able to use website software tools to structure and format web pages., Be able to publish web pages.
- 1. Understand the key elements of a crime.2. Understand the main fatal and non-fatal offences against the person.3. Understand the main property offences.
- 1. Understand what is meant by the terms ‘mental health’ and ‘wellbeing’.2. Understand mental health issues in relation to diverse groups.3. Know how to access support for mental health issues. 4. Know how to foster good mental health and wellbeing in self.
- Variable management
- Sequential logic