SQA Advanced Diploma Global Trade and Business
The SQA Advanced Diploma in Global Trade and Business is designed to provide learners with theoretical business knowledge. It combines the essential elements of economics and international marketing that employers expect.
The SQA Advanced Diploma in Global Trade and Business consists of 30 unit credits. Each unit credit has approximately 40 hours of timetabled learning and 40 hours of self-guided learning and study. The SQA Advanced Diploma usually takes two academic years to complete, but this timeframe is flexible.
This qualification can allow advanced entry to an English-speaking university. SQA’s qualifications are recognised worldwide.
Course Tutor Guide (including Course Framework)
Code: GT37 48
Download: SQA Advanced Diploma Global Trade and Business Course Tutor Guide
Qualification Verification Summary Report
- 2022 Business Management Qualification Verification Summary Report
- 2022 Economics Qualification Verification Summary Report
A Guide for Tutors
Communication Units
This document is aimed at tutors who are teaching learners whose first language is not English.
The purpose of this document is to provide a selection of formative exercises that will:
- motivate learners
- increase confidence in communicating effectively in English
- prepare learners to successfully pass the summative assessments
Communication Units for SQA Advanced Qualifications
Research Skills
The guide provides support for developing good practice in how the Research Skills unit might be delivered, scheduled and assessed. It contains guidance on delivering the Research Skills Unit both on a stand-alone basis or integrating with other Units, and provides customised checklists for integration with various Graded Units.
Unit Specifications
- Accounting for Business: An Introduction (J5FN 47)
- Business Contractual Relationships (HP6X 47)
- Business Fundamentals with Emerging Technologies (J5FK 47)
- Business Law: An Introduction (J5AW 47)
- Communication: Business Communication (HP75 47)
- Economic Issues: An Introduction (J461 47)
- Economics: Micro and Macro Theory and Application (J5AX 48)
- Economics: The World Economy (J5AY 48)
- Global Trade and Business: Graded Unit 1 (J5TL 47)
- Global Trade and Business: Graded Unit 2 (J5TM 48)
- Global Business Organisations (HP0V 48)
- International Business Environment: Geographical Influences (HP0Y 47)
- International Marketing: An Introduction (HP76 47)
- International Marketing: The Mix (HP0P 48)
- International Physical Distribution (HP0W 48)
- International Purchasing and Supply (HP0T 48)
- International Trade Institutions (HP0R 47)
- Managing Business Culture and Strategy (J5FL 48)
- Managing People and Organisations (J4DK 47)
- Marketing: An Introduction (HP6N 47)
- Project Management: Strategy, Decision Making and Risk (J5FM 48)
- Using Sources of Export Assistance (HP0X 48)
Two additional mandatory units
Course Tutor Guide (including Course Framework)
This group award has been replaced.
It entered its lapsing period on: 01/08/2022
It finishes on: 31/07/2024
Title: SQA Advanced Diploma in Global Trade and Business
Code: GM57 48
SQA Advanced Diploma in Global Trade and Business Course Tutor Guide
A Guide for Tutors
Communication Units
This document is aimed at tutors who are teaching learners whose first language is not English.
The purpose of this document is to provide a selection of formative exercises that will:
- motivate learners
- increase confidence in communicating effectively in English
- prepare learners to successfully pass the summative assessments
Communication Units for SQA Advanced Qualifications
Research Skills
The guide provides support for developing good practice in how the Research Skills unit might be delivered, scheduled and assessed. It contains guidance on delivering the Research Skills Unit both on a stand-alone basis or integrating with other Units, and provides customised checklists for integration with various Graded Units.
Unit Specifications
- Business Accounting (HP7K 47)
- Business Contractual relationships (HP6X 47)
- Business Culture & Strategy (HP6R 48)
- Business Law: An Introduction (HP6Y 47)
- Communication: Business Communication (HP75 47)
- Economic Issues: An Introduction (HP6T 47) - finish date 31/07/2024
- Economic Issues: An Introduction (J461 47) - start date 01/08/2020
- Economics 1: Micro & Macro Theory and Application (HP6P 48)
- Economics 2 The World Economy (HP72 48)
- Global Business Organisations (HP0V 48)
- Global Trade and Business: Graded Unit 1 (HP10 47)
- Global Trade and Business: Graded Unit 2 (HP11 48)
- Information Communication Technology in Business (HP7A 48)
- Information Technology: Applications Software 1 (HP6L 47)
- International Business Environment: Geographical Influences (HP0Y 47)
- International Marketing: An Introduction (HP76 47)
- International Marketing: The Mix (HP0P 48)
- International Physical Distribution (HP0W 48)
- International Purchasing and Supply (HP0T 48)
- International Trade Institutions (HP0R 47)
- Managing People and Organisations (HP71 47) - finish date 31/07/2024
- Managing People and Organisations (J4DK 47) - start date 01/08/2020
- Marketing: An Introduction (HP6N 47)
- Preparing Financial Forecasts (HP70 48)
- Using Sources of Export Assistance (HP0X 48)
Two additional mandatory units
- HR1C 46 Workplace Communication in English at SCQF level 6
- HR0Y 47 Research Skills at SCQF level 7 – Finish date 31/07/2022
- J1NB 47 Research Skills at SCQF level 7 – Start date 01/08/2019
