BTEC International Level 2 Sport

Unit 3: Business Skills in Sport — assessment criteria

Learners develop knowledge of the business skills needed for employment in the sport, leisure and recreation industry. Learners will produce a promotional plan for a selected business and then complete an overall business and marketing plan.

Pearson Set Assignment60 GLH16 criteria4 learning aims
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Assessment criteria

Reproduced verbatim from the Pearson specification — the same grid the assignment brief carries. A unit grade is the highest band where all criteria in that band (and every band below it) are met.

Pass

7 criteria
A.P1Explain the purpose, activities and aims of a for-profit and a not-for-profit business.
A.P2Explain ways in which a for-profit and a not-for-profit business can measure success.
B.P3Outline the skills needed for the effective operation of the selected sport and leisure business.
C.P4Plan and carry out market research activities to support the selected sport and leisure business.
C.P5Use market research results to devise a basic promotional plan to support the sport and active leisure business.
D.P6Produce a basic business plan for the selected sport and leisure business.
D.P7Produce a basic marketing plan for the selected sport and leisure business.

Merit

6 criteria
A.M1Compare the purpose, activities and aims of a for-profit and a not- for-profit business.
A.M2Analyse the importance to a for- profit and a not-for-profit business of measuring success.
B.M3Explain the skills used to ensure the effective operation of the selected sport and leisure business. Essential information for assignments This unit is assessed using a Pearson Set Assignment Brief. A set assignment must be used to assess learners. Pass Merit Distinction
C.M4Produce a detailed promotional plan for the selected sport and active leisure business.
D.M5Produce a detailed business plan, including a financial forecast, using IT for the selected sport and leisure business.
D.M6Produce a detailed marketing plan for the selected sport and leisure business using marketing tactics, strategies and research.

Distinction

3 criteria
A.D1Evaluate how successful a selected business has been in achieving its main purpose and aims.
B.D2Justify, making recommendations, that the skills used have ensured the effective operation of the selected sport and leisure business.
CD.D3Evaluate how the promotional, business and marketing plans will support the success of the selected sport and leisure business.

Command verbs in this unit

The verb decides the depth expected — that is what separates Pass from Merit and Distinction work on the same learning aim.

EvaluateExplainCompareAnalyseJustifyOutlinePlanUseProduce
Pearson's ladder runs Identify → Describe → Explain → Compare / Analyse → Evaluate / Justify / Assess. A Merit or Distinction criterion on the same aim always implies the Pass beneath it: an “evaluate” answer that never first “explains” fails, however polished it reads. Hover a verb for what it demands.

Learning aims

  • A. Explore how businesses operate in the sports industry
  • B.
  • C. Produce a promotional plan for a selected business
  • D. Produce a business and marketing plan for a selected business

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