What will I learn?

This day course is in three parts as follows

Section1: Understand the purpose of effective writing.

  • Identify who is your audience.
  • Identify different types, and the purposes of business documents: –
    o Formal business letters
    o Emails
    o Memos

  • Be able to prepare different business document: –
    o Planning and structure of different business documents.
    o Key points to writing each type of business document.

  • Be able to check the content of the business document for brevity, accuracy,
    and presentation.

  • Be able to edit and revise the business document.

    Section Two: Grammar and punctuation

    Knowing the most common writing errors can improve the clarity and readability of your work and keep your writing free from obvious mistakes: –

  • Understand sentence construction.
  • Understand how to use punctuation.
  • Identify common misspellings.
  • Know the difference between the active and passive voice.
  • Identify and understand the correct use of contractions.

    Section three: Practical Session

    Prepare and write three different types of business documents using different scenarios.
    Reflect on the sessions learning and set 3 goals for continuous improvement

    Where will it lead me?

    Learners may also be interested in our Minute Taking Skills course

    Entry Requirements

    There are no formal entry requirements for this course

    Entry Requirements Age

    Applicants must be 19+ on the start date of the course in order to apply/enrol on the course.

    Previous Fee

    Courses that start before 01/08/2025 will be available at the previous fee of £153

    Please Note

    All fees are correct at the current time and may be subject to change. Any fee remission information quoted is correct at the current time but is dependent on government legislation and is subject to change. Please Note: at this current time, even though it may be detailed above, we are unable to confirm fee remission for courses with a start date on or after 1/8/25. Due to funding restrictions this course is not available to existing full time Sparsholt College/Andover College students aged 16, 17 or 18 (or 19-24 with an EHCP) on the 31/8 in the year they started/start their course.

    • Fees:

    £158

    Level of Study:

    Part-Time

    Dates:

    • 06/11/2025 - (VQIBWS/FC01)

    Interview:

    No

    Location:

    Sparsholt College, SO21 2NF

    Duration:

    09:30 - 16:30