Creating A Business Start-Up NCFE – Certificate – Level 2

What will I learn?

Our popular distance learning courses allow you to study for a recognised qualification that is of value to your work and personal development and is a great route to take if you are looking to further develop existing skills (provided you are resident in England). The courses are Level 2 qualifications, accredited by NCFE , an acknowledged leader in the field of distance learning.

The qualification is designed for learners seeking the skills and knowledge needed to develop a business start-up. It will give learners an understanding of the initial processes and requirements of a business start-up, knowledge of the first steps in creating a business start-up, including the marketing, legal and financial requirements, and an understanding of how to write a business plan.

Learners have 16 weeks to complete this course.

Where will it lead me?

Once you have completed your distance-learning course you will receive a certificate of completion. You will also have the option of enrolling onto another course if you wish to continue learning new skills.

Entry Requirements Age

Applicants must be 19+ on 31/8 in the academic year of the course start date in order to apply/enrol on the course.

Fee Details 2

Our Level 2 online learning courses are free to eligible* learners aged 19+

*Due to funding restrictions, anyone who doesn’t live in England, isn’t a UK resident^ or
who lives in the local authority areas^ of:

Due to funding restrictions, anyone who doesn’t live in England, isn’t a UK resident^ or who lives in the local authority areas^ of:

Buckinghamshire* (BUCKS)
Cornwall (Cornwall)
Cambridge and Peterborough (CPCA)
East Midlands (EMCCA)
Greater Devon and Torbay* (DTCCA)
Greater London (London)
Greater Manchester (GMCA)
Greater Lincolnshire* (GLCCA)
Hull and East Yorkshire* (HEYCA)
Lancashire* (LCCA)
Liverpool City Region (LCRCA)
North East (Combined Authority) (NEMCA & NTCA)
South Yorkshire (SYMCA)
Surrey* (Surrey)
Tees Valley (TVCA)
York and North Yorkshire (YNYCA)
Warwickshire* (Warks)
West of England (WECA)
West Midlands (WMCA)
West Yorkshire (WYCA)

*New for 26/27 – courses with a start date on or after 1/8/26.

Will be unable to apply for fee remission and may be subject to higher course fees than those published.

Go to this page on our website to check if your postcode is in a devolved funding area or to check eligibility if you are a non-UK resident: https://www.andover.ac.uk/fees-and-funding/ or Money Matters – Sparsholt College Hampshire

If you don’t live in England or are not a UK resident or live in any of the above local authority areas and wish to enrol on the course, please contact us for information on tuition fees.

Fee Code

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Please Note

All fees are correct at the current time and may be subject to change.

Due to funding restrictions, this course is not eligible for:

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.

Anyone undertaking an Apprenticeship