BACKGROUND
Blended is the EdTech arm of Awa Business School (ABS) which provides and delivers Skills for Work courses in the UK. The courses offer learners opportunities to learn relevant skills through various practical experiences that are linked to vocational areas. ABS was developed in partnership with colleges, universities and businesses.
COMPANY PROFILE
Our story began in 2010. Back then, we were a provider of professional and business services from our offices in London and at the St John's Innovation Centre, Cambridge. Today, our team have had the privilege of supporting more than 20,000 students and clients from 6 continents (North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australasia).
FOLKLORE
Awa (Business School) which means shield, is named after a prince in Samuel Johnson’s ‘Conflict in the North’. Our Awa Business School logo is also inspired by the shield - featuring an AW from Awa.
MISSION
Our mission is to make education accessible by enabling learners across the world to create value.
OUR SCHOOL
We’ve always believed in helping learners improve their skills in order to update their knowledge and advance their careers. It's our goal for all our courses to be delivered under the highest standards of quality. Our qualifications are government regulated so learners can earn and transfer credits towards courses in Europe, Asia, North America and Africa. Our professors are skilled professionals with industry experience who practice what they teach.
OUR LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
We aim to ensure that every student, whatever their background or ability is supported to access, succeed and progress from an enriching learning experience. Our students enjoy the flexibility of studying online, anywhere in the world, and through our physical learning centres.
OUR PARTNERS
Our employees, who we call partners, are at the heart of the Awa Business School experience. We offer above the national minimum wage for for eligible full- and part-time partners; and the opportunity for eligible partners to earn additional income through the Awa Business School Associates Programme.
OUR COURSES
Awa Business School offers a range of work-related courses that learners enjoy online and through our physical learning centres. These include an Advanced Diploma in Business and more than 25 business-related units.
ACCREDITATION
ABS is accredited by a UK government authority to deliver the Advanced Certificate and Diploma in Business. The Advanced Certificate takes one year to complete and an Advanced Diploma takes two years to complete. The Advanced Diploma in Business can provide advanced entry to degree-level study.
SOME OF OUR COURSES
Developing Entrepreneurial Skills, Business Accounting, Business Communication, Economic Issues: An Introduction, Information Technology: Applications Software 1, Information Technology in Business: Spreadsheets, Digital Marketing Communications: An Introduction, Managing People and Organisations, Marketing: An Introduction, Business Law: An Introduction, Behavioural Skills for Business, Business Contractual Relationships, Business Culture and Strategy, Economics 1: Micro and Macro Theory and Application, Economics 2: The World Economy, Information and Communication Technology in Business, International Purchasing and Supply, Preparing Financial Forecasts, Statistics for Business, Sales Planning, Management: Leadership at Work, Personal Development Planning, Research Skills, and Project Management: An Introduction.
BUSINESS INFORMATION
Awa Business School was incorporated under the laws of the United Kingdom, on March 20, 2018.