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Introduction to Business Management and Administration, Finance, and Marketing Career Clusters

Career and Technical Education, Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE)

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Introduction to Business Management and Administration, Finance, and Marketing Career Clusters introduces students to specializations within the three career fields. The course will emphasize knowledge and skills necessary in fundamental business activities, as well as knowledge of business processes, professional development, and entrepreneurship.

Format

In-Person

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Program Pathways

Credentials this program stacks toward

  • Program Pathway to MarketingFrom Career and Technical Education, Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE)
  • Program Pathway to FinanceFrom Career and Technical Education, Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE)
  • Program Pathway to Business Management and AdministrationFrom Career and Technical Education, Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE)
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Program Details

Detailed information about this program

Finance, and Marketing Career Clusters introduces students to specializations within the three career fields. The course will emphasize knowledge and skills necessary in fundamental business activities, as well as knowledge of business processes, professional development, and entrepreneurship. Technology will be used to synthesize and share business information. Employability skills, ethics, and international business processes will be addressed. Introduction to Business Management and Administration, Finance, and Marketing Career Clusters may be offered as a component of a course rotation allowing students to explore different areas of interest. All content standards must be addressed regardless of the duration of the course. The depth of the content standards will be determined by the course duration.

Requirements

What you need to earn this credential

No requirements listed.

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Locations

Where this program is offered

  • Alabama

    Alabama

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

  • Relate business functions to business models, business strategies, and organizational goal achievement
  • Describe the need for and role of accounting and finance, and explain how they interact with
  • Describe principles of marketing, marketing functions, and the factors that influence marketing decisions
  • Gather and share information about the key factors of entrepreneurship and its importance in the economy
  • Identify and utilize steps of the career planning process to help prepare for employment in the business, finance
  • Develop career awareness and employability skills needed for gaining
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • General and Operations Managers11-1021.00
  • Business Operations Specialists, All Other13-1199.00
  • Office Clerks, General43-9061.00
  • Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive43-6014.00
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: emerging (Level 1)(based on Course)

  • Daily operations rhythm (open / close / shift change) — execute reliably under a senior manager's review.
  • Staff schedules within labor budget — produce for an assigned department on a routine week.
  • Customer service and front-line escalations — handle within department authority.
  • Inventory counts and routine receiving — perform per the operations manual.
  • Routine compliance checks (food safety, OSHA, ADA, opening checklists) — complete accurately and on time.
  • Daily sales and labor reports — produce, review, and discuss in standup with the GM.
  • Standard work procedures — apply consistently and coach hourly staff on adherence.
  • Hourly-staff coaching on routine performance issues — deliver verbal feedback per company policy.
  • Cash-handling and deposit procedures — perform per company controls.
  • Department safety routines and emergency procedures — execute and drill the team on quarterly cycles.

Some details on this page are auto-populated from public workforce data sources: O*NET (opens in new tab), BLS (opens in new tab), College Scorecard (opens in new tab), DOL Training Provider Results (opens in new tab), NSX (opens in new tab). Provided in partnership with LER.me Career Intelligence.

Student Outcomes

Performance metrics for this program

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Completion Rate
90%
Placement Rate
28%