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Level 3 Personal Finance

Northfleet Technology College

Colyer Road, Northfleet, Kent, DA11 8BG

Other Regulated/Accredited Qualification
Level 3
Business, Administration and Law

Available start dates

Available start dates

Tuesday, 01 September 2026
Northfleet Technology College
2 Year(s)
Full time
Daytime/working hours
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Application Instructions

APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN!

Applications Close: Friday 4th September 2026

Pathways Offered:
  • Level 2 Pathway - For students who still need to resit their Mathematics and English Language GCSE's to gain a Grade 4 alongside Level 2 BTECs.
  • Level 3 Vocational - For students who have gained a grade 4 in their Mathematics and English Language OR English Literature.
  • IBCP Programme - For students gaining 5 GCSE's at Grade 4 and above including Mathematics and English Language.
  • Sports Academies (Basketball/Football) - For students wishing to pursue Sport professionally alongside their studies. The academy must be taken in addition to one of the other three pathways on offer.

Number of subjects required:

  • Level 3 Pathway - Please select three Level 3 courses (BTEC or RSL)
  • IBCP Pathway - Please select two IB Diploma courses and two Level 3 Vocational courses (BTEC or RSL)

Please see our website for our online prospectus, which includes more detailed information about each subject that we offer.

How to Apply:

To apply for the Level 2, Level 3 and IBCP pathway please apply via Kent Choices

To apply for the Basketball or Football academies please email parrym@ntc.kent.sch.uk to express interest and receive invitations to trials.

Course Summary

The course comprises of four units Equivalent to 1 A Level

Personal Finance is the study of planning and managing personal financial activities such as income generation, spending, saving, investing and protection.

Students are awarded the Level 3 certificate in the first year, and the Level 3 diploma in the second year.


The full diploma is the equivalent of 1 A Level.

Course Details

Unit 1 - Financial capacity for the immediate and short term.
Unit 2 - Financial capacity for the medium and long term.
Unit 3 - Sustainability of an individual’s finance.
Unit 4 - Sustainability of the financial services system.

How will it be delivered and assessed?

Each unit consists of 1 multiple choice exam and 1 written exam based on a pre-released case study.

Each exam must be passed in order to be awarded the qualification.


Entry requirements

You must have at least:

4 in GCSE English Language

4 in GCSE Mathematics




Your next steps...

University Degrees in:

Accounting and Finance, Banking and International Finance, Business, Financial Economics etc.

Employment in: Actuary, Auditor, Business adviser, Financial adviser, Insurance, Mortgage adviser, Tax adviser etc.

Higher Level Apprenticeships


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