Pearson Edexcel International Advanced Level Business (YBS11)
Develop business analysis from marketing and people to financial management, strategy and global operations.
Specification Issue 1, September 2017
Course structure and assessment routes
- IAS Business XBS11: Units 1 and 2. IAL Business YBS11: all four units. Assessment may be staged or taken at the end.
Main syllabus content
- Marketing and people
- Managing business activities
- Business decisions and strategy
- Global business
Use Syllabus for the topic checklist. Where the qualification offers options, follow your chosen route rather than treating every option as compulsory.
YBS11 assessment structure
Use the route above to identify which components you take. Marks below are raw marks; the stated weightings determine their contribution to the award.
WBS11/01
Unit 1: Marketing and People
- Duration
- 2 hours
- Marks
- 80
- Weighting
- 50% IAS / 25% IAL
WBS12/01
Unit 2: Managing Business Activities
- Duration
- 2 hours
- Marks
- 80
- Weighting
- 50% IAS / 25% IAL
WBS13/01
Unit 3: Business Decisions and Strategy
- Duration
- 2 hours
- Marks
- 80
- Weighting
- 25% IAL
WBS14/01
Unit 4: Global Business
- Duration
- 2 hours
- Marks
- 80
- Weighting
- 25% IAL
Key assessment information
- All units are externally assessed. Units 1–2 combine two 30-mark source sections with a 20-mark essay; Units 3–4 combine a 40-mark source section with two 20-mark essays.
Official sources and verification
Checked 2026-09-04 against the official YBS11 syllabus/specification (PDF). Specification Issue 1, September 2017.
Source PDF pages: 10, 11, 12. PDF page positions may differ from printed page numbers.
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