Description
This diploma provides you with understanding for the key terms, concepts and principles
in business, people, finance, marketing, banking and credit and teaches participants effective
people management practices to lead, manage, motivate and improve the performance of
individuals and teams.
The National N Diploma: Business Management qualification is primarily aimed at giving
the learner technical, theoretical knowledge and practical knowledge, the workplace
knowledge and the skills required in the Business management environment
Workplace Learning
This qualification requires a compulsory experimental learning or in-service training
component of 18 months in matters relating to Business Management responsibilities.
Workplace Learning provides important opportunities for professional and personal growth.
It addresses specific competencies identified for the acquisition of the qualification,
which relates to the development of skills that will make the student employable and will
assist in developing his or her personal skills. A training logbook is provided by the
college as guide line for the training on what the training should cover.
Entry Requirement
Learners who want to do this course must have completed the National Senior Certificate
or Senior Certificate or any other qualification of that equivalence. Foreign learners
are required to submit their higher qualification to SAQA to determine their level of
entry.
Assessments
There are 2 (two) forms of assessments required for this qualification that must be done
at each of the qualification levels. The Internal Continuous assessments (1 Test, 1
assignment and 1 internal exam) that are conducted by the college and then the Final
external examination which is set, monitored and facilitated by the Department of higher
education and Training. You will only be able to register to write the external examination
if you pass your formative assessment component which the College will use to generate a
term mark for each of your subjects as required by the Department of higher education and
Training
Certification
On successful completion of each level, i.e., passing all the required modules of individual
qualification levels, a certificate for that particular completed level will be issued by the
Department of Higher Education and Training.
The National N Diploma is only issued if proof of 18 months of practical in-service training
is provided accompanying the Diploma application. The application process takes a maximum of 3 months.
Accreditation and Duration
3 Years (Divided into 2 components)
1. 18 Months of the theoretical component (N4, N5 and N6)
2. 18 Months of practical in-service training
This course is accredited by the Quality Council for Trades and Occupation (QCTO) as the quality assurer and the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) as the assessment body.
Career Path
With this qualification you could enter the following careers:
Accountants
Business Administrators
Sales person
Book keeper
Learning Material
All textbooks are provided by the college and they remain a property
of the college
