Business Administration
and
Management

The objective of the Level 4 to Level 6 Diploma in Business Management qualification is to provide learners with an excellent foundation for a career in a range of organisations. It designed to ensure that each learner is ‘business ready’: a confident, independent thinker with a detailed knowledge of business and management and equipped with the skills to adapt rapidly to change.

The content of the qualification is focused on leadership and people management, strategic human resource management, operations management, sustainable business practice, financial decision making as well as the business research skills expected of a manager.

The qualification is ideal for those who have started, or are planning to move into, a career in private or public sector business. Successful completion of the Level 6 Diploma in Business Management qualification will provide learners with the opportunity to progress to further study or employment.

For entry onto the Diploma in Business Management qualification, learners must possess:

Relevant NQF/QCF/RQF Level 3 or equivalent recognised qualification (Matric in South Africa)

Learner must be 18 years or older at the beginning of the course

English is a requirement

Equivalences

The Qualifications at RQF Level 6 represent practical knowledge, skills, capabilities and competences that are assessed in academic terms as being equivalent to Bachelor’s Degrees with Honours, Bachelor’s Degrees, Graduate Diplomas.

Duration and delivery

The qualification is designed to be delivered over 3 academic years for full-time study, but it is also flexible in its delivery in order to accommodate part-time and distance learning.

The qualification is delivered face-to-face, through lectures, distance and online learning.