Higher Certificate in Business Management Practice

By studying towards a Higher Certificate in Business Management Practice, you will gain a sound understanding of elementary concepts and principles of administration, accounting, business management and entrepreneurship.

This qualification provides you with basic knowledge of the principles, theories, methods and techniques of the art and science of business. In addition, it equips you to be able to apply these skills and understandings to be competitive in the job market, while laying the foundation for further studies.

All universities and many private colleges offer different registered and accredited Higher Certificates. These qualifications are offered either in face-to-face lecture room settings, online, distance and in some instances a blend of these modes.

Depending on where you register to study and which Higher Certificate you select you will be able to determine your desired mode of study and specialisation.

NewBridge College offers a voluntary and additional support programme for students who elect to study an external distance Higher Certificate through South Africa’s largest distance University.

NewBridge College offers a full-time campus environment for students who see the value and flexibility offered by studying towards a distance qualification, but who also seek the full time Campus experience, extra lessons through our support programme, personal and professional development and an active sport and social life.

What You Will Learn:

• Leading people

• Managing accounting and technology resources in organisations

• Operating effectively in the workplace using a number of Windows-based end-user applications

• Overseeing administrative procedures and systems

• Planning and organising the activities of others

• Demonstrating entrepreneurial skills

• Selling products or services

• Analysing theories of industrial psychology and commercial law

• Applying general business principles to real life situations

Programme Content:

• Academic Literacy

• Computer Literacy

• Business Management

• Entrepreneurship

• Introduction to Accounting

• Introduction to Socioeconomics

• Introduction to Industrial Psychology

• Commercial Law

• Work Integrated Learning