Higher Certificate in General Management

This qualification is the first of a new generation of Advanced Skills Development programmes. It provides students with an informed understanding of general management, together with a range of academic skills and competencies. It is specifically designed for the student who wishes to:

• Pursue a management career in areas such as business, marketing, finance and personnel management.
• Gain the knowledge and skills required to recognise and exploit business opportunities.
• Acquire a broad-based education for a lucrative career in business and commerce.
• Acquire a business qualification of high academic standard.
• Secure a basis for further development in Business and Management Sciences.
• Demonstrate the awareness of general management skills which can be used to build further management-related competencies.
• Demonstrate the ability to identify, evaluate and solve routine and new problems within the managerial environment.
• Demonstrate the ability to execute medium-sized projects as a project manager.
• Demonstrate the ability to account c to a project manager of large projects.The qualification reflects the needs of the general management sector, both now and in the future. It will include working as a leader in the context of a medium-sized enterprise or a business unit within a larger organisation. Once the learner is declared competent they may continue into further general management competence and complexity or into management within a medium / small organisation or of their own organisation.

Learners could pursue a career as a/an:

• Business Owner
• Middle-Level Manager
• Administrative Clerks / Management (medium-size business)
• Workshop Supervisor
• Trainee Manager
• Operations manager