Higher Certificate in Management

The aim of this programme is to provide candidates with a broad range of management skills in conjunction with a detailed knowledge of current management practices.

Its focus is on presenting students with a range of knowledge and practical skills that will form the foundation for a career in management or towards further studies.

This programme acts as an entry-level qualification, providing students with basic introductory knowledge, cognitive and conceptual tools, and practical skills for higher education studies in their chosen field of study.

Completion of this programme will offer candidates with a National Senior Certificate or the National Certificate Vocational without admission to a degree, with the opportunity to enter a degree programme after completion of the Higher Certificate in Management.

The emphasis of the programme is to provide incumbents with opportunities to develop functional skills in management with a particular attention to equipping them with:

• Sound theoretical management background and application skills
• Opportunities to develop an integrated conceptual understanding, synthesis and application of specific management issues
• The ability to apply core and detailed aspects of management principles in practice