Advanced Certificate in Management (ACM)

Many organisations today face the challenge that, although most employees are technically sound at what they do, their overall contribution to organisational performance is undermined by a limited appreciation of how individual roles fit into the organisation’s value chain. The Advanced Certificate in Management (ACM) enables the student to maximise the benefits of sound technical and cognitive leadership. The Advanced Certificate in Management is an intermediate, post-school, higher education qualification designed to equip the student with the skills necessary to function in the varied management contexts relevant to South African businesses.

Students will be able to:

• Demonstrate an understanding of the key aspects of employment relations and the core labour legislation impacting on the employment relationship
• Apply the principles of strategic leadership, and be able to analyse emerging political, economic, technological and social trends that are vital to good strategic decisions
• Demonstrate a working knowledge of the concepts, tools and techniques of project management
• Demonstrate global corporate citizenship through application of the principles contained in the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC)

The Advanced Certificate in Management is designed to produce employees who are able to work in the different management functions needed by most businesses.

This qualification provides an “intermediate level of higher education knowledge”, and ensures that the qualifying student is able to “[apply] such knowledge and competence in an occupation or role in the workplace” (HEQF).

The programme is therefore suitable for:

• a person who wishes to enter a middle management position, or
• a person who has achieved another qualification in an applied area of practice or a non-vocational area and seeks a more business-oriented qualification, or
• an employed person wishing to enhance, develop or formalise his/her skills and knowledge with a qualification in this area.

BRIDGING COURSE

• Finance for non-Financial Managers

COMPULSORY MODULES

• Management & Leadership
• Workplace Relations
• Integrated Business Strategy
• Financial Management l

CHOOSE 2 ELECTIVES

• Global Corporate Citizenship II
• Project Management
• Marketing Management Practice