National Certificate in Banking Services Advice

The National Certificate in Banking Services Advice qualification aims to provide students with the basic competencies and skills necessary to apply the essential principles of banking to the operations of any segment of financial services in the Banking sector. With this, students will be employable in the industry after completing a one year qualification.

The qualification will assist students in acquiring the skills, attitudes and values required to operate responsibly in the banking sector and is suitable for matriculants and the unemployed.

The general purpose of this qualification is to give students the opportunity to develop skills and knowledge in various subjects, such as economic fundamentals in the investment environment, banking advice, fundamental principles of accounting, business management, financial legislative requirements and investment planning.

The South African banking sector is viewed as a world‐class, strong regulatory and supervisory environment, with adequate capital, technology and infrastructure, employing over 156 000 people.

There is a continuous drive in the sector to employ qualified individuals, or to upskill internal staff, based on the regulatory and supervisory requirements.

Employment in the banking sector is highly sought after. The field has a strong professional image and offers a variety of opportunities for growth in an exciting and challenging, yet stable environment, with opportunities for international exposure.

YEAR 1

• Principles of Accounting
• Introduction to Business Management
• Banking Advice

• Regulation and Compliance in the Bankking Industry
• Fundamentals of Retail Banking
• Fundamentals of Economics