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Financial qualifications are no longer just for university graduates. Times have changed and tuition has evolved. And financial literacy is a scarce skill. So, whether you have recently left school or are already working, you can study towards an internationally recognised ICB qualification.

The Business Literacy skills programme will cover the key principles of effective business communication. Students will learn the fundamental concepts of how to function effectively in an accounting and business environment. 

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

  • Owners or managers of small businesses
  • Those that wish to acquire business communication and numeracy skills 

ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS

  • Grade 10 or equivalent.
  • At least 16 years of age.

PROGRAMME MATERIAL 

  • The programme fee includes ICB registration, ICB assessment fees and all programme material, which becomes the property of the student.

CERTIFICATION

The Institute of Certified Bookkeepers (ICB) is a Quality Assurance Partner (QAP) of the Finance and Accounting Services Sector Education and Training Authority (FASSET SETA). FASSET SETA falls under the Occupational Qualifications Framework (OQF) which is quality assured by the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO).

Varsity College, is a brand of The Independent Institute of Education (Pty) Ltd (The IIE) which is registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) as a Private Higher Education Institute, offers tuition for the Business Literacy which is certified by FASSET and is one of six modules constituting the qualification, a Certificate: Office Administration, NQF level 5 (SAQA ID: 23618), and/or the National Certificate: Bookkeeping NQF level 3 SAQA ID 58375, which ICB offers. 

On successful completion of this Business Literacy module, students will receive a full transcript of results from the ICB. FASSET will issue your qualification certificate to you within three months once and if you have completed all the modules that make up your qualification

Updated on 22 June, 2016

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