Intermediate Level - Higher Certificate: Office Administration

Course details

Entrance  Criteria

• Grade 12 or equivalent  
• Learners must be at least 16 years of age
• The ability to read and write in English

During your studies you will learn:

• Manage your diary and work schedule as a manager.
• Operate efficiently as a general office manager of a business.
• Apply marketing, law, PR and economics principles in business.
• Draw up and interpret financial statements and reports.
• Work efficiently with the HR and labour relations departments.
• Apply business growth principles for local and global expansion.

Registration Requirements:

• You must be at least 16 years of age.
• Grade 11 or equivalent.

Course Subjects:

• Business and Office Administration 1
• Bookkeeping to Trial Balance
• Business Literacy
• Marketing Management and Public Relations
• Business Law and Administrative Practice
• Cost and Management Accounting
• Business and Office Administration 2
• Human Resources Management and Labour Relations
• Economics

Important Exam Information:

Assessment is based on the submission of a Portfolio of Evidence (PoE) which will comprise formative activities and evaluations, as well as one summative assessment (final exam). PoE assessment comprises formative/interim assessment of activities (assignments) and evaluations (test) that count 30% towards the total mark. A Summative Assessment (final exam) contributes to the remaining 70% of your marks. The PoE is basically a file containing all the evidence necessary for a learner to be declared competent against the relevant outcomes.

You will be awarded with the Higher Certificate: Office Administration NQF L5 (SAQA ID: 23619) by FASSET upon successful completion of your PoE and your exams

You will also receive a Programme Completion Certificate from the ICB.

Assessment takes place in February, May, August and November.