Project Description
Your Pathway to Business Success
Business Management Diploma Level 4 and 5 give you the core knowledge and skills for employment and success in Business Management.
Diploma Level 4 and 5 are equivalent to 1st and 2nd year university, recognized internationally and by SAQA, leading to final year of a Degree.
The Modules include learning material, 24/7 tutoring, webinars, videos, exercises, readings and other support, and a Certificate for each Module.
Entry Criteria
Level 4 – School leaving certificate
Level 5 – Level 4 or equivalent
Level 4 Modules
Developing Personal Skills vital to success in business, including communication, leadership, teamwork and decision making.
Learn Effective Communication skills needed to work well with others in business, such as verbal, non-verbal, email and social media.
Understand The Business Environment as it affects business including economic, political, social, technological and competitive factors.
Explore The Marketing Mix used to build a business including product, packaging, pricing, promotion, advertising, branding and media.
Understand Strategic Human Resource Management – managing people as the most valuable asset and strategic resource of a business.
Explore Managing Ethically – various approaches, principles and issues in managing ethically and how they apply in different organizations.
Understand Culture and the Organisation – What is culture? How does culture affect organisations? Can culture be changed or improved?
Understand Customers and Customer Service as the focus of business, including customer needs and satisfaction in different organisations.
Learn the Fundamentals of Accounting and how it can be used to assess the health of a business, including Financial Statements and Reports
Understand Financial Management and Control principles and practices to improve decision making and performance in different organisations.
Level 5 Modules
Become an Entrepreneurial Manager – develop the skills and qualities of entrepreneurship in small and large businesses.
Explore Organisation Structures – how they function and affect motivation, performance and growth in different organisations
Understand Practical Accounting Analysis – practical exercises using accounting analysis to assess and improve performance.
Learn Business Planning and Goal Setting – how to do a business plan, achieve and monitor success in both new and existing businesses.
Explore Politics and Business – how they impact each-other and the economy, including growth, employment, trade and finance.
Understand Business Law essentials including laws of contract, employment, companies, directors and international trade.
Explore Managing in Today’s World including rapid change, technology, governance, equity, diversity and environment issues.
Understand Performance Management principles including motivation, rewards, training and development to ensure high performance.
Learn Marketing and Sales essentials including markets, customers, competition, advertising, branding and social media.
Develop Quantitative Skills – practical calculations, exercises and applications within the context of business and decision-making.
