PURPOSE OF THE QUALIFICATION

The purpose of the qualification is to build the knowledge and skills required by employees in junior management who have had schooling below NQF level 3. It is intended to empower learners to acquire knowledge, skills, attitudes and values required to operate confidently as junior managers in the South African community and to respond to the challenges of the economic environment and changing world of work.

The National Certificate in Management: Level 3 is intended for personnel already employed and other learners who intend to follow a career in management. The unit standards classified as core may be added to other industry qualifications to provide a management focus and align qualifications to the work done by learners. Practical competence is within a number of contexts some of which may be non-routine. The focus is on comparison, choice, interpretation and application of knowledge.

Qualifying learners are capable of:

• Carrying out simple research tasks.
• Interpreting current affairs related to a specific business sector.
• Recognising the effect of HIV/AIDS on the specific workplace, business sub-sector and own organisation.
• Applying knowledge of self and team to enhance team performance.
• Maintaining records.
• Managing time and the work process.
• Explaining the structure of an organisation.
• Conducting a formal meeting.
• Inducting a new member of a team.
• Motivating a team.
• Describing the management function of an organisation.

EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES

Qualifying learners should be capable of:

• Co-ordinating with others.
• Making significant choices from a wide range of procedures.
• Operating in a number of contexts.
• Making comparisons.
• Performing junior management functions.
• Maintaining records.
• Carrying out simple research and tasks.
• Interpreting current affairs related to a specific business sector.
• Recognising the effect of HIV/AIDS on the specific workplace, business sub-sector and own organisation.
• Applying knowledge of self and team to enhance team performance.
• Managing time and the work process.
• Explaining the structure of an organisation.
• Conducting a formal meeting.
• Inducting a new member of a team.
• Motivating a team.
• Describing the management function of an organisation.