Business Management Specialist
The UCO Business Management Specialist programme is intended to familiarise you with the various elements that make a successful and effective small business manager.
Upon completion of this programme, you will be able to understand and apply the concepts involved in managing a business, evaluate the market place and identify business opportunities and generate and implement a successful business plan. Basic computer skills are also taught in this programme.
Who should attend this course?
This Skills Development Programme is intended for:
- Small Business Managers who would like to expand their knowledge in the foundations a business.
- Acquire computer skills and skills to communicate effectively.
Future Possible Careers
- Small Business Entrepreneur.
- Management position in any business.
Developmental Learning Pathway
This programme is designed as the second entry-level qualification for the National Certificate in End User Computing.
After completing this Skills Development Programme, learners might continue with any of the following programmes:
- Human Resources Skills Development Programme.
- To gain more knowledge and experience on Human Resource issues.
- Marketer Skills Development Programme.
- To be able to better market your own business.
› The total number of Credits for this Qualification is 100.
› This is equivalent to 1000 Notional hours that need to be spent on this Qualification.
› This includes contact time, structured learning, workplace learning and self study (1 credit = 10 notional hours).
› More but not less time can be spent on this Qualification.
› None.
› UCO is provisionally accredited by Umalusi, Council for Quality Assurance in General and Further Education and Training.
› All unit standard based courses are quality assured by one of the following Seta’s: MICT SETA, ETDP SETA or SERVICES SETA.
› Unit standard based courses will be followed by a SAQA Aligned Unit Standard ID number.
″Learners must be aware that Universal College also offers a few Provider Programs that are not unit standard aligned. The courses are quality assured by the provider.”
Provider Programmes
Typing Instructor Deluxe Keyboard
Introduction to Windows Server 2003
Unit Standards
- Concepts of Information & Comm Tech
- MS Word Basic
- MS Excel Basic
- MS PowerPoint
- Understand and Use Outlook
- Understand and Use the Internet
- Written Communication
- Plan a new venture
- Functions of market mechanisms
- Manage General Admin
- Negotiate a deal in an authentic work situation
- Manage finances of a new venture
- Manage Expenditure against a budget
- Principles of pricing and costing
- Finance a new venture
- HR level 1
- Plan strategically to improve new venture performance
- Marketing SMMe’s