Milpark Business School Advanced Certificate in Management (ACM)

Many organisations today face the challenge that, although most employees are technically sound at what they do, their overall contribution to organisational performance is undermined by a limited appreciation of how individual roles fit into the organisation’s value chain. The Advanced Certificate in Management (ACM) enables the student to maximise the benefits of sound technical and cognitive leadership. The Advanced Certificate in Management is an intermediate, post-school, higher education qualification designed to equip the student with the skills necessary to function in the varied management contexts relevant to South African businesses.

Students will be able to:

Demonstrate an understanding of the key aspects of employment relations and the core labour legislation impacting on the employment relationship
Apply the principles of strategic leadership, and be able to analyse emerging political, economic, technological and social trends that are vital to good strategic decisions
Demonstrate a working knowledge of the concepts, tools and techniques of project management
Demonstrate global corporate citizenship through application of the principles contained in the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC)

CAREERS

The Advanced Certificate in Management is designed to produce employees who are able to work in the different management functions needed by most businesses.

This qualification provides an “intermediate level of higher education knowledge”, and ensures that the qualifying student is able to “[apply] such knowledge and competence in an occupation or role in the workplace” (HEQF).

The programme is therefore suitable for:

a person who wishes to enter a middle management position, or
a person who has achieved another qualification in an applied area of practice or a non-vocational area and seeks a more business-oriented qualification, or
an employed person wishing to enhance, develop or formalise his/her skills and knowledge with a qualification in this area.

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

GENERAL STREAM

OCCUPATIONAL H&S STREAM

SEMESTER 1

Management and Leadership
Workplace Relations
Integrated Business Strategy

Management and Leadership
Workplace Relations
Project Management

SEMESTER 2

Financial Management
Global Corporate Citizenship
Elective (select one below)

Global Corporate Citizenship 2
Elective (no 1 below)
Elective (no 2 below)

ELECTIVES

Advanced Monitoring and Evaluation for Managers
Project Management
Marketing Management Practice

Occupational Health and Safety 2
Occupational Health and Safety Risk Management 2

For applicants who want to be able to apply the knowledge in a variety of industries or work roles.

For applicants who have a pre‐determined bias in favour of a career in the discipline of occupational health and safety (OHS)

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

A knowledge, comprehension and application of the English language at NQF Level 4 (Grade 12 or equivalent level) is required.

IT REQUIREMENTS

Minimum system requirements:

Reliable broadband Internet access
Firefox/Internet Explorer/Chrome web browser
Microsoft Word
PDF Viewer
Ability to scan and upload documents
Email/Cellphone for notification and communication.