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Course

Duration

6 Months Per Level | 18 Months N4-N6 - 3 Semesters

  Netted

N4-N6

National Diploma: Management Assistant N4-N6

Being a Management Assistant presents one with a wide range of career opportunities, it involves providing assistance and support to senior staff members, and includes a wide range of office administration duties, communication, organization and information processing. You will be equipped to play a valuable part in the efficient management of any office environment.

Admission Requirements

  • For N4: A Senior Certificate; or an appropriate National Certificate: N3: or National Senior Certificate or an equivalent qualification.
  • For N5: A National Certificate: N4: Management Assistant, or an equivalent qualification.
  • For N6: A National Certificate: N5: Management Assistant, or an equivalent qualification.

Career Fields

With this qualification successful learners could pursue a career in:

  • Personal assistant
  • Administrative assistant
  • Executive secretary
  • Data capturer
  • Marketing assistant

Curriculum

NATIONAL CERTIFICATE N4 NATIONAL CERTIFICATE N5 NATIONAL CERTIFICATE N6
Compulsory instructional offering: Compulsory instructional offering: Compulsory instructional offering:
  • Information Processing N4; OR
  • Introductory Information Processing N4
  • Communication N4
  • Office Practice N4
  • Information Processing N5;
  • Office Practice N5;
  • Communication N5
  • Office Practice N6;
  • Information Processing N6
Optional instructional offering: Optional instructional offering: Optional instructional offering:
The learner needs to choose ONE of the following:

  • Entrepreneurship and Business Mangement N4;
  • Financial Accounting N4;
  • Introductory Accounting N4;
  • Computer Practice N4; OR
  • Introductory Computer Practice N4;
  • Public Administration N4
The learner needs to choose ONE of the following:

  • Entrepreneurship and Business Management N4;
  • Entrepreneurship and Business Management N5;
  • Introductory Accounting N4;
  • Computer Practice N4;
  • Computer Practice N5;
  • Financial Accounting N4;
  • Financial Accounting N5;
  • Public Administration N4;
  • Public Administration N5;
  • Mercantile Law N4;
  • Mercantile Law N5;
  • Municipal Administration N5;
The learner needs to choose TWO of the following:

  • Entrepreneurship and Business Management N4;
  • Entrepreneurship and Business Management N5;
  • Entrepreneurship and Business Management N6;
  • Computer Practice N4;
  • Computer Practice N5;
  • Computer Practice N6;
  • Financial Accounting N4;
  • Financial Accounting N5;
  • Financial Accounting N6;
  • Public Administration N4;
  • Public Administration N5;
  • Public Administration N6;
  • Municipal Administration N5;
  • Municipal Administration N6;
  • Legal Practice N5;
  • Public Relations N5;
  • Communication N6;
Note: Note: Note:
Public Administration N4 is a prerequisite for Municipal Administration N5

In order to qualify for a diploma in Management Assistant, a candidate must pass Information Processing N6.
Public Administration N4 is a prerequisite for Municipal Administration N5.

In order to qualify for a diploma in Management Assistance, a candidate must pass Information Processing N6.
In order to qualify for a diploma in Management Assistance, a candidate must pass Information Processing.

Certification

A student will qualify for a National diploma under this School, only after completing 12 subjects, ranging from N4 – N6, together with a minimum of 18 months in-service training period spent in an environment relevant to the qualification.

Certificates are awarded by the DHET and the QCTO. All qualifications are nationally recognized by industries and universities .

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