Build Your Business Future with Confidence
Build a strong foundation in business administration, business management, communication, economics and marketing. This qualification introduces students to the essential knowledge and practical skills needed to understand how businesses work, how they are managed, and how they operate within the wider economic environment.
Duration
CREDITS
Delivery Mode
Modules
Assessments
1 year full time or 2 years part-time
NQF 5
Distance Online
8
Tests, assignments, ICEs and examinations
The Higher Certificate in Business Administration is designed to give students a strong foundation in business-related knowledge and practical workplace skills. Through a combination of core business modules, students are introduced to the principles of business management, business communication, economics and marketing within the South African business environment.
Modules Available in July 2026
Business Literacy (BABL115X_DL)
Marketing Management (BAMM125_DL)
Economics B (BACN125_DL)
Business Management (BABM125X_DL)
The qualification helps students understand how businesses work, how communication supports workplace success, how wider economic factors affect business, and how marketing helps organisations connect with customers. It also supports further learning by building the foundational knowledge and confidence students need to participate effectively in the business environment.
Modules Added in 2027
Basics of Management Accounting (BAMA125_DL)
Human Resource Management (BAMA125_DL)
Economics A (BACN115_DL)
Introduction to Financial Accounting (BAFA115_DL)
By completing this qualification, students will build foundational knowledge across key areas of business administration, including:
- Business management and entrepreneurship within the South African business environment.
- Professional communication, workplace writing, presentations and organisational communication.
- Macroeconomic concepts, including the national economy, monetary sector, government policy, inflation and unemployment.
- Marketing principles, market segmentation, customer decision-making, communication strategies and sustainable marketing.
- Business-related skills and competencies that support further study and future workplace success.
The Higher Certificate in Business Administration gives students the foundation they need to understand business, develop important workplace skills, and prepare for further learning and participation in the business environment. By bringing together core areas such as business management, business literacy, economics and marketing, the qualification helps students build confidence in how businesses operate, how organisations communicate, how markets are shaped, and how effective management contributes to business success.
How You Will Learn
Primary Learning Materials
As soon as students register, they will be given access to WizeBooks to have their books delivered to their door at competitive prices. Everything else they need is available on myNGI, the virtual learning environment.
Interested?
Apply now for the Higher Certificate in Business administration and start building your business future.