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You have come to the right place if you want to find out more about Professional Qualifications in general, and also, which Professional Qualifications are offered by College SA.
To obtain membership of a Professional Institute, you will have to successfully meet three criteria:
1. Completion of a study programme
2. Practical work experience
3. Adherence to the Institute’s Code of Conduct.
As an education provider, College SA can assist you with the academic requirements – the completion of a study programme – in order for you to gain membership of a Professional Institute. You will have to find out from the Professional Institute what is specifically required from you in terms of items (2) and (3) above.
In other words, you can register with us in order to study a course that will assist you in your path towards gaining membership of a Professional Body.
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College SA is linked to the following Professional Bodies:
- The South African Institute of Management (SAIM)
- The Institute of Certified Bookkeepers (ICB)
- The Institute of Business Studies (IBS)
- The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
- The Institute of Chartered Secretaries Souther Africa (CSSA)
- The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
- The Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA)
The South African Institute of Management (SAIM) is a Professional Body that promotes life-long learning and the continuous development of managers. The SAIM offers courses that are accredited by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) in various fields of management.
College SA is accredited by SAIM as a training provider, and offers the following SAIM study programmes:
General Management
Marketing Management
Credit Management
Human Resources Management
Information Technology Management
Production and Operations Management
The Institute of Certified Bookkeepers (ICB) is a Professional Institute and a Quality Assurance Partner (QAP) of the Finance and Accounting Sector Education and Training Authoring (Fasset). All the ICB qualifications are South African-based and are registered on the South African National Qualifications Framework (NQF).
College SA offers three Professional Qualification programmes in conjunction with the ICB:
1. The Accounting Certification Programme
2. The Business Financial Management Certification Programme
3. The Office Management Certification Programme
The Accounting Certification Programme
The Accounting Certification Programme will take you through 12 learning areas (or subjects) and successive levels of bookkeeping and accounting. With the Accounting Certification Programme, you can progress from a Certified Junior Bookkeeper up to a Certified Financial Accountant.
The Accounting Certification Programme consists of the following qualifications:
The Business Financial Management Certification Programme
The Business Financial Management Certification Programme will take you through 3 learning areas (or subjects) that will lead to you becoming a Certified Small Business Manager.
The Business Financial Management Certification Programme consists of the following qualification:
The Office Management Certification Programme
The Office Management Certification Programme will take you through 12 learning areas (or subjects) and with it you will be able to move up from a Certified Junior Office Administrator to a Certified Office Manager.
The Office Management Certification Programme consists of the following qualifications:
The Institute of Business Studies (IBS) is an affiliate of the South African branch of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA), and therefore all the IBS qualifications are also accredited by Fasset. The programmes offered by the IBS serve as a stepping stone to more advanced ICSA courses.
All the IBS will assist you in gaining business experience, and they provide training in commercial, legal and general accounting. These business qualifications are highly recognised in the corporate world, so if you have not obtained formal school qualifications but wish to enter the world of commerce and industry, an IBS qualification will pave your way to success. College SA is accredited by IBS as a training provider and offer the following IBS Study Programme:
The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants is a global Professional Body for accountants. At the moment, there are five Study Programmes from which to choose – The CAT Qualification and the ACCA Qualification
Please note that The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants is currently restructuring its programmes and will be offering a new study programme in 2011 – Foundations in Accountancy.
The Institute of Chartered Secretaries SOuther Africa (CSSA) is the leading global professional body for company secretaries and senior administrators, and its affiliate, Chartered Secretaries South Africa, is the formal institute for governance and accounting officers in Southern Africa.
CSSA has been accredited as a Quality Assurance Partner of Fasset and College SA is an accredited CSSA training provider.
The following are the CSSA courses you can choose from:
The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) is the world's largest professional body of management accountants and its qualifications are highly sought after in the field of Management Accounting. CIMA Global members are qualified to work in various sections of an organisation, not only in finance, which certainly distinguishes prospective employees with CIMA qualifications from other applicants.
At College SA, we offer the following CIMA Management Accounting courses:
CompTIA is a Professional Body which is globally recognised as the leading provider of vendor-neutral IT certifications. CompTIA certifications identify IT professionals who have proven their skills and knowledge in various specialisations, such as security, network administration, computer repair, and server administration.
At present, College SA offers the following CompTIA courses:
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