Short Learning Programmes

Programme in Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management (71773)

Duration: One year

Language medium: English

Target group:

The explosives and armaments industry (including commercial, arms manufacturing, military, police, mining, structural engineering and explosives regulatory sectors)

''All students wishing to register for the Short Learning Programmes in Explosives have to be employed in the explosives industry''

Admission requirements:

Senior Certificate or an equivalent NQF level 4 qualification. Note: Students should be competent with language, numeracy and communication skills at NQF Level 5.

Registration periods:

Semester registration

Course leader details:

Prof T Botha
DCom (Business Management)
Unisa Centre for Lifelong Learning
Office 4-73, NS Radipere Building, UNISA
Tel: 012 429 4764
Cell: 082 449 7504
E-mail: brevit@unisa.ac.za

Programme administrator:

Admin Officer: Lyndsey Lourie
Unisa Centre for Lifelong Learning
Christiaan De Wet Drive, Florida, Johannesburg
Tswelopele Building 3rd floor Room 15
Tel: 011 471 2747
Email address: lourilc@unisa.ac.za

Purpose statement:

This programme is intended to (1) provide potential entrepreneurs with the necessary knowledge to establish and manage a business; (2) transfer entrepreneurial and managerial skills to potential entrepreneurs through indigenous and Africa relevant multimedia (mainly case studies, practical examples, simulation of real business situations by means of teaching); (3) improve the small business management skills of those entrepreneurs who already own a small business; and (4) develop a cadre of entrepreneurs who will promote economic growth and create employment in order to meet the rising economic expectations of all South Africans

Modules:

PESB014 - Introduction to Entrepreneurship

Content: Introduce students to entrepreneurship and small business management

PESB025 - Entering the Business World

Content: Introduce students to the marketing mix, which consists of decisions on the product, price, distribution and promotion of a small business

PESB036 - The Business Plan

Content: Equip students to write a business plan

PESB048 - Managing the Small Business

Content: Introduce students to the operations, purchasing, human resources, and financial functions of the small business