Learnership / Full Qualification details:

▪ NQF: Level 4

▪ Credits: 140

▪ Learnership SAQA ID: 60652 (LP60152)

▪ Learnership No: 02Q020015001205

▪ OFO 121901 – Corporate General Manager

▪ Accredited Institution: Institute of Business Studies & Chartered Secretaries SA

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Management and Administration Programme: The National Certificate in Business Administration qualification was designed to include relevant life skills required in the business world, such as how to plan and organise oneself and work, as well as working as an effective member of a team. The learner is provided with background knowledge and the opportunity to practise and develop skills relating to personal time management, planning and prioritising work, developing self-confidence and positive attitudes, adhering to codes of conduct and much more. Novia One (Incorporating Hedge Fund Academy) is currently a provider of specialist technical programmes to a number of the Banks, Corporates and other financial institutions and the South African regulators such as the FSB, SARB and National Treasury. This programme can be attended as a stand-alone programme or as a Learnership.

Qualification details: National Certificate in Management and Administration NQF Level 4

✓ Qualification: Management and Administration (Business Administration) ✓ NQF: Level 4 ✓ Credits: 140 ✓ Learnership SAQA ID: 60652 (LP60152) ✓ Learnership No: 02Q020015001205 (OFO 121901 – Corporate General Manager) ✓ Accredited Institution: Institute of Business Studies

(Chartered Secretaries South Africa)

Assessment process:

Entry Level Requirments

• Matric/Gr12 pre-requisites with both:

• English (pass) and

• Maths (pass)

• or, Matric/Gr12 with 4years work experience

Board Exam

CSSA Board Exams (1 Exam

per module)

Entry Level Requirements for

Board Exam

75%

Formative Assessment

Classroom activities,

Assignment and Test per module

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Learnership Benefits to Companies:

BEE Scorecard & Structuring With the introduction of the amended BEE codes, skills development has become even more important under the codes. Through this program Novia One (Incorporating Hedge Fund Academy) would be able to optimise the employers spend on learnerships to provide maximum points towards the scorecard by proving a structured solution. As a Level 1, 100% black female owned QSE, a key focus for the Novia One team is to consult with all clients on the optimisation of their scorecard and have the ability to positively impact areas such as skills development, enterprise development, supplier development and procurement. As a BEE Level 1 provider, Novia One would also add to the following categories for any spend for all companies’ scorecards

NQF Level 4 Qualification

Recognised qualification and training program

Techincially skilled employees and talent

pool

Recognised as an accredited learnership

Compliance with transformation targets

Rebates

SARS Learnership Tax Benefit(currently R80k per year, but subject to

Tax legislation)

SARS Empoyement Tax Incentive(ETI)

(Youth Wage Subsidy)

SETA reclaim (Seta specific rules for

learnerships)

Maximised

BEE scorecard

Procurement

Supplier & Enterprise Development

Skills Development

100% Black Owned

100% Black Female owned

QSE

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Programme Outline:

Module 1: Fundamentals of Business English

• The communication process.

• Communication barriers.

• Cultural differences.

• Pronunciation, accent, diction, dialect.

• Conflict and conflict resolution.

• Formal speech.

• Non-verbal aspects.

• Speaking techniques.

• Body language.

• Listening skills.

• Directions, instructions and demonstrations.

• Persuasive language

• Reading strategies, textual features, visual literacy

• Employment correspondence

• Meeting documentation

• Correspondence in the workplace (spelling, rules and conventions, abbreviations, acronyms, roots, prefixes, gender, plurals, comparative and superlative degrees of adjectives and adverbs commonly confused)

• Homophones and homonyms; synonyms, antonyms, one word for a phrase.

• Parts of speech such as nouns, verbs, pronouns and adverbs; verb tenses and verb forms; subject, object, predicate; simple, compound, complex sentences; conjunctions, pronouns; active and passive voice; direct and indirect speech; negative forms; concord; punctuation

Module 2: Fundamentals of Mathematics

• Decimal numbers, fractions, percentages. Rounding off numbers, significant digits. Value Added Tax (VAT). Units of length, area, volume temperature

• Patterns, tables and graphs.

• Direct and inverse proportion.

• Simple and compound interest; compound increase and decrease; costs and revenue.

• Graphs on Cartesian axes (dependent and independent variables); more than one graph on a system of axes.

• Personal and business finances, taxation, pension and medical deductions, PAYE.

• Length and distances, perimeters and areas of polygons, volumes/areas of right prisms, right circular cylinders, cones and spheres, surface areas of right prisms, angle sizes

• Metric and Imperial systems

• Statistics

• Mean, median, quartiles, percentiles, probability

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Module 3: Fundamentals of Accounting

• Within the context of the accounting cycle, the unique information for a company and close corporation is recorded manually and/or by using an accounting package.

• The effect of transactions on the accounting equation for close corporations and companies is recorded.

• Reconciliations for bank, debtors and creditors are analysed and interpreted.

• Final accounts and financial statements of close corporations and companies are prepared, analysed and interpreted.

• Published financial statements and audit reports of companies are analysed.

• The principles of VAT are applied in different situations.

• Cost information for a manufacturing enterprise is prepared, presented, analysed and reported on by compiling a production cost statement.

• A projected income statement and cash budget for a sole trader (and also in a manufacturing environment) is prepared, analysed and interpreted.

• Asset disposal is interpreted and reported on.

• Inventories are validated with specific reference to manufacturing enterprises.

• Disciplinary and punitive measures to be applied for non-compliance to the code of ethics and the role of professional bodies are discussed.

• Internal control and internal audit processes are applied in a business environment

Module 4: Fundamentals of Governance

• Definition of governance including participation, rule of law, accountability, transparency, equity, responsiveness

• Understanding of sources and history of SA law

• Understanding of company law, codes of governance

• Framework of professional values, ethics and attitudes for exercising professional judgement and acting in an ethical manner, that is in the best interest of society

• Consequences of unethical behaviour to the individual, profession and society is described

• A basic understanding of risk management as an essential part of the governance of a business organisation is demonstrated.

Module 5: Fundamentals of Office Administration

• Create business reports (form, content, compilation, reporting, etc.)

• Manage information systems (filing systems, admin systems, it systems, policies, procedures, confidentiality)

• Data management systems are assessed, established and maintained to ensure organised electronic and paper records for the workplace.

• An understanding of customer service is demonstrated

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Module 6: Work and Career Orientation of Office Administration

• Mental Concentration

• Reading Skills

• Goal setting

• Time Management

• Career Planning

• Handling Stress

• Self Confidence and Assertiveness

• Team functioning and dynamics

• Developing Work Ethics

• Code of Conduct

• Control Emotions

Assessment Process and Exam Structure: (the exam fee is additional to the training pricing and can be paid directly to CSSA)

Formative Assessment

Classroom Activities

25% Weighting

Assignment 45% Weighting

Online Novia One Test 30% Weighting

SUBJECT mark to gain entry to Board Exams

75%

Board Exam CSSA Board Exams (1 Exam per module)

If a learner fail an exam, they will only be able to write at the next exam sitting (Full cost apply to re-write)

Exams take place twice a year (May and October)

External Examination Costs: (the exam fee is additional to the training pricing and can be paid directly to CSSA)

CSSA Registration:

R700.00

CSSA Examination per module

R615.00 x 5 Modules (R3 075)

CSSA postponement of exam

Learners will not be able to postpone an exam once they have registered for it (If they postpone an exam, they will have to pay and amount of R390.00

Program may be changed at the discretion of HFA to accommodate enhancements. HFA reserves the

rights to change the scheduled dates and will notify all attendees accordingly.

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Why Novia One:

Novia One (Incorporating Hedge Fund Academy) is a market leading financial markets training provider. An accredited provider with Bankseta, Fasset, Services Seta and a Level 1 BEE provider. We are also an approved provider of CFA exam preparation programs and act as a regulatory advisor to the FSB, National Treasury and SARB. We have also used one of our qualifications as a vehicle for Unemployed South African Graduates in a NQF6 Work Readiness and Bridging into Employment Programme as mentioned in the Fasset reference letter below. We have been fortunate in the past to receive funding from Fasset and our corporate clients and we would love to share the benefits with you if you wish to get involved with this transformational objective.

We have put over 300 Unemployed Graduates through

this Transformational Programme to date and have placed

80% of those into employment

FACT

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Client Feedback: Below are just a couple of feedback pieces; showcasing the client relationships with our Novia One brand and service level satisfaction. Novia One has incorporated Hedge Fund Academy in a recent re-brand. Our business growth from the original Hedge Fund Focused Training Provider was the reason for a new transforming name to suite our much broader service offering.

Public Investment Corporation (PIC): Chris Pholowane, Executive Head in Human Resources & Martha Tshimole, HR Learning & Development Practitioner

•"The PIC has been working with HFA on the Financial Markets Learnership & CFA Exam Preparation classes. The services received from HFA has been satisfying throughout from the

beginning to date. They are professional, customer centric and good at maintaining relationships. It is always a pleasure working with them as a provider"

Automated Outsourcing Services (AOS): Aimee McNamara, Head Human Resources

•"In addition to the formal learnership programme, HFA offers a number of other services, all with the intention of assisting organisations in terms of true transformation initiatives. I would highly recommend HFA to any business wishing to develop quality skill within their organisation and the

industry at large"

Absa, Shameen Ramadene, Vice President Barclays Africa CIB Learnership Manager

•"HFA is a service provider with a proven track record, with competent lecturers with academic qualifications as well as practical and relevant industry experience. We can safely say that we were more than happy with their product as well as the way it was delivered. We measured their delivery - I can state with confidence that the response were overwhelmingly positive. We have decided to

retain their services in 2017 to deliver the same excellent product to a new batch of Barclays Africa Employees."

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Next Step:

Novia One would like an opportunity to discuss your learnership, qualification and BEE Score Card needs with you. We are confident that we can partner with you in delivering an effective solution and programmes by using our unique approach at creating a sustainable framework for all stakeholders. We are excited to engage with you on these essential projects and we are confident in our expertise and ability to successfully deliver to your requirements. We look forward to working with you and supporting your efforts and initiatives. Please give me a call on 011 7839390 to discuss the next steps or any suggestions around our offerings.

Yours sincerely,

Marietjie Roithmayr

Tel: 011 783 9390

Email: marketing@noviaone.com