Occupational Certificate
Company Secretary

Admission Requirements

NQF Level 4 with Mathematical Literacy and English

CURRICULUM STRUCTURE

Knowledge Modules: 242203000

  • KM-01 Introduction to Financial Accounting.
  • KM-02 Communication.
  • KM-03 Introduction to Law.
  • KM-04 Introduction to Corporate Governance
  • KM-05 Advanced Financial Accounting.
  • KM-06 Principles of Business Law.
  • KM-07 Managing Information Systems.
  • KM-08 Principles of Corporate Governance.
  • KM-09 Advanced Business Law.
  • KM-10 Advanced Corporate Governance.
  • KM-11 Principles of Management.
  • KM-12 Corporate Law.
  • KM-13 Finance for Decision-Making.
  • KM-14 Applied Governance.
  • KM-15 Risk and Compliance.
  • KM-16 Development of Strategy.
  • KM-17 Company Secretarial Practice.

Total credits: 298

Practical Modules: 242203000

  • PM-01 Communicate with peers, superiors, subordinates, customers and service providers in a work
  • environment.
  • PM-02 Investigate the structure of the South African courts and how court cases are conducted.
  • PM-03 Prepare financial statements and reports for sole traders, partnerships, clubs and associations.
  • PM-04 Apply the concepts of corporate governance and best governance practice in small business entities.
  • PM-05 Use information technology for a range of business purposes.
  • PM-06 Prepare financial statements and reports for close corporations and companies.
  • PM-07 Use standardised contract templates and adapt them for a variety of contexts.
  • PM-08 Apply corporate governance principles according to best governance practice within a corporate or
  • public-sector environment.
  • PM-09 Complete a range of management tasks.
  • PM-10 Explain and interpret corporate governance scenarios for various role players in terms of best practice.
  • PM-11 Apply aspects of business law in a variety of contexts.
  • PM-12 Provide solutions and advice as to how a corporate governance problem might be resolved according
  • to best practice.
  • PM-13 Participate in decision-making and processes concerning the maximisation of value in investment and
  • finance.
  • PM-14 Manage risk and compliance in a business entity.
  • PM-15 Report on organisational problems at a strategic level that need to be solved and suggest solutions in
  • report format to be considered by the board.
  • PM-16 Complete a range of tasks required of the company secretary.

Total credits: 131

Work Experience Modules: 242203000

  • WM-01 Complete procedures relating to the registration of small companies.
  • WM-02 Communicate with peers, superiors, subordinates, customers and service providers using a range of business communication methods.
  • WM-03 Prepare financial statements of a range of business entities.
  • WM-04 Apply the concepts of corporate governance with regard to risk management, compliance and financial reporting.
  • WM-05 Adapt standardised contracts for a variety of contexts including sales, leases, insurance and credit agreements.
  • WM-06 Evaluate company business practices to determine compliance with legislation relating to intellectual property, insolvency, competition, consumer protection, banking, trusts, and dispute resolution.
  • WM-07 Provide stakeholders with an analysis of corporate governance problems and suggest solutions and advice as to how the problems might be resolved according to best practice.
  • WM-08 Carry out various management activities, such as planning, organising, leading and controlling, within a business organisation.
  • WM-09 File statutory returns, and complete and lodge forms with the CIPC.
  • WM-10 Prepare advice for directors and officers regarding director duties, the Companies Act 71 of 2008 (Companies Act), the organisation’s MOI, stock exchange listing requirements, and other regulatory and statutory requirements.
  • WM-11 Prepare for, attend and report on the processes and content of any three of the following company meetings: board or governing body, annual general, shareholder, committees: risk, audit, social and ethics, and other committee meetings, where permitted.
  • WM-12 Draft correspondence in response to simulated or real queries from the directors of the company and other stakeholders (shareholders, employees, suppliers) on various corporate governance matters and legislative and other regulatory requirements.
  • WM-13 Assist with preparation and dissemination of company meeting documentation: notices, agendas, minutes, board or governing body packs.
  • WM-14 Ensure compliance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2008, Companies Regulations, 2011, the King Report on Corporate Governance and other legal and statutory requirements, and report accordingly to the board or governing body.

Total credits: 115

Overview

Duration

36 Months

Credits

544

Qualification Code

104989

NQF Level

Level 08

Mode of Delivery

Contact classes

EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES

  • Understand the relationship between the secretary, the board and members as well as the concepts, “compliance”, “law and practice of meetings” and “share registration” and apply this knowledge to the duties of a company secretary within a corporate or public organisation environment.
  • Understand and apply the concepts of corporate governance and best governance practice within a corporate and public environment.
  • Understand the importance of strategic and functional administration and apply it within a corporate/public environment. Demonstrate understanding of the impact of the fiscal environment on the organisation and its decision-making and apply the skills of corporate financial planning.
  • Explain legislation as applied to corporate and public bodies and apply such knowledge in practical situations

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