NQF Level 5 Accredited Short Courses

Advance your career with our accredited courses designed for the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) Level 5. These programs offer the perfect pathway to deepen your expertise and achieve professional recognition. An NQF Level 5 certificate demonstrates your commitment to excellence, opening doors to higher opportunities and empowering you to thrive in your chosen field.
NQF Level 5 Accredited Short Courses
Accredited Business Leadership Bundle

Accredited Business Leadership Bundle

This Accredited Leadership bundle course comprises of two courses: Topic 1 is Leadership Essentials, and Topic 2 is The Professional Manager. Together they form Module 2 - Leadership, in the Generic Management qualification ID 59201, Learning Programme 60269. The total duration is 5 days of training. This can be done online or as a classroom-based course for groups of 8 or more, and assessments are included. The total credit value is 18 credits towards the Generic Management qualification. By completing this course bundle, you'll strengthen both your leadership abilities and practical management skills. You’ll gain a deeper understanding of core leadership theories, learn to build cohesive teams, and master techniques for effective delegation and performance monitoring. Thanks to its alignment with multiple unit standards, you'll also receive recognized accreditation - a powerful credential that validates your capacity to guide and empower teams toward shared objectives.
5 Days
From ZAR 11,250.00
Accredited Change Management: Leading Successful Transitions

Accredited Change Management: Leading Successful Transitions

Elevate your leadership and strategic impact with our accredited Change Management course, aligned to unit standard 252021. You'll gain a solid theoretical foundation in change theory, master proven models for managing organizational transitions, and learn practical techniques to identify and implement effective change. You will also develop deeper insight into human responses to change, ensuring smoother adoption and stronger team engagement. Register now to confidently lead transformation and position your organization for long-term success. The Accredited Change Management Course is a two-day workshop aligned to SAQA US252021 - Formulate recommendations for a change process. This course is set at NQF level 5 and is worth 8 credits. It is part of the National Certificate: Generic Management, which is a qualification worth 162 credits on NQF Level 5.  
2 Days
From ZAR 5,500.00
Accredited Emotional Intelligence

Accredited Emotional Intelligence

This comprehensive Emotional Intelligence (EI) course equips you with the tools to understand, measure, and enhance your emotional awareness in both personal and professional contexts. You'll learn the core concepts and four branches of EI, discovering how self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, and empathy drive more effective communication and conflict resolution. By exploring the positive and negative impacts of EI on workplace interactions, you'll see how improved emotional competencies can reduce stress and frustration, while fostering better relationships and leadership outcomes. Through self-evaluation exercises, you'll identify areas for growth, develop strategies to manage emotional responses, and ultimately build stronger interpersonal skills that lead to greater success in all areas of your life. The Accredited Emotional Intelligence Course is a three-day workshop aligned to SAQA US252031 - Apply the principles and concepts of emotional intelligence to the management of self and others, worth 4 credits at NQF level 5. This course is also part of the Interpersonal Skills Module of our Generic Management National Certificate Qualification at NFQ level 5.
3 Days
From ZAR 6,000.00
Accredited Financial Management

Accredited Financial Management

This 4-day Financial Management course delivers foundational knowledge and practical skills in accounting and finance. You'll explore fundamental GAAP principles, learn how to navigate the accounting cycle, and develop the ability to read and interpret financial statements (income statements, balance sheets, cash flow, and more). Hands-on exercises and real-world case studies reinforce core techniques - like analyzing annual reports and using problem-solving strategies - to address challenges and uncertainties in financial decision-making. In addition, the course covers VAT basics, from registration requirements to filing returns, and guides you through budgeting essentials, teaching you how to prepare, present, and gain approval for various types of budgets. Integrated ethical and emotional intelligence components emphasize professional standards, ethical conduct, and effective interpersonal communication. By the end, you'll have a robust toolkit for managing finances, optimizing resources, and making informed, ethical decisions in any organizational setting.
5 Days
From ZAR 10,000.00
Accredited Managing and Analysing Finances Bundle

Accredited Managing and Analysing Finances Bundle

Managers of all levels need a solid foundation in understanding, analysing, and managing their finances. In this accredited course bundle you will learn to do both while earning credits towards a full qualification.
5 Days
From ZAR 10,145.00
Accredited Professional Manager

Accredited Professional Manager

This short course covers team building from a new or inexperienced manager's perspective with many practical elements and clear steps of how to build a team. We start by recognizing what a team is and move on to fostering the right behaviors and actions to build team dynamics. We cover how to be aware of and alter your management style to build trust and team cohesion and increase the productivity of a team. The course also covers practical elements of defining team roles and responsibilities, delegating tasks, giving feedback, and managing the performance of a team. This is an accredited short skills course.
1 Day
From ZAR 3,000.00
Accredited Risk Management: Essentials & Strategies

Accredited Risk Management: Essentials & Strategies

This three-day, accredited Managing Risk course gives you the tools to identify, assess, and respond to potential threats within your unit. You'll discover how to analyze risk factors, determine their impact, and prioritize them for action. Through practical exercises, you'll develop contingency plans that align with your organization's policies and procedures, and learn how to test and refine those plans for maximum effectiveness. By the end of the course, you'll be equipped to create a proactive, resilient environment that safeguards critical processes and supports overarching organizational goals. This short course is aligned to cover the specific outcomes of unit standard 252025 - Monitor, assess, and manage risk, at NQF level 5 for 8 credits. This course is part of Module 8 in the Generic Management Qualification ID 59201. It is intended for any manager in an organisation to monitor, assess and manage risk.
3 Days
From ZAR 6,750.00
Coach Managers SAQA US252035

Coach Managers SAQA US252035

Coaching is an essential leadership skill. It is beneficial for leaders in any organization to understand the process of effective coaching and develop techniques to be able to support their teams and the leaders of those teams. Managers require guidance and coaching in order to lead their teams. This course will train you in the key skills needed to effectively coach your front-line managers.
3 Days
From ZAR 6,750.00
Communication Techniques SAQA US12433

Communication Techniques SAQA US12433

This accredited short course is aligned to meet the outcomes of US 12433 - Communication Techniques - Use communication techniques effectively, NQF level 5, Credits 8. It is part of Module 1 of the Generic Management Qualification SAQA ID 59201 LP 60269 162 Credits NQF Level 5. Qualifying learners will be able to demonstrate an understanding of a range of oral and written communication techniques and be able to effectively use these techniques as required during the course of their work in a supervisory and/or senior technical capacity in an organisation.
2 Days
From ZAR 4,500.00
Conduct Negotiations SAQA US117853

Conduct Negotiations SAQA US117853

This unit standard is intended for people who negotiate in dealing with conflict situations. A learner credited with this standard will be able to: Prepare for negotiations; Conduct negotiations; Conclude negotiations; and Evaluate negotiations.
3 Days
From ZAR 6,750.00
Culture & Ethics: Building Values for Success

Culture & Ethics: Building Values for Success

Having a healthy corporate culture is an important indicator of business success. Culture eats strategy for breakfast said Peter Drucker. We need to learn how to build and sustain a healthy and ethical corporate culture for employees to be productive and engaged at work. By attending this course, you'll gain a deeper understanding of how values, ethics, and organizational culture work together to drive results. You'll learn practical ways to apply corporate ethics in your team or department, analyze existing culture against ethical principles, and create targeted recommendations to strengthen shared values, codes of conduct, and ethical practices across the organization. Ultimately, you'll leave equipped to foster a positive, cohesive culture that supports employees and overall business objectives. This course is aligned to cover the specific outcomes of US 252042 at NQF level 5 for 5 credits.
2 Days
From ZAR 4,500.00
Decision Making SAQA US252026

Decision Making SAQA US252026

This Unit Standard is part of the fundamentals of the Generic Management Qualification ID 59201 at NQF level 5, for 162 credits. This Unit standard addresses Critical Thinking and Decision-Making skills and is intended for managers in all economic sectors. These managers would typically be second-level managers such as heads of department, section heads, or divisional heads, who may have more than one team reporting to them, and who would like to gain critical and analytical skills for decision making.
3 Days
From ZAR 6,750.00
Diversity & Conflict Management Bundle

Diversity & Conflict Management Bundle

This is the third module of the Generic Management Level 5 qualification. This bundle of courses may be taken outside of the qualification for credits as well.
8 Days
From ZAR 18,000.00
Financial & Economic Data Analysis Fundamentals

Financial & Economic Data Analysis Fundamentals

All managers need to be able to understand and interpret the financial information at their disposal. The ability to analyse financial data accurately can be the difference between a successful and unsuccessful business unit. Completing a course with these objectives offers learners practical, data-driven skills essential for making informed business and economic decisions. By mastering techniques to collect and organize numerical information, participants gain a solid foundation in financial and economic analysis. They learn to interpret trends, relationships, and outcomes in real-world scenarios, ultimately supporting more effective planning, forecasting, and strategic choices in any professional environment that relies on quantitative data. This course covers the outcomes for US252036 at NQF level 5 for 6 credits.
3 Days
From ZAR 6,750.00
Innovation Foundations: Building Creative Teams

Innovation Foundations: Building Creative Teams

Gain a competitive edge by mastering the art of innovation in your business. This accredited course shows you how to spot new growth opportunities, apply proven creativity techniques, and cultivate an environment that nurtures fresh thinking. You'll also learn to lead collaborative, results-oriented sessions that spark breakthrough ideas. By the end, you'll have a solid blueprint for driving meaningful change - and the confidence to make it happen. This course is aligned to cover the outcomes of US 252020 at NQF level 5 for 6 credits.
2 Days
From ZAR 4,500.00
Knowledge Management SAQA US252044

Knowledge Management SAQA US252044

This Unit Standard is intended for managers in all economic sectors. These managers would typically be second-level managers such as heads of department, section heads, or divisional heads, who may have more than one team reporting to them, and who would like a practical and actionable understanding of knowledge management.
3 Days
From ZAR 6,750.00
Leadership Essentials SAQA US120300

Leadership Essentials SAQA US120300

This course is aligned to meet the specific outcomes of unit standard 120300, at NQF level 5 for 8 credits. It is the first topic in the Leadership Module of the National Certificate: Generic Management SAQA ID: 59201. The course covers the basics of leadership from definition to theories and application in a work context.
3 Days
From ZAR 5,500.00
Manage Conflicts SAQA US114226

Manage Conflicts SAQA US114226

Human interaction and communication is fraught with complexity and conflicting needs and misunderstandings can result in conflict that robs people, teams and organizations of collaboration opportunities and efficiencies. Managers need the skills to manage conflict well to save the time and emotion wasted in cold wars and hostile stand offs. This course equips a manager or team leader to identify causes and manage the resolution of personal conflict between persons or parties. The main focus will be on application in the workplace although the same principles can be used in any human interaction.
3 Days
From ZAR 6,750.00
Manage Recruitment SAQA US12140

Manage Recruitment SAQA US12140

An effective team is only as good as the individuals that comprise it. This course will help you prepare for and lead the recruitment and selection process.
3 Days
From ZAR 6,750.00
Manage Talent SAQA US252029

Manage Talent SAQA US252029

Key to becoming an effective manager is the ability to develop the talent entrusted to you. Talent development requires planning and leadership, skills which this course will guide you through.
3 Days
From ZAR 6,750.00
Manage Team Performance SAQA US252034

Manage Team Performance SAQA US252034

To ensure teams are performing at their best, a manager must be able to accurately measure their performance and be able to act appropriately to the metrics they have recorded
3 Days
From ZAR 6,750.00
Managing Diversity SAQA US252043

Managing Diversity SAQA US252043

This unit standard is intended for managers in all economic sectors. These managers would typically be second level managers such as heads of department, section heads or divisional heads, who may have more than one team reporting to them.
1 Days
From ZAR 2,000.00
Managing Workplace Relationships SAQA US252027

Managing Workplace Relationships SAQA US252027

This accredited short course is aligned to meet the outcomes of US 252027 - Devise and Apply Strategies to Establish and Maintain Workplace Relationships, and is set at NQF level 5 for 6 credits. It is topic 3 of Module 1 of the Generic Management Qualification SAQA ID 59201 LP 60269, worth 162 Credits at NQF Level 5. Qualifying learners will be able to devise a strategy to build constructive relationships with team members and managers in a unit as well as identify and minimising personal conflict.
1 Day
From ZAR 2,000.00
Operational Planning SAQA US252032

Operational Planning SAQA US252032

This Unit Standard is intended for managers in all economic sectors. These managers would typically be second-level managers such as heads of department, section heads, or divisional heads, who may have more than one team reporting to them, and who would like to gain the practical skills to develop, implement, and monitor operational plans.
3 Days
From ZAR 6,750.00
Project Planning SAQA US252022

Project Planning SAQA US252022

This Unit Standard is intended for managers in all economic sectors. These managers would typically be second-level managers such as heads of department, section heads, or divisional heads, who may have more than one team reporting to them, and who would like to gain the skills to effectively develop and manage project plans.
3 Days
From ZAR 6,750.00
Promote a Learning Culture SAQA US252041

Promote a Learning Culture SAQA US252041

This Unit Standard will be useful to people who are involved in planning, managing, and/or implementing training and development within organisations. The Unit Standard will be especially useful to skills development facilitators, training managers and human resource development practitioners.
2 Days
From ZAR 4,500.00
SETA Accredited Assessor: Professional Program

SETA Accredited Assessor: Professional Program

Embark on a journey to become a skilled assessor in South Africa, where you'll gain a solid grounding in outcomes-based assessment, master effective evaluation techniques, and hone your feedback and review skills. These competencies open doors to professional growth, positioning you as a trusted evaluator across diverse industries. Elevate your expertise, uphold high learning and development standards, and earn an accredited certificate.After completing this course and earning the unit standard, you will be able to conduct assessments within your field of expertise, in a fair, valid, reliable and practicable manner that is free of all bias and discrimination.
3 Days
From ZAR 6,750.00
SETA Accredited Facilitator: Professional Training Program

SETA Accredited Facilitator: Professional Training Program

Becoming an expert trainer requires ongoing development, self-reflection, and a systematic analysis of every training intervention. This accredited three-day facilitator course in South Africa equips participants with practical skills to enhance their training techniques and refine identified areas for improvement. Delegates benefit from immediate, targeted feedback, enabling them to address developmental gaps while earning an accredited certificate.   The programme’s recommended duration is three days, with a maximum of 10 participants, ensuring a highly interactive learning environment. Each delegate concludes the course with a recorded 10- to 15-minute training intervention, demonstrating their newly acquired expertise. This course is at NQF level 5 for 10 credits and is aligned to cover the specific outcomes for unit standard 117871: facilitate given a variety of methodologies.  It is the gold standard in facilitation in South Africa.
3 Days
From ZAR 6,750.00