Higher Certificate in Business Administration - Part Time
Step up to a Business Degree with the TSIBA HCBA
NQF level 5 | 132 credits | SAQA ID 84186
Duration Part-time: 2 years
Programme Convenor: Mr Jakubose Sibanda

TSIBA will offer candidates the opportunity to study toward the HCBA part-time. The part-time HCBA programme will commence over two years.
Purpose
The part-time HCBA is aimed at people seeking further accredited business education while working, employed, between employment, or wishing to gain entrepreneurship skills and knowledge. . The programme is run after-hours between Monday and Thursday, and on Saturday mornings, with face-to-face and online classes. Students are strongly encouraged to own their computing devices and to have stable internet access, although resources such as a computer lab and wifi are available at the TSIBA campus.
Programme Content and Structure
Semester 1
DIL-100 Digital Literacy (*)
PDL-100 Personal Development and Leadership (*)
BCL-100 Business Communication and information literacy (*)
Semester 2
ENT-100 Introduction to Entrepreneurship
IBE-100 Introduction to Business and the Economy
IBL-100 Introduction to Business Law


Semester 3
QMB-100 Introduction to Quantitative Methods in Business (*)
MKT-100 Fundamentals of Marketing Management
PAF-100 Principles of Accounting and Finance (*)
Semester 4
HRM-100 Introduction to Human Resource Management
FPM-100 Fundamentals of Project Management

Entry Requirements
Ambitious students interested in this programme will need:
A National Senior Certificate pass with Higher Certificate endorsement (or equivalent); and
A minimum of 18 Points on the TSIBA Points System (TPS)

Programme Accreditation
The TSIBA Higher Certificate in Business Administration is accredited at:
- NQF level 5,
- SAQA registered with the ID Number 84186 and
- 132 credits
TSIBA Point System
Calculate your points to determine you academic merit using the table
