Advanced Certificate in Banking Services at Milpark Education (Pty) Ltd

Programme overview

This qualification is designed for candidates who have completed a Higher Certificate in Banking Services and want to advance their knowledge, as well as employed individuals seeking to enhance, develop, or formalize their skills and knowledge with a banking services qualification. The Advanced Certificate in Banking Services is a follow-up qualification from the Higher Certificate in Banking Services and therefore builds on the basic concepts of banking to cover more intermediate banking topics. (NQF 6, SAQA ID 90842, 120 credits.)

Duration: 1 Year | Study mode: distance | Intake: 20 October 2026 | Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

What you will study

Modules listed on the programme page include Risk Management in Banking, Banking and Business Law, Bank Management, Sales Management, Banking without Boundaries, Financial Crime, Fraud Examination, Business Credit.

Official programme page

Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants require a relevant Higher Certificate or National Certificate. In order to be admitted to this qualification, applicants should have completed: A Higher Certificate in the field of Banking, such as the Higher Certificate in Banking Services The National Certificate in Banking (Financial Services) or Banking Services Advice The Certificate in Sales: Banking Services or Bank Credit Applicants with other relevant NQF Level 5 qualifications will be considered on a case-by-case basis. As this qualification and its modules are advanced, basic knowledge in a certain field might be necessary, depending on the elective combination chosen. Milpark might recommend certain bridging modules.

Tuition is charged per module, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Next start dates: Higher Certificate and Advanced Certificate in Management 2 February 2027; Higher Certificate in Financial Products 22 February 2027; Financial Planning and Short-Term Insurance certificates 23 February to 2 March 2027; Banking Services certificates 20 October 2026.

Admission closing dates are set per programme in the programme timetable and on each programme page. Late applications are only considered for the following semester. Application reviews are completed within five days for career-aligned programmes.

Apply through the official page: https://www.milpark.ac.za/how-to-apply/

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