University in South Africa
Sandton, Gauteng, South Africa
University profile
Novia One Business School, run by Novia One Group (Pty) Ltd, is a private distance-learning institution in Parkmore, Sandton, Johannesburg, focused on business, leadership and financial services education. It was founded by Marilyn Ramplin in May 2011 and describes its approach as agile, disruptive and innovative learning, built on experiential learning, student workshops and online tutorial support rather than lectures alone.
The company is provisionally registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training until 31 December 2026 as a private higher education institution under the Higher Education Act, 1997 (registration certificate 2024/HE07/002). Its Council on Higher Education accredited programmes include the Advanced Certificate in Agile Leadership, the Advanced Certificate in Financial Markets and Disruption and the Advanced Certificate in Operational Risk. It also offers QCTO-accredited occupational qualifications, including Financial Markets Practitioner, Organisational Risk Manager (Risk Practitioner), Project Manager, Financial Advisor, Investment Advisor, Long Term Insurance Advisor, Employee and Pension Fund Benefit Advisor, Foreign Exchange Officer, Insurance Claims Administrator and several retail and supply-chain roles.
Course categories are Future Leadership and General Management, Next-Generation Financial Services, Financial Markets, Digital Innovation and Design Thinking, Technical and Operations Management, and Critical Future Skills (AI, agility, data literacy). Short courses include a Know Your Customer masterclass and RE5 exam preparation, and the school offers Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (CISI) qualifications and a Recognition of Prior Learning pathway.
Its learning model is organised around five competencies: communication, collaboration, complex problem solving, creativity and changeability. Programmes are delivered by distance learning only, with virtual online support sessions, and tuition includes study material (excluding textbooks unless specified), assessments and access to online campus facilities and standard student support. Lecturers are drawn from banking and financial services practice and from other South African universities.
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View scholarships for Novia One Group (Pty) Ltd →Applicants need the minimum entry requirements set out for each programme; meeting them does not guarantee a place, and all applications are evaluated individually by the Academic Board. Applications are submitted online at noviaone.com/apply with no application fee for online applications; official communication is by email. A non-refundable registration fee is payable per module, and registration is not processed until it is received.
The Advanced Certificate in Financial Markets and Disruption (18 months, 18 classes) requires a Higher Certificate (NQF 5) in Accounting, Accounting Practice, Applied Accounting, Banking, Banking Services, Financial Planning or Financial Products.
Applicants with relevant work experience or training below NQF 5 are considered individually by the Academic Head; up to 60 credits can be acquired through RPL for the programme concerned. Students compile a Portfolio of Evidence using the school's standardised RPL tool, submit one assignment a month after the coaching session, and the relevant quality assurance body issues the certificate of competency.
Applicants aged 23 or older with a Senior Certificate without endorsement may be admitted at the discretion of the Academic Board under Universities South Africa rules. Applicants aged 45 or older may qualify for open admission or mature age exemption without a schooling qualification, subject to a Certificate of Conditional Exemption from the Matriculation Board.
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