SACOB South African College of Business (Pty) Ltd

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About SACOB South African College of Business (Pty) Ltd

SACOB, the South African College of Business (Pty) Ltd, is a private distance-learning college based in Claremont, Cape Town. It delivers higher education qualifications, occupational and professional programmes, and short courses through an online classroom, with printed study material couriered free within South Africa. Its stated purpose is to give students a collaborative learning experience that overcomes the usual barriers of distance study, and its vision is to produce graduates with the skills and competencies for employment and wealth creation.

The college is provisionally registered as a private higher education institution under section 54(3) of the Higher Education Act, 1997, and offers a Higher Certificate in Applied Accounting (NQF Level 5, SAQA ID 122248) and a Higher Certificate in Business Practice. Alongside these it prepares students for the exams of professional bodies: Accounting Technicians South Africa (AT(SA)), the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), the Chartered Governance Institute of Southern Africa (CGISA) and the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers (ICB), and for QCTO occupational certificates such as Occupational Health and Safety Officer, Human Resource Management Administrator and Marketing Coordinator.

Fields of study are Administration, Bookkeeping/Accounting, Business Management, Chartered Secretary, Entrepreneurship, Health and Safety and Marketing. Corporate clients can enrol staff for learnerships, short courses and skills training.

Study is online and self-paced within guided timelines. The online classroom provides study notes, concept videos, practice quizzes, assignment upload with marking and feedback, forums and live chats with lecturers. Students also have live and recorded webinars, mock exams, a student question-and-answer platform with a 24-hour response time, and course advisors. SACOB charges no registration fee and states that students have ranked in the top 10 of the ICB distance-learning assessments.

Students from outside South Africa can enrol; study material is couriered at a quoted courier rate or collected by the student's own courier. The college is a member of South African Private Higher Education (SAPHE).

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Entry requirements by level

Foundation-level and short courses: good understanding of English and basic numeracy.
NQF Level 3: Grade 10 recommended.
NQF Level 4: a relevant NQF Level 3 qualification (Grade 11) or equivalent as assessed by the college.
NQF Level 5: NQF Level 4 (Grade 12 - NSC or NC(V)) with a basic understanding of mathematics and English, or an equivalent entry qualification.
NQF Level 6 and higher: completion of the preceding NQF level.

The Higher Certificate in Applied Accounting admits applicants with a National Senior Certificate or National Certificate (Vocational) for Higher Certificate study; a post-school NQF Level 4 qualification (FET/National Certificate) may also be considered. Some programmes aligned to professional bodies carry additional requirements.

Alternative access

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) allows applicants without the usual entry requirements to enrol on the basis of work, training or other learning experience. Credit Accumulation and Transfer (CAT) lets students carry credits from another registered qualification. Applications are reviewed by subject specialists.

How to enrol

Choose a course.
A course advisor explains study paths, timelines and financial options.
Supply the required documents: certified copy of South African ID or passport, certified copies of prior qualifications where required, proof of payment, financing or sponsorship.
Once approved, receive welcome and login details and start studying.

Fees and payment

No registration fee is charged and study material and delivery within South Africa are included; third-party professional body registration and assessment fees are often excluded but can be added to one invoice. Payment options: pay in full, card or EFT, interest-free debit-order plans (deposit of 20% to 50% depending on the programme, balance over 3 to 12 months; single courses require a 50% deposit with the balance over 3 months; plans are not available for Higher Certificate programmes), or third-party study loans through SmartFunder and Student Hero (repayment usually over 6 to 84 months). Employers can sponsor staff. SACOB is VAT-exempt.

International applicants

Students outside South Africa can enrol; material is sent by courier at a quoted cost.

Claremont, Cape Town (head office) - 88 Belvedere Road, Claremont, Cape Town, 7708. Administration, course advisors, lecturers and study-material dispatch. Programmes are delivered online through the SACOB Online Classroom, with separate online portals for occupational courses, higher education courses, and OHS, HRM and CGISA programmes.

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