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Higher Certificate in Entrepreneurship at Sol Plaatje University

Sol Plaatje University, South Africa

Programme overview

A one-year qualification giving the fundamentals of entrepreneurship and small business management. It is aimed at students who want the skills to be self-employed and stimulates venture creation.

Faculty: Economic and Management Sciences  |  Duration: 1 year  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa

What you will study

First-semester modules include Business Statistics, Entrepreneurship, Financial Accounting A and Small Business Management; second semester includes Business Marketing, Enterprise Development and Small Business Finance. Total 122 credits.

Career pathways

Sales consultant, small business owner, start-up entrepreneur, business consultant, franchise manager, business administrator, junior management.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Minimum APS: 25. NSC with endorsed admission to higher certificate; English HL/LOLT level 4 or English FAL level 5; Mathematics level 3 or Mathematical Literacy level 4; at least one of Accounting, Business Studies or Economics at level 3; minimum APS 25.

Main intake: February. The 2027 academic year opens on 4 January 2027; first-year registration runs 25 January to 5 February 2027 and the first teaching block starts on 8 February 2027. Second semester teaching starts on 12 July 2027.

Undergraduate and postgraduate applications for the 2027 academic year are open until 31 October 2026.

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

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