This qualification is intended for persons who wish to start, operate, manage and grow a new small to medium business venture. Learners attempting this qualification will be equipped with a variety of technical, business managerial and personal skills and strategies to help them succeed in the creation and sustenance of a business.

The successful learner will develop a sound foundation for the application of these skills and knowledge to explore a diverse range of entrepreneurial opportunities.

On completion of this programme learners will be able to:

1. Demonstrate an ability to identify and create a new venture.
2. Demonstrate knowledge of interpersonal skills required in a business environment.
3. Demonstrate an understanding of basic economics within a market economy.
4. Manage a new venture by applying business principles and techniques.
5. Demonstrate an understanding of the role of leadership and

Compulsory Modules
Module 1: Entrepreneurship
Module 2: Business Planning
Module 3: Business Finance
Module 4: Business Development
Module 5: Business Management
Module 6: Negotiation Skills
Module 7: Human Resource Legislation

Elective Modules
Module 9: Team Building
Module 10: Computer Skills
Module 11: Effective Tendering

• Communication at NQF Level 3.
• Mathematical Literacy at NQF Level 3

This qualification can be achieved wholly or in part through Recognition of Prior Learning in terms of the defined exit level outcomes and/or individual unit standards.

Training Programme Duration: 24 Contact days spaced over 12 months

Assessment: The purpose of the qualification is achieved via demonstration of competence in terms of the exit level outcomes, which in turn are a function of the associated unit standards. Candidates will be assessed in an integrative manner per exit level outcome according to the qualification rules.

Certification: This includes obtaining endorsement from the SETQAA.

Qualification:66249 - Further Education and Training Certificate: New Venture Creation

This qualification is intended for persons who wish to start, operate, manage and grow a new small to medium business venture.

This Qualification meets the needs of society by, primarily, providing persons who are able to apply the fairly complex knowledge and skills required to be an entrepreneur and thus contribute to the economic upliftment of themselves, their community and thereby the nation as a whole.