Saber qualifications are SAQA accredited and registered on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) from the ICB professional body ensuring certifications are recognised throughout the country. The ICB Finance and Administration study programmes include five programmes, geared to address business challenges and customer needs for the 21st century.

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

OFFICE ADMINISTRATION

Be an indispensable all-rounder
This programme is perfect for those of you who want to learn a little bookkeeping, and a lot of all-round office knowledge. By learning about all the elements that contribute to a smooth-running office, you’ll be able to help out in just about any department.

Increase your knowledge – and your responsibilities
As you work your way through this programme’s 12 subjects, you’ll move up from the Foundation Level through the Intermediate Level and ultimately to the Advanced Level –
and achieve their associated NQF qualifications. This programme is a great choice if you want to help any company run in an organised way. The knowledge you gain in each successive qualification builds on the last, allowing you to take on key functions and increased responsibility in your workplace.

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

Learn how to make a business succeed
This programme is just the ticket if you have ambitions of managing a business and its finances. Good business management is vitally important for a company’s commercial success. In this programme, you’ll learn about business and financial management best practices, office and legal practice, human resource management, computer literacy, global business strategy and research methods in commerce.

Your first qualification in just 3 subjects
You can achieve the ICB Business Management: Foundation Level after completing just three subjects (and achieve the National Certificate: Small Business Financial Management). Continue your studies to progress to the Intermediate and Advanced Levels, and their associated nationally recognised qualifications.

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Dreaming of running your own business?
If you are financially-minded and have dreams to start, manage or develop a small/medium sized business, or want to help grow an established local company to a global enterprise, this is the study stream for you.

Learn what you need to succeed
Every entrepreneurial venture needs someone who is financially savvy, and that’ll be you if you study this programme. The specially-selected subjects in this programme are designed to give you the financial, accounting and commercial skills you’ll need to make your business a success. The course also covers strategy, technical knowledge, and personal skills. The Foundation Level will give you a good grounding (and earn you the
National Certificate: Small Business Financial Management). Keep studying to achieve the Intermediate and Advanced Levels, and their associated NQF qualifications.

PUBLIC SECTOR ACCOUNTING

Local government needs you!
If you want to work in finance in government or municipalities, this is the stream to study.
This programme has been designed to address the lack of skills in the public sector and give students knowledge that will help government run more productively. You’ll learn how to produce high quality financial statements, implement basic internal controls, conduct effective internal auditing, and apply sound accounting and financial principles.

Build on your qualifications as you go 

Complete the first four subjects – ICB Public Sector Accounting: Foundation Level – and you’ll get your first qualification (National Certificate: Public Sector Accounting). Progress through the programme’s Intermediate and Advanced levels to keep building your skill set and increase your employability.

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