Key Features
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- Cutting-edge curriculum
- Flexible structure
- Online support
- Affordable and Accessible
- Internationally benchmarked
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Career Opportunities
- Junior Manager within a Family Business
- Assistant Manager within a Family Business
- Senior Manager within a Family Business
Programme Structure
Duration: 1 year
All students must complete four core modules in the first semester and four core modules in the second semester.
Semester 1
- Business Fundamentals of Family Enterprises
- Organisational Behaviour
- Technology and Information Management
- Marketing in Business
Semester 2
- Accounting and Financial Management
- Governance and Professionalisation
- Human Resource Management
- Strategic Planning and Transgenerational Entrepreneurship
Admission Requirements
- The minimum entry requirement is a relevant Bachelor’s Degree or Advanced Diploma at NQF level 7.
- It is possible to gain entry to the programme on the basis of Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL). To be considered via RPL, applicants should be above the age of 30 years.
- For further information on this alternative route, please contact a student advisor. All applicants with an international qualification will be considered in accordance with MANCOSA’s institutional rules.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Family Business Management?
Running a family business can be challenging. This is why it’s important to be prepared with the right skills for the business. A Postgraduate Diploma in Family Business Management is a programme designed specifically for those individuals who need to run and operate a small to medium-sized family-owned business.
What can you do with a Family Business Management qualification?
Upon successfully completing the Family Business Management Diploma, graduates will be skilled to start-up or take over an established family-owned business venture.
What makes a family business successful?
There are many factors that make a Family Business successful or unsuccessful. Some of the key points to consider are setting short, mid, and long-term business goals, and maintaining good relationships with customers, suppliers, and employees.
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