Small business owner NQF 4

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Qualification Overview

The National Occupational Certificate: Small Retail Business Owner (NQF Level 4) is designed to equip entrepreneurs with the essential skills to establish and manage a sustainable small business within the South African wholesale and retail sector. This qualification prepares learners to handle critical day-to-day operations, including procuring goods, marketing and selling products, managing financial records, and performing basic human resource functions, all while ensuring compliance with industry legislative requirements. By integrating theoretical knowledge with practical and workplace experience, it aims to increase business success rates and empower individuals to become effective self-employed members of the economy.

Purpose of the Qualification

The primary purpose of this qualification is to prepare learners to operate a sustainable small retail business in accordance with industry legislative requirements. It aims to empower entrepreneurs in the wholesale and retail sector by providing the competencies needed to find and retain customers, manage financial records, and oversee daily operations like procurement and stock control. By equipping individuals with these practical management skills, the qualification seeks to reduce business failure rates and foster economic participation through self-employment

Exit Level Outcomes
  1. Coordinate activities that are aimed at maintaining customer service in a small retail business environment.
  2. Market and sell products and /or services to customers.
  3. Manage, control and record small retail business financials.
  4. Procure goods and manage stock levels in accordance with the specific small retail business requirements.
  5. Perform basic human resources functions within the scope of a small retail business.
Qualification Details

SAQA ID:

121164

NQF Level:

Min. Credits:

143

Duration:

12 Months

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Entry Requirements
  • Grade 11 (Std 9), NQF 3 or equivalent
Who should attend?
  • Potential and existing entrepreneurs in the wholesale and retail sector
  • School leavers and unemployed individuals seeking to establish and manage a sustainable small business
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