Generic Management – Level 5

SAQA Qualification ID: 59201

Why study Generic Management Level 5?

The qualification builds on the FETC: Generic Management and further develops the key concepts, principles and practices of management that will enable learners to lead, manage, organise and control first-line managers and team leaders. This qualification is intended to empower learners to acquire the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values required to operate confidently as individuals in South African communities and to respond to the challenging economic environment and constantly changing world of work.

A Qualifying Learner will be able to:

Manage first line managers in an organisational entity.
Initiate, develop, implement, and evaluate operational strategies, projects, and action plans.
Recommend change within teams and/or the unit to improve effectiveness of the unit.
Monitor and measure performance and apply continuous innovative improvement interventions in the unit.
Lead a team of first line managers, by capitalising on the talents of team members and promoting synergistic interaction between individuals and team.
Build relationships using communication processes both vertically and horizontally within the unit.
Enhance the development of teams and team members through facilitating the acquisition of skills, coaching, providing career direction, and capitalising on diversity in the unit.
Apply the principles of risk, financial and knowledge management, and business ethics within internal and external regulatory frameworks to ensure the effectiveness and sustainability of the unit.

Who should study Generic Management Level 5?

This course is intended for employed and newly promoted individuals entering a workplace in a first line management or senior position and aiming at upskilling themselves and unemployed individuals who want to develop their skills and become more employable.