The Certificate in Entrepreneurship is an extramural course offered to students in the afternoons at Equilibria.
The certificate has been developed against the background of the current high unemployment rates in South Africa. The current economic climate in our country makes it increasingly difficult for young people to find employment. The Certificate in Entrepreneurship aims to equip Equilibria students with an additional skill set which they can use to earn an income later in their lives.
Winners never quit and quitters never win.
The curriculum design for the certificate ensures ample practical work and activity-based learning to maximize your ability to translate your acquired knowledge into successful businesses.
Module 101: Creativity and Innovation
Outcomes: How to discover and identify new business opportunities, creative problem-solving, idea generation techniques, cultivating resourcefulness, creativity techniques to stimulate innovation.
Module 102: Business Management for Entrepreneurship
Outcomes: Goal setting, the entrepreneurial mindset, strategic decision-making, feasibility studies, legal matters, analysing internal and external factors that influence business, planning, managing and implementing a business plan.
Module 103: Introduction to Marketing
Outcomes: Marketing elements and strategies; market research; composition of the market, target market analysis, pricing of products, corporate communication strategies, branding and advertising.
Module 104: Financial Mangement for Entrepreneurship
Outcomes: Key terms and definitions in financial management, financial statements, budgeting principles, accounting records; analysing cost and profits, tax matters and legal implications, financing a new business, risk analysis, viability studies.
Module 105: Business Venture: Entrepreneurship in Practice
Outcomes: a Case study of a successful entrepreneur, 3 month’s practical project, where the student is required to launch and manage a small business. They are allowed to complete the project in small groups of maximum 3 members.
Self-Management Modules
The following self-management modules of the certificate’s study program are completed as part of the gap year program and will be recognized for the certificate:
Module 201: Communication Skills
Module 202: Work Ethics
Module 203: Emotional Intelligence
Module 204: Time and Stress Management
The early bird registration fee (total cost of the certificate) is R4790,00 (VAT included). The normal course fee is R5880,00 (VAT included). The registration fee covers all the costs of the course and no additional class fees are required.
How to apply for the certificate:
Selection: Students who apply for the course need to demonstrate a certain level of entrepreneurial abilities to be successful in the course. You required to complete the Entrepreneurship Aptitudes Test and email it with the Application Form to info@equilibriaschool.co.za.
Equilibria’s Gap Year boasts a comprehensive Life Skills Programme that deals with virtually every dimension of adult life. We focus on career development and the cultivation of a wide spectrum of abilities.
