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Note: Please note that as from 2011 any student that has not paid their fees in full will be deregistered and charged a 10% per module deregistration fee – please refer to the policy.

If your fees have not been allocated and your account is reflecting an outstanding amount then kindly e-mail your proof of payment to Gail Jacobs in the Accounts department This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Policy on deregistration of students

 

 

Register for 2013. Please register here first and ensure full payment is made before enrolling.

BOARD EXAMINATIONS 2013

Please take careful note of the following examination arrangements with regard to the Board subjects:

• Corporate Financial Management: the CSSA course notes have been discontinued. The course notes have been replaced by a textbook, the details of which are as follows:

Financial Management
Authors: C Correia, DK Flynn, E Uliana, M Wormald
Published: Juta Academic 2011
ISBN: 9780702178078

Corporate Administration, Corporate Secretaryship and Corporate Governance textbooks are available from our offices. Please e-mail Baldwin Masetlha on This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

The CSSA International Qualifying Scheme prepares candidates for Chartered Secretaryship. It culminates with the CSSA International Qualifying Board Examination. The Institute’s Programmes are registered as professional learning programmes on the NQF, as follows:

	SAQA ID number	Title of Qualification	NQF Level	Credit value
Board	60654	Professional Post-Graduate Qualification: Company Secretarial and Governance Practice	NQF8	120
CSSA Programme 3	60655	Professional Advanced Qualification: Governance and Administration	NQF7	120
CSSA Programme 2	60653	Professional Qualification: Governance and Administration	NQF6	120
CSSA Programme 1	60651	Professional Qualification: Management and Administration	NQF6	129
IBS Level 4	60652	Professional Qualification: Management and Administration	NQF4	140
IBS Level 3	60650	Professional Qualification: Business Administration	NQF3	120

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Courses completed through the Institute of Business Studies (IBS) are feeders into the CSSA programmes.

Before completing the final CSSA Qualifying Board Examination and joining the Institute as a member, while you study you can become a member of the Chartered Institute of Business Management (CIBM) which is affiliated to Chartered Secretaries Southern Africa, and enjoy all the benefits of membership of a professional body.

Each qualification on its own will render you employable in the governance arena and further study can then be conducted while you are employed, often at the cost of the employer. Further qualifications post-employment can help accelerate promotion and boost remuneration.

This course of study is recognised internationally in 70 countries. On graduation from the CSSA International Qualifying Board Examination and once you can show sufficient work experience and present the requisite character, you will be entitled to apply for Membership of the Institute and become a 'Chartered Secretary', elevating your qualifications beyond those of a company secretary or business administrator.

Membership is never automatic and is granted at the discretion of the Institute on the basis of academic achievements, personal and professional ethics, work experience and CPD.

 

At least six years' work experience is required for an Associate Membership (ACIS), which may be reduced to three years if educational requirements are met and/or exceeded.

 

Fellowship of the Institute (FCIS), as the highest and most prestigious level of Membership, requires a minimum of eight years' work experience of which at least three must have been served in a position of senior responsibility.

 

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