Marketing Management N4-N6
What you should know about Marketing Management N4-N6
Marketing Management
forms one of the core areas of any successful business or company. Having
appropriate and effective marketing strategies, campaigns and policies will
help the brand awareness and overall image of a business or company grow.
Marketing Management revolves around the understanding of consumer behaviours
and trends. A marketing qualification will open many doors for you in your
career as it is a key function for most companies. The purpose of marketing is
to identify and satisfy customer needs. It consists of tasks and decisions
aimed at distributing goods and services to consumers so that the objectives of
the business, consumer and society are achieved. Each N-Level in Marketing Management N4-N6 takes a
minimum of 6 months (Semester) to complete. A student in the possession of
Grade12 or equivalent is admitted into N4. One can proceed to the next level
only when the previous level has been successfully completed with minimum of 4
subjects. On successful completion of each level the candidate will be issued with
a National Certificate by The Department of Higher Education and Training
(DHET), Quality assured by The Quality Council for Trades and Occupations
(QCTO). It is recommended that students enrolling on the National N4
Certificate programme complete the N5 and N6 as well as the 18-month or 2000
hours of suitable workplace experiential training in order to qualify for the
National Diploma.
The NATED Business/General Studies N4-N6 qualification
is designed to provide the theoretical component in order for you to attain a
National Diploma in Marketing Management. The practical component
comprises of a minimum of 18 months (2000 national working hours) relevant work
experience.
The Department of Higher Education will issue you with a National
Certificate once you have passed each level with a minimum of 4 subjects eg.
N4, N5, N6.
Minimum Admission
Requirements
Grade 11 or 12 or equivalent qualification
NOTE: Proceed to next level only
when the previous level has been successfully completed i.e. N4 for N5, N5 for
N6.
Minimum Duration
6 Months (Semester)
What subjects will I be
taking?
· Computer
Practice
· Entrepreneurship and Business Management
· Marketing Management
· Management
Communication
· Sales
Management
· Marketing
Communication
· Market Research
Career Opportunities - Work in any industry
Opportunities in any one of the fields listed
below:
· Customer
Relations
· Business Marketing
· Marketing
Research
· Product
Development
· Public
Relations
· Purchasing
Management
· Sales
Management
· Call
Centre Agent
· Entrepreneur
· Sales
Personality
Traits
Marketing managers should be good communicators,
think clearly and persuasive. They need to be good listeners, be able to
understand other people’s point of view without losing sight of original
objective. Numeracy is a fundamental requirement as they use figures to analyse
sales and market research data in planning and pricing. It is also an advantage
to be creative, enthusiastic, pay attention to detail and have sound judgement
in order to initiate and carry out specific projects.