GetSmarter Courses

Career Certificate

Occupational Health and Safety

Learn to manage workplace health and safety: assess and control risks, handle hazards, machinery and hazardous substances, prepare for fires, and meet South Africa's OHS Act requirements.

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• 10 weeks, 8 hours/week
• 19th Oct, 2026
• Paid Course

Career Certificate

Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)

Drive traffic to a website with SEO: HTML and site architecture, Google Analytics 4 goal setting, content and inbound strategy, PPC and AdWords, and performance reporting.

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• 10 weeks, 8 hours/week
• Paid Course

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Professional Communication and Office Management

Manage office correspondence and administration: draft business documents, communicate across cultures, run meetings and events, handle records, and grasp project administration basics.

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• 10 weeks, 7 hours/week
• 25th Jan, 2027
• Paid Course

Career Certificate

Property Management: Marketing, Contracts and Administration

Administer a property portfolio: screen tenants, structure leases, coordinate maintenance and facilities, prepare budget reports, and apply proptech platforms as markets change.

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• 8 weeks, 8 hours/week
• 28th Sep, 2026
• Paid Course

Career Certificate

Foundations of Business Management

Build an integrated business management strategy: interpret financial statements, compile budgets, run market research, apply SWOT and other strategic tools, and design a quality assurance plan.

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• 8 weeks, 10 hours/week
• 5th Oct, 2026
• Paid Course

Career Certificate

Project Management Foundations: An Organisational Perspective

Manage work across the full project lifecycle: initiate projects with stakeholders, assess risk, build work breakdown structures, schedule and estimate costs, and measure progress.

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• 10 weeks, 8 hours/week
• 28th Sep, 2026
• Paid Course

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Business Risk Management

Identify, assess, prioritise and respond to organisational risk, building a risk register, risk management framework and risk report using quantitative and qualitative decision-making.

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• 10 weeks, 7 hours/week
• 2nd Nov, 2026
• Paid Course

Career Certificate

Import, Export and Logistics Management

Learn to run importing and exporting operations: Incoterms, customs documentation, transport strategy, pricing and costing, financial risk management, and the laws governing international trade.

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• 11 weeks, 8 hours/week
• 8th Feb, 2027
• Paid Course

Career Certificate

Human Resource (HR) Management

Design HR policies, recruitment and selection processes, performance management systems, and retention strategies while addressing statutory requirements, employee well-being, and strategic human resource management.

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• 10 weeks, 8 hours/week
• 26th Oct, 2026
• Paid Course

Career Certificate

Training and Development Management

Plan, design, implement, and evaluate staff training programmes, applying needs analysis, learning theories, South African training legislation, and online learning technologies.

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• 10 weeks, 8 hours/week
• 2nd Nov, 2026
• Paid Course

Career Certificate

Social Media Marketing

Build a social media marketing strategy: create content that drives engagement, manage online communities, allocate advertising budgets, and measure and optimise campaign performance.

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• 8 weeks, 8 hours/week
• Paid Course

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Marketing

Build an integrated marketing strategy on a fixed budget: run market research and competitor analysis, shape brand identity, plan traditional and digital tactics, and measure campaign success.

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• 10 weeks, 8 hours/week
• 28th Sep, 2026
• Paid Course

Career Certificate

Supply Chain Management

Design and measure an integrated supply chain plan covering procurement, local and international inventory, warehousing, transportation and packaging, demand forecasting, and reverse logistics.

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• 8 weeks, 7 hours/week
• 9th Nov, 2026
• Paid Course

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Bookkeeping

Record, interpret and report financial information: handle inventory control, VAT, journals, the general ledger, debtors and creditors, and bank reconciliations.

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• 9 weeks, 8 hours/week
• 2nd Nov, 2026
• Paid Course

Career Certificate

IT Management

Learn to lead IT teams: managing people and infrastructure, data and analytics, IT budgeting, business process alignment, cybersecurity risk, and change and innovation management.

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• 8 weeks, 8 hours/week
• 12th Oct, 2026
• Paid Course