COURSE: NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT F...

Municipalities across the country are actively enhancing their financial management capacity to ensure they comply with legal requirements for their budgeting and spending. This diploma is aimed at assisting people working as municipal finance offers to improve their qualifications and career prospects.

Type: undergraduate diploma

Duration: 3 years part time

Compulsory Subjects

First year subjects:

• Local Government Finance


• Financial Accounting


• Local Government Management


• Mercantile Law

Second year subjects:

• Local Government Finance


• Financial Accounting


• Local Government Management


• Internal Auditing

Third year subjects:

• Local Government Finance


• Local Government Accounting


• Local Government Management


• Economics

Careers: internal auditor, financial accountant, risk manager, budgetary control officer, taxation services provider.

Source: www.unisa.ac.za

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