Office Admin Course Fees
Just how much does the ICB Office Admin course costs? Our course fees for ICB Office Admin are all-inclusive. This means that there are no hidden expenses, which you’ll be told in advance just how much your course will cost. Even your Office Admin course material is included in the fee!
The course charge includes:
- Tuition charges
- Study notes costs
- Textbook costs
- Academic assistance and tutoring (by means of telephone, e-mail and Skype)
- Courier expenses
Your course fee does not include:
- ICB Exam charges
- ICBA Trainee Membership fees
- ICB Student Membership fees
Because we offer so many various courses that vary in content, length, and level of certification, we do not have a standardised cost. Each course is separately priced inning accordance with its specifications.
Contact us for the information of the course costs of a specific course, by completing the form.
Matric College, a distance learning tuition provider, also have accredited ICB courses they offer. Here are the course offered:
- ICB Small Business Financial Management Course
- ICB Office Administration: Higher Certificate Course
- ICB Business Management Financial Accounting Course
No Matric? No problem! You can apply to do your Online Matric via distance learning at Matric College and obtain your Matric Certificate. The Matric Courses on offer are:
National Senior Certificate or Senior Certificate (Amended) depending on your age when you complete your studies
- Matric Equivalent
At Skills Academy, we wish to help you study, in spite of any financial restrictions you might have. This is why we have specific payment plans for our students to assist them pay for studying ICB Office Administration.
We likewise offer various payment alternatives, such as:
- Cash
- Regular monthly installments
- Debit Order
20% Discount on fees.
At Skills Academy, if you pay for your Office Admin course in full in advance, you get a 20% discount rate on your course fees.
ICB Test Costs.
Find all your ICB examination costs information here. When you sign up for an ICB course, you will have to write a test to assess that you make sure in your understanding, in order to write this exam you will then need to pay an exam charge to the ICB. If you are using a distance learning ICB service provider, such as Skills Academy, then keep in mind that you will need to pay your exam fees directly to the ICB.
When do you need to pay your ICB examination fees?
If you are ready to register for examinations and receive your Portfolio of Evidence (PoE) then you should send your Evaluation Entry Form and your proof of payment for your ICB examination fees to the ICB. At the time you go into for the very first exam of the year the annual registration cost is payable too. Please remember that if you have not paid your ICB test charges or you have sent insufficient details on your forms then your examination entry will not be processed.
Payment methods.
You can pay your ICB test charges through:
- EFT
- Credit card
- Snapscan
What else do I need to know?
Here are some important things to remember about your ICB exam costs:
- All charges are non-refundable
- Costs are estimated in South African Rands and might change without prior notification
- Charges listed consist of 14% VAT for South Africa and bank charges for payments from other nations
- Ensure you use your ICB recommendation number or SA ID number as your payment referral
- If you a foreign trainee then you will have to get in touch with the ICB for your recommendation number call: +27 21 659 1300
- If it is your first time paying the ICB please call them to obtain your referral number call: +27 21 659 1300
- The ICB does decline cash payments, if you need to do a money payment then you will need to deposit cash at an FNB bank and send out the proof of payment to them
ICB Office Administration Programme.
Be an important all-rounder in the Office.
This programme is ideal for those of you who want to discover a little accounting, and a great deal of overall office understanding. By discovering all the aspects that add to a smooth-running office, you’ll have the ability to help out in just about any department.
Increase your understanding and your responsibilities.
As you work your method through this programs 12 topics, you’ll go up from the Foundation Level through the Intermediate and eventually to the Advanced Level– and achieve their associated NQF qualifications.
This program is a terrific choice if you want to assist any company run in an organised method. The understanding you acquire in each succeeding credentials builds on the last, allowing you to take on the crucial functions and increased responsibility in your office.
Foundation Level.
Registered qualification name.
Certificate: Office Administration.
NQF Level.
NQF L5 – SAQA ID 23618, overall credits: 120.
Period.
18 months.
Entry requirements.
Grade 12 (Std 10) or equivalent.
You must be at least 16 years of age.
No previous accounting understanding needed.
Subjects.
- Business and Office Administration 1 (BOA1).
- Bookkeeping to Trial Balance (BKTB).
- Business Literacy (BUSL).
- Marketing Management and Public Relations (MMPR).
- Business Law and Administrative Practice (BLAP).
- Cost and Management Accounting (CMGT.
What my title can be.
Junior Office Administrator, Receptionist, Office Assistant, Public Relations Officer, Marketing Administrator.
What I’ll be able to do.
Business communication; accounting approximately trial balance; apply your basic understanding of expense and management accounting; utilize your basic skills in marketing and public relations, business law and administrative practice.
Intermediate Level.
Registered credentials.
Higher Certificate: Office Administration.
NQF Level.
NQF L5 – SAQA ID 23619, total cumulative credits: 240.
Duration.
+9 months.
Entry requirements.
Certificate: Office Administration NQF L5, which consists of the previous six learning locations.
Subjects.
- Business and Office Administration 2 (BOA2).
- Human Resources Management and Labour Relations (HRLR).
- Economics (ECON).
What my title can be.
Senior Office Administrator, Secretary, General Office Supervisor, Human Resources Administrator, Labour Relations Administrator.
What I’ll have the ability to do.
Apply a series of office administration strategies and economics, perform personnels and labour relations administrative jobs.
Advance Level.
Diploma.
NQF Level.
NQF L6 – SAQA ID 35958, overall cumulative credits: 360.
Duration.
+9 months.
Entry requirements.
Higher Certificate: Office Administration, which includes the previous 9 subjects.
Topics.
- Business and Office Administration 3 (BOA3).
- Financial Statements (FNST).
- Management (MGMT).
What my title can be.
Office Supervisor, Public Relations Supervisor, Administrative Manager.
What I’ll be able to do.
Utilize your advanced knowledge of office administration and management methods, monetary accounting and reporting skills.
The Institute of Certified Bookkeepers.
The Institute of Certified Bookkeepers is an Expert Body that has existed because 1931. In South Africa the functions of expert bodies utilize to integrate both Expert Membership along with Education and Training. However, educational guidelines and laws recently made these bodies split those functions.
Thus, the historical ICB was split into an Expert Body and an Academic Body in 2015. The academic body continues under the name Institute of Certified Bookkeepers.
The (brand-new) ICB, that is the body solely dealing with Academics, is a recognised Quality control Partner of FASSET. FASSET is the Sector Education and Training Authority for Finance, Accounting, Management Consulting and other Financial Solutions).
This indicates that the ICB is authorised by FASSET to recognize training service providers. Function as the assessment (tests) body for the ICB courses, provided by training providers certified by them.
Presently the QCTO (the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations) remains in the process of taking on the obligation for all SETAs. That indicates that FASSET “falls under” the QCTO. This might have some effect on the information of the accreditation process in the future. Both FASSET and the QCTO are bodies developed in regards to an Act of Parliament.
The ICB, under authority of FASSET (and soon under authority of the QCTO), is responsible for the quality control and examinations (evaluations) of a series of qualifications. More about that below, under the heading “ICB Qualifications”.
The Expert Body is called the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers and Accountants (ICBA). The ICBA is recognised by SAQA as an Expert Body and for the registration of seven expert classifications on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF).
Typically a student would study ICB qualifications, and on the strength of their qualifications, along with working experience, and sticking to an expert standard procedure, have the ability to make an application for Membership.
The main goal of the ICBA is to offer professional subscription to Junior and Senior Accountants, along with Junior Accountants and Financial Accountants, in addition to Office Administrators. As an ICB trainee, you can apply for Trainee Membership of the ICBA.
ICB Office Admin Courses Distance Learning
The Institute of Certified Bookkeepers use a variety of courses. You can start at a scholastic level below Matric, and work your method approximately two levels higher than Matric (NQF 6 level). You can study all these courses via accredited home study institutions, like Skills Academy.
Distance Learning is the most flexible and cost effective method to study while getting support from a college. Register with a distance learning college and they will send you the tuition product you require for the subjects you signed up for.
As a distance student, you will have access to the college’s helpline and assistance structures, so you won’t actually be doing it alone.
Your overcome the material yourself, at your own speed, any place you are. At the end of your course, you’ll sit your final exam at the ICB evaluation centre nearest to you.
Be more than just Employable
The ICB’s 5 programs are developed to offer you the most relevant, useful and helpful understanding and abilities to make you employable and important.
When you take a look at the programme in detail, you’ll see that some subjects appear in all of them. These are the courses that offer you the most fundamentals skills, no matter what programme you select.
We upgrade our course structure and content every year to keep everything relevant. This indicates you can hit the ground performing at deal with exactly what you’ve found out, with understanding that is totally up date.
Level up
The ICB’s programmes are divided into various levels. When you complete just a couple of subjects effectively, you’ll be awarded an ICB Program Certificate and can move up to the next level. It’s actually encouraging to have such possible goals! And you can do everything at your own pace.
You can get going today!
Register with the ICB
Distance learning trainees can sign up online on the ICB’s trainee portal.
Classroom students will be signed up by their colleges.
Registration implies that we will include you with a student number. You only need to sign up, and your trainee number stays the same throughout your research studies.
You will have to pay the ICB registration charge when you register with us for the very first time, and then each year that you are actively studying an ICB course.
Test Dates and Venues
Class students: Most of the colleges hold tests on-site on a monthly basis, so examine what your college’s schedule is.
Distance learning trainees can go into the ICB tests in February, May, July, September and November. Examinations happen at the ICB approved evaluation centres around southern Africa.
Pay your ICB registration and tests costs as early as possible, so we can send you your PoE ASAP. Your PoE is an amazing tool to help you study. Don’t leave it to the eleventh hour or you’ll actually be disadvantaging yourself!
Enter for an ICB test
Class trainees will do this through their colleges.
Distance learning students will enter on the ICB Student Website online
Select your qualifications initially. Then choose he subjects, test dates and places for your exams, and send your examination entry along with the required cost. All students will get an e-mail validating their examination entries.
When do I get my Portfolio of Evidence?
Your PoE will show up 3-4 weeks after the ICB receives your examination entry for a particular subject.
How many Portfolios will I get?
You’ll get one PoE per subject per examination. Each PoE is personalized to that specific subject. Distance learning students will get their Portfolios directly.
Exactly what must I do when I get my PoE?
Check that your personal information on the cover are appropriate. Let you’re your college/the ICB know As Soon As Possible if anything is wrong.
Review the entire PoE and fill in details where you are asked to.
Exactly what’s inside my PoE?
Your ICB Portfolio Administration Guide
This is your important guide to studying your ICB subject!
Your ICB Administration Guide tells you exactly what to do throughout your ICB research studies. It explains the best ways to fill in your PoE, and consists of lots of kinds you need to finish.
Resolve it step by step and follow all the guidelines in it, and you’ll be on track for success!
ICB Tests and tasks
For each subject, the ICB sets 3 Projects and 2 Tests that assist you to check your understanding throughout your studies.
Distance learning students will find ICB Tests and Tasks in their PoE when it shows up.
Classroom-based students will get their ICB Projects in their Portfolios, and their ICB Tests will be offered by their lecturers throughout their studies.
Answer Books
You’ll also find blank answer books in your PoE for you to compose the answers to your ICB Tests and Projects in.
Why is my PoE so important?
The ICB finding out experience is unique– our academic group has designed it to provide you the best possible opportunity of finding out efficiently and passing your subject the very first time.
But it’s not just about passing the exam Our approach makes sure you get a deep and comprehensive understanding of your course materials.
So you do not simply get a credentials– you acquire abilities that you can utilize in your job from day 1.
When do I hand in my PoE?
A couple of days before your final examination, go through the checklist in your ICB Portfolio Administration Guide and make sure you have actually done and consisted of everything. Make a copy of our whole PoE as a backup.
Take your completed PoE to your last exam. You’ll hand it in there.
Your Last test.
When you have actually finished writing your last test, you must add the examination concern and answer documents to your PoE, and hand everything in together.
You can not send the ICB anything else for your PoE after you have actually handed it in.
How is everything marked?
Classroom students: Your ICB Tests are provisionally marked by the college, then moderated by the ICB
Distance learning trainees: Everything in your PoE will be marked by the ICB.
Results
Results are launched about 7 weeks after your exam. See the ICB examination schedules for results release dates.
Distance learning trainees will be able to get their results on the Trainee Website, and they will likewise be emailed to you.
Register with a professional body
If you’ve completed a complete credentials, you can apply to sign up with a professional body like the ICBA.
What can I do with my ICB qualifications
In addition to making you appealing to companies and clients, your ICB qualifications can also lead you to these chances.
End up being a Chartered Certified Accountant or a Management Accountant
Did you know that as soon as you have finished specific ICB qualifications– awarded by Fasset– you may proceed with your studies to become a Chartered Certified Accounting professional through the ACCA, or a Management Accounting professional through CIMA?
The ICB just recently got confirmation from both these global expert bodies that they will grant you credits towards their qualifications, as soon as you hold an ICB credentials. This is good news if you want to further your studies!
On completion of the National Diploma Financial Accounting NQF 6 credentials– assessed by the ICB and granted by Fasset– you may apply to ACCA and get credits from papers F1 to F6 of the ACCA’s certification.
If you wish to advance your career and become a Management Accounting professional, you might apply to CIMA and get credits towards their subjects– depending upon which ICB credentials you have completed.
Study Further with the ICB
Accredited, trusted and acknowledged qualifications
All ICB qualifications are registered on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA).
Our Program are valued by employers, and our graduates are identified in your area and globally by numerous expert bodies.
ICB qualifications are modular, which implies you can build on them as your profession progress. You can also qualify in another program simply by finishing a few more subjects.
Last Updated: 11 January 2022