History
- MANCOSA is a private higher education institution registered in terms of the Higher Education Act (Act 101 of 1997 as amended).
- It was established in 1995 as a post-apartheid empowerment institution offering affordable and accessible management education primarily to persons previously denied access to postgraduate education.
Education
- Between 1995 and 2000 MANCOSA provided management programmes in association with the Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College (BCUC), a College of the University of Brunel in the United Kingdom.
- During this 5-year period, MANCOSA successfully delivered tuition support to over 860 students enrolled on the Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College management programmes.
- At that time, MANCOSA was successfully quality assured by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education of the United Kingdom (QAA).
Research
- As a leading provider of management programmes through supported distance education, MANCOSA has considerable expertise in the design and development of high quality and relevant study materials.
- It has developed appropriate teaching and learning strategies, particularly suited for transferring knowledge and skills to mature students, many of whom are in full-time employment.
- Through its active research focus, MANCOSA remains at the cutting-edge of the latest management and leadership training trends.
Career
- Core purpose: The personal assistant is responsible for organizing and coordinating the office of the managing director and directors to ensure organisational effectiveness and efficiency.
- Core functions include: Diary and Meeting Management Managing diaries and organizing meetings and appointments Maintain a filing system and document management for the institution.
Distance Learning Courses
Business & Management (23)
- M.B.A. Business Administration
- Bachelor Business Administration
- MCom Commerce
- Bachelor Commerce in Accounting
- Bachelor Commerce in Corporate Communication
- Bachelor Commerce in Digital Marketing
- Bachelor Commerce in Entrepreneurship
- Bachelor Commerce in Financial Management
- Bachelor Commerce in International Business
- Bachelor Commerce in Marketing Management
- Bachelor Commerce in Project Management
- Bachelor Commerce in Retail Management
- Bachelor Education in Senior and FET Phase
- M.P.A Public Administration
- Bachelor Public Administration
- Bachelor Public Administration Honours
Social Sciences (7)
- Bachelor Commerce in Financial Management
- Bachelor Commerce in International Business
- Bachelor Commerce in Project Management
- Bachelor Commerce in Retail Management
- Bachelor Education in Senior and FET Phase
Law (4)
- Bachelor Commerce in Accounting
- Bachelor Commerce in Entrepreneurship
- Bachelor Commerce in Financial Management
- Bachelor Commerce in International Business
Education & Training (2)
Hospitality, Leisure & Sports (1)
Natural Sciences & Mathematics (1)
- Bachelor Commerce in Retail Management
Library services
- MANCOSA learning management platform called 'mancosaconnect' is a user friendly, mobile supported platform which provides a student with a library of academic resources, pacer plans, self-development activities, timetables and hosting of online webinar lectures.
- Lectures are recorded and available for future reference.
Student clubs
- MANCOSA Student Services provides students with comprehensive support on all aspects relating to their studies.
- Various forms of personal, telephonic and online support are available to registered students.
- The dedicated student portal provides all registered students with a range of academic support and information.
MANCOSA is recognised or registered and accredited with the following authorities:
- Accredited by the Mauritius Tertiary Education Commission (TEC)
- Recognised by the Namibia Qualifications Authority (NQA)
- Registered with the Zambia Higher Education Authority (HEA)
- Accredited by the Malawi National Council for Higher Education (NCHE)
- Registered with the Eswatini Higher Education Council (ESHEC)
- Registered with the Botswana Qualifications Authority (BQA), registration number 04217