Learnership / Full Qualification details - Novia One Group · Learnership / Full Qualification details: Unit Standard: 61589 NQF: Level 5 Credits: 129 Learnership Number: 02Q020015001205

Learnership / Full Qualification details:

▪ Unit Standard: 61589

▪ NQF: Level 5

▪ Credits: 129

▪ Learnership Number: 02Q020015001205

▪ FAIS recognised qualification

▪ Accredited Seta: Bankseta

National Certificate In Banking Programme: The National Certificate in banking qualification was designed for banking professionals who are new to banking or have been in banking for a number of years and would like to acquire a more holistic view of banking and the financial markets industry. Novia One (Incorporating Hedge Fund Academy) is currently a provider of specialist technical programmes to a number of the Banks and other financial institutions and the South African regulators such as the FSB, SARB and National Treasury. This programme can be attended as a stand-alone programme or as a Learnership.

Qualification details: National Certificate in Banking NQF Level 5

✓ Qualification: National Certificate in Banking ✓ Unit Standard: 61589 ✓ NQF: Level 5 ✓ Credits: 129 ✓ Learnership Number: 02Q020015001205 ✓ FAIS recognised qualification ✓ Accredited Seta: Bankseta

Entry Level Requirments

• For NQF level 5 matric pre-requisites with both:

• English (pass) and

• Maths (pass) are required

Assessment information:

`Contact: Marietjie on 011 783 9390 or email [email protected] to

find out about:

A workbook covering each chapter must be

produced by individual learners

A multiple choice exam must be passed for each module, with

at least a 50% pass rate

An integrated summative

assessment which will cover all the material

for the modules based on several

assignments and case studies to be completed

A workplace logbook to show relevant work

experience gained over a 12 month

period

A mentor logbook to show relevant

mentoring interventions over a

12 month period

Our Structured

Learnerships

Sponsoring an

Unemployed Learner ✓

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Learnership Benefits to Companies:

BEE Scorecard & Structuring With the introduction of the amended BEE codes, skills development has become even more important under the codes. Through this program Novia One (Incorporating Hedge Fund Academy) would be able to optimise the employers spend on learnerships to provide maximum points towards the scorecard by proving a structured solution. As a Level 1, 100% black female owned QSE, a key focus for the Novia One team is to consult with all clients on the optimisation of their scorecard and have the ability to positively impact areas such as skills development, enterprise development, supplier development and procurement. As a BEE Level 1 provider, Novia One would also add to the following categories for any spend for all companies’ scorecards

NQF Level 5 Qualification

Recognised qualification and training program

Techincially skilled employees and talent

pool

Recognised as an accredited learnership

Compliance with transformation targets

Rebates

SARS Learnership Tax Benefit(currently R80k per year, but subject to

Tax legislation)

SARS Empoyement Tax Incentive(ETI)

(Youth Wage Subsidy)

SETA reclaim (Seta specific rules for

learnerships)

Maximised

BEE scorecard

Procurement

Supplier & Enterprise Development

Skills Development

100% Black Owned

100% Black Female owned

QSE

Programme Outline: Module 1: Regulatory and Financial Markets Framework (Day 1 – 2)

Chapter Topics

Chapter 1:

Financial Markets:

Legislation & Regulations

- Acts and regulations

- Objectives of acts and regulations

- International regulations

- The future of legislation

Chapter 2: Structure of

Financial Markets

- Economics

- Market Environments

- Business Cycle

- Economic Growth

- Foreign Exchange Rate Systems

- Functioning of Financial Markets

- Types of Orders

- Services provided by the Investment Industry

- Financial Intermediaries

- Investment Instruments

Module 2: The Banking Industry and its Clients (Day 3- 6)

Chapter Topics

Chapter 1:

Banking Industry &

Financial Markets

- Financial system simplified

- Participants in the financial system

- Benefits of the investment industry

- Rationale of banks

- Traditional retail banking

- Retail lending

- Credit risk

- Islamic banking

- Banking & treasury management

- Forces affecting the investment industry

- Product innovation

- Globalization

- Participants in the investment industry

Chapter 2:

Financial statement

analysis

- Colour Accounting

- Financial statement standards

- Financial statements

- Ratio analysis

Chapter 3:

Customer Relations

- The future of banking

- Marketing

- Behavioural finance

- Identifying potential clients and opportunities

- Client interface

- Client database

Chapter 4

Marketing and sales

management

- Evolution of marketing

- Marketing process

- Marketing environment

- Social issues in marketing

Chapter 5

Selling skills

- Importance of selling

- Steps in the selling process

- Prospecting

- Pre-approach

- Survey customer needs

- Overcoming objections

- Closing sales

- After-sales follow-up

- Contract of sale

- The sales organisation

Module 3: Investment Products (Day 7)

Chapter Topics

Chapter 1:

Investment Management

- Understanding client needs

- Risk

- Diversification

- Asset allocation

- Construction & management

- Investment vehicles (Collective Investments, Insurance, Retirement Annuities, Savings products)

- Alternative investments (Private Equity, Hedge Funds, Commodities, Property)

Chapter 2:

Investment Performance

- Returns

- Performance attribution

- IPS

- Attitudes of individuals

Chapter 3: Investment

Industry Documentation

- Objectives

- Classification

- Collection & recording

- Management of client documentation

Module 4: Banking Operations (Day 8 – 10)

Chapter Topics

Chapter 1:

Operational infrastructure

- The trade life cycle

- Settlement

- The role of the custodian bank

- Payments Association of South Africa

Chapter 2: - Types of risks

- The risk management process

- Cost and benefit of risk management

Chapter Topics

Risk management

Chapter 3

Custody

- Defining a custodian

- CSD

- Dematerializing of shares

- Discretionary vs non-discretionary control

- Registration of shares

Chapter 4

Clearing and settlement

- The trading and clearing process

- The settlement cycle of cash and securities

- Equities settlement services

- Bond market settlement services

- Money market settlement services

Chapter 5

Corporate actions

- Definition of a corporate event

- Types of corporate actions

- Terminology

- Types of instruments

- The lifecycle of a corporate action

- Dividends tax

- The role players in a corporate action

Chapter 6

Fund administration

- Overview of fund administration

- Role of fund administrator

- Fund accounting

- Net asset value

- Costs, fees and charges

- Reconciliations

Day 11 – 13

Portfolio of Evidence Preparation and Assistance

Multiple Choice Exam

Multiple Choice Exam (Rewrite)

Remediation

Program may be changed at the discretion of HFA to accommodate enhancements. HFA reserves the

rights to change the scheduled dates and will notify all attendees accordingly.

Why Novia One:

Novia One (Incorporating Hedge Fund Academy) is a market leading financial markets training provider. An accredited provider with Bankseta, Fasset, Services Seta and a Level 1 BEE provider. We are also an approved provider of CFA exam preparation programs and act as a regulatory advisor to the FSB, National Treasury and SARB. We have also used one of our qualifications as a vehicle for Unemployed South African Graduates in a NQF6 Work Readiness and Bridging into Employment Programme as mentioned in the Fasset reference letter below. We have been fortunate in the past to receive funding from Fasset and our corporate clients and we would love to share the benefits with you if you wish to get involved with this transformational objective.

We have put over 300 Unemployed Graduates through

this Transformational Programme to date and have placed

80% of those into employment

FACT

Client Feedback: Below are just a couple of feedback pieces; showcasing the client relationships with our Novia One brand and service level satisfaction. Novia One has incorporated Hedge Fund Academy in a recent re-brand. Our business growth from the original Hedge Fund Focused Training Provider was the reason for a new transforming name to suite our much broader service offering.

Public Investment Corporation (PIC): Chris Pholowane, Executive Head in Human Resources & Martha Tshimole, HR Learning & Development Practitioner

•"The PIC has been working with HFA on the Financial Markets Learnership & CFA Exam Preparation classes. The services received from HFA has been satisfying throughout from the

beginning to date. They are professional, customer centric and good at maintaining relationships. It is always a pleasure working with them as a provider"

Automated Outsourcing Services (AOS): Aimee McNamara, Head Human Resources

•"In addition to the formal learnership programme, HFA offers a number of other services, all with the intention of assisting organisations in terms of true transformation initiatives. I would highly recommend HFA to any business wishing to develop quality skill within their organisation and the

industry at large"

Absa, Shameen Ramadene, Vice President Barclays Africa CIB Learnership Manager

•"HFA is a service provider with a proven track record, with competent lecturers with academic qualifications as well as practical and relevant industry experience. We can safely say that we were more than happy with their product as well as the way it was delivered. We measured their delivery - I can state with confidence that the response were overwhelmingly positive. We have decided to

retain their services in 2017 to deliver the same excellent product to a new batch of Barclays Africa Employees."

Next Step:

Novia One would like an opportunity to discuss your learnership, qualification and BEE Score Card needs with you. We are confident that we can partner with you in delivering an effective solution and programmes by using our unique approach at creating a sustainable framework for all stakeholders. We are excited to engage with you on these essential projects and we are confident in our expertise and ability to successfully deliver to your requirements. We look forward to working with you and supporting your efforts and initiatives. Please give me a call on 011 7839390 to discuss the next steps or any suggestions around our offerings.

Yours sincerely,

Marietjie Roithmayr

Tel: 011 783 9390

Email: [email protected]