Municipal Finance Management

On completing all course requirements, you should be able to:

1. Apply a comprehensive knowledge of government policy framework regarding service delivery
2. Implement financial controls and manage risk within the local government context as well as manage all aspects of the municipal budgeting system, including implementation
3. Describe the responsibilities expected of municipal officials in positions of authority, particularly with respect to decisions that have financial implications
4. Manage stakeholder relations effectively
5. Explain the strategic planning process and align implementation policy and performance management procedure with overall local and national government strategy
6. Apply the key principles of supply chain management (SCM) and link the import SCM regulations to the delivery of municipal services
7. Prepare regular reports on financial position, financial performance and cash flow statements
8. Manage a municipality's assets and liabilities through an application of internal controls required to manage fraud that may arise in receipt and use of municipal assets
9. Explain the importance of having IT controls, risk-based plan and a rescue plan
10. Apply the principles of project management to run successful project within a specific time and budget

Status of certificate

• As per the Council for Higher Education (CHE), a short course that does not carry credit towards a qualification on the HEQSF cannot be assigned & allocated NQF levels and credits.

• Short courses are short learning programmes offered by higher education institutions outside their formal structured undergraduate and postgraduate programmes and they, therefore, do not lead to qualifications on the Higher Education Qualifications Sub-Framework (HEQSF). They serve a range of social and educational purposes, including improving or refreshing participants’ knowledge and skills in a particular field, improving participants’ readiness for specific formal higher education programmes, continuing professional development, learning to use technology, personal fulfilment, social development and good citizenship, to mention a few. (https://www.che.ac.za/sites/default/files/publications/CHE%20Good%20Practice%20Guide%20September%202016%20PDF.pdf)

• You will receive a Certificate of Competence on successful completion of this course.

Module one: Group Dynamics

Module two: Municipal Legislative Environment and Policy

Module three: Municipal Strategic Planning, Implementation and Supply Chain Management

Module four: Municipal Budgeting, Implementation and Supply Chain Management

Module five: Municipal Risk in a Municipal Context

Module six: Corporate Governance and Stakeholder Relations

Module seven: Municipal Financial Reporting

Module eight: Management of Municipal Assets and Liabilities

Module nine:. Project Management and IT

Assessment methods:

Class Test: 25%
Syndicate presentation: 25%
Written examination: 50%

• NQF level 5 or equivalent and employment at a professional level within a municipality.

Please take note of the start dates for the different provinces:

Polokwane:11 March 2024

Johannesburg:18 March 2024

Mthatha: 7 April 2024

East London: 20 April 2024

KwaZulu-Natal : 25 March 2024

The eight modules will be delivered over eight months in block release format.

You will be required to attend class for three days a week, once a month, over a period of eights months.

DELIVERY SITE

• ONSITE course delivery is at the Wits School of Governance located in Parktown, Johannesburg.
• OFFSITE deliveries are offered subject to the commitment of a minimum numbers of participants being registered for the course.
• ONLINE delivery will require the participant to have connectivity and devices.
• Please note that travel and accommodation will be at the cost of the students’ respective organisations.