FETC: Advertising NQF 4

Opelong offers the Advertising qualification at NQF level 4 which equips entry-level persons in the advertising industry with the competence required to supply support services in an advertising environment.

Upon completion of this qualification qualifying learners are able to manage their time, solve problems and make decisions independently, conduct gap analysis and control, work in teams and respect individual abilities, maintain interpersonal relations, create their own role and value, and promote entrepreneurship in the advertising sector. This qualification allows learners to self-select the advertising industry and their specific area of interest.

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Prerequisites:

The Advertising NQF 4 entry requirements are

• Communication NQF level 3
• Mathematical Literacy, NQF Level 3

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Accreditation:

Opelong Business Institute is accredited by MICT SETA to offer the Advertising NQF 4 qualification

SAQA ID : 50479

NQF Level : 4

Credits : 148

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Outcomes:

After successful completion of the Advertising NQF 4 qualification, learners will be able to

• Communicating with advertising agency stakeholders in a variety of ways in two languages.
• Using mathematics in advertising and personal applications for specified purposes.
• Adhering to advertising work ethic and industry accepted practice standards.
• Describing advertising clients, products and business systems in competitive environments.
• Fulfilling specific roles within advertising teams to meet objectives.
• Selecting areas of specialisation in advertising based on assessment of own strengths and weaknesses.
• Storing advertising information for easy access and retrieving information as required.
• Selecting external resources for art and creative direction according to specified resource requirements.
• Preparing and finishing art work and copy for print and delivery according to given specifications.
• Gathering information relevant for strategy, research or client service.
• Producing and managing creative or client service documentation and organising meetings according to given requirements.
• Collecting information regarding media that meets media planning requirements.
• Processing production accounts against given budgets.
• Supporting advertising productions according to given production management requirements.
• Allocating resources to advertising jobs according to delivery (traffic) requirements.