The qualification aims to build the knowledge and skills required by junior management employees who have had schooling below NQF level 3. It is intended to empower learners to acquire the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values required to operate confidently as junior managers in the South African community and respond to the challenges of the economic environment and changing world of work. 

 As a qualification that covers management, it provides a framework for learners to develop competencies that will enable them to become competent junior managers. It introduces some theoretical concepts, requires the application of a limited knowledge base, and requires a well-developed range of skills that will enable learners to be informed workers in their chosen industry. It provides a balanced learning experience that allows flexible access to further education, lifelong learning, higher education and productive employment in various occupational contexts. It provides an opportunity for learners to learn and apply academic skills in relation to management. It will provide them with skills to adapt to changes in work procedures and processes in business and industry.