Henley Business School

Founded in 1945, Henley is one of the oldest business schools in the UK and part of the University of Reading. We are also among an elite group of business schools to be triple-accredited for the quality and capability of our faculty and output.

  • Our ambition
  • Our unique approach
  • Our international reputation
  • Our programmes and qualifications
  • Our research
  • Our alumni network
  • Our industry connections

Our ambition

We aim to empower individuals to become great professionals and outstanding business leaders who think with clarity and act with confidence and conviction.

We always seek to improve upon everything we do and be recognised for:

  • Being a truly international business school
  • The excellence of our learning experience
  • World-class research and thinking
  • Our sense of community and responsibility
  • The strength of our networks
  • The breadth and depth of our relationships with industry

We will be an engaging, focused and distinctive business school

How we do it

By combining the latest theories, knowledge and practices with a passionate determination to help our students be the best they can be. We are all about business but even more so, we are all about you.

Each and every one of us has different motivations and a unique set of abilities. At Henley we make it our business to help you fulfil your potential by unlocking the real and even more capable person within. We will engage with you on every level to give you the confidence, skills and focus to tackle your challenges and attain your goals.

We are with you for every stage of your career

Our programmes and qualifications

Henley is a full-service business school. We deliver programmes to students and professionals at every stage of their life in the business world.

Our programmes are enriched by our knowledge, research and commercial experience – and are continually revised to ensure they remain as relevant as they can be.

Our programmes:

  • Undergraduate degrees
  • Postgraduate Courses
  • MBA programmes
  • PhD/DBA programmes
  • Executive Education

HENLEY ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES OFFERED

International MBA

Our flexible executive MBA business course in South Africa delivers a blend of face-to-face business workshops with a virtual learning environment that allows you to work full-time while developing your professional skills.

  • Family Friendly
  • Flexible
  • Internationally Triple Accredited
  • Finance your MBA

Entry requirements

Designed for experienced practising managers, most of which already have nine or more years of managerial experience. Sharing your experience with fellow programme members enriches your learning.

To join this Henley MBA programme you will need:

  • Three years’ management experience;
  • Good first degree or equivalent professional or international qualification*;
  • Evidence of competence in English – English language requirements (PDF)**; and
  • You must be able to gain access to company data for assignment purposes.

All applicants must submit:

  1. A completed online application form
  2. Up to date CV;
  3. Certified copies of degree certificates;
  4. Two professional references
  5. English language test results or an English Proficiency at Work form, if applicable.

Please see the entry requirements and application form notes before submitting your application.

*A good degree or the equivalent professional or international qualification is normally required; However we do welcome applications from candidates with exceptional management experience who may not meet all the formal criteria for admission. If you have a minimum of 5 year’s experience at a senior or strategic level with no degree, we would be happy to consider an application. Our Admission Panel reviews all non-standard applications for suitability.

**Please see the English language requirements (PDF) for a list of approved English language tests. We require applicants whose native language is not English or who did not complete their first degree in English to have taken one of the following tests and to have reached the minimum level indicated.

You are required to submit documentary evidence of your performance level with your application. Please indicate on your application form the qualification you have taken and the grade you obtained and attach the appropriate certificate.

Alternatively, if the everyday working language of your current employer is English, please download and complete the proficiency at work (PDF) form, to be submitted with the Application. This must be signed by your Line Manager or HR Department.

Post Graduate Diploma in Management Practice

This post graduate diploma programme shifts knowledge, emotions and behaviour through experiential and action learning. By doing this, we help students become knowledgeable, well-rounded business managers and leaders.

  • Achieving Personal Change
  • Managing Difficult Conversations
  • Creative Problem Solving
  • Monitor Work Performance
  • Work In & Across Teams

Entry requirements

Designed for practicing managers, most of which already have 5 or more years of managerial experience. Sharing your experience with fellow programme members enriches your learning.

To join this Post Graduate Diploma in Management Practice programme you will need:

  • Three years’ management experience;
  • Good first degree or equivalent professional or international qualification*;
  • Evidence of competence in English – English language requirements (PDF)**; and
  • You must be able to gain access to company data for assignment purposes.

All applicants must submit:

  1. A completed application form
  2. Up to date CV;
  3. Certified copies of degree certificates;

Please see the entry requirements and application form notes before submitting your application.

Fees 2020

Total Fee: R88,200.00 (VAT exempt)

Advanced Certificate in Management Practice

This NQF level 6, CHE accredited programme provides junior and early middle managers with operational context and knowledge to optimally manage operations.

  • Foundations of Systemic Management
  • Business Acumen
  • Organisational Change & Development
  • Synthesis and Integration and Action Learning report

Entry requirements

Designed for practicing managers, most of which already have 5 or more years of managerial experience. Sharing your experience with fellow programme members enriches your learning.

To join this Post Graduate Diploma in Management Practice programme you will need:

  • Higher Certificate or Advanced National Certificate (NQF level 5).
  • 5 years or more work experience with no qualification will be considered via Recognition of prior learning (RPL)
  • 2-3 years’ junior management experience

All applicants must submit:

  1. Up to date CV;
  2. Certified copies of qualifications and / or  certificates;

Please see the entry requirements and application form notes before submitting your application.

Fees 2020

Total Fee: R71,200.00 (VAT exempt)

  • Block 1:  23 – 26 March
  • Block 2:  1 – 5 June
  • Block 3:  11 – 14 August
  • Block 4:  26 – 29 October
  • Block 5:  25 – 27 January 2021

Higher Certificate in Management Practice

The HCMP is an NQF 5 higher certificate programme especially crafted to give new managers, team leaders, and supervisors an accredited qualification and management confidence.

  • Fundamental Management Concepts
  • Systems Thinking and Business
  • Business Acumen
  • Working with People
  • Integration, Action Learning and Presentations

Entry requirements

This is a programme for new managers, team leaders or supervisors entering the management arena for the first time.

To join this Higher Certificate in Management Practice programme you will need:

  • A Matric Certificate at NQF level 4.
  • 1-2 years’ work experience, preferably with some junior management/supervisory experience.

All applicants must submit:

  1. A completed application form
  2. Up to date CV;
  3. Certified copies of Matric certificate

Please see the entry requirements and application form notes before submitting your application.

Fees 2020

Total Fee: R63,070.00 (VAT exempt)

Contact Us

Campus Location

Henly Africa Campus, Corner of Milcliff & Witkoppen Roads, Paulshof, 2191, South Africa

Phone

(+27) 011 808 0860

Email

info@henleysa.ac.za