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Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA) Certificate
PgCert in Charity Management

Location
Southwark

Duration
1 year (part-time only)

Start date
September or February Simple timetable information 36 evenings, on Thursdays weekly and Wednesdays fortnightly in term time

How to apply
Direct to LSBU

LSBU code
1113

Course contact
Jeff Lever
leverjh@lsbu.ac.uk – 020 7815 5717

Entry requirements
Normally a place will be offered to an applicant who holds at least a Class 2(2) degree in any discipline from a UK university (or equivalent) AND is currently a permanent employee of a UK registered charity.

The Course Director has discretion to admit an applicant not meeting both the above criteria. In such cases, the Course Director will consider applicants with substantial appropriate experience as a charity employee or trustee, and suitably qualified applicants aiming to transfer into the charity sector from the private sector or from public service.

Course units

Charity Finance and Accounting Provides students with a knowledge of basic concepts and practices in accounting, an understanding of charity accounting requirements, and an appreciation of good practice in charity financial accounting and reporting, law for charities and not-for-profit. Charity Law and Administration Non-law professionals working for charities and not-for-profit organisations need to be highly law-aware. They are required to understand the general legal environment of a business, the relationship between law and policy and the particular way in which law delineates their specific organisations and activities. This unit offers high quality legal education designed to meet that need.

Charity Management and Governance
This module introduces policy and management issues in the sector. It also provides an understanding of the general environment of the sector and provides appropriate tools and techniques to analyse the sector.