This Qualification lays the foundation and provides an entry-level for the development of Business Analysis Qualifications across various sectors and industries. Traditionally business analysts were drawn from senior Information Technology (IT) and business people. This Qualification aims to provide lower level access for students to develop competencies in order to elicit, analyse, communicate and validate requirements for changes to business processes, policies and information systems. It specifically aims to develop basic business analysis competencies required by junior business analysts in any Information and Communication Technology (ICT) related occupations, particularly those who are currently working in a business systems environment. The Qualification introduces key terms, rules, concepts, principles and practices of business analysis that will enable students to support business analysis processes and practices. It has also been developed to enable students to
access higher education and provide flexible access to life-long learning.

This Qualification provides opportunities for students to specialise in business analysis or achieve such competencies in specialisations such as systems development or systems support. The competencies of business analysis have been identified as a target development area by the ICT sector and the South African government. The demand for this Qualification has also been identified by the National Master Scarce Skills list of South Africa. The Qualification is intended to empower students to acquire knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values required to operate confidently as individuals in the South African community and to respond to the challenges of the economic environment and changing world of work. Ultimately, this Qualification is aimed at improving the productivity and efficiency of business analysts within all sectors in South Africa.