This document outlines the establishment of a diploma program in cooperative management at the University of Zululand in South Africa. It provides details on the program curriculum, student society formed, activities conducted, and future plans and proposals to further cooperative education and youth participation in the sector. The program aims to build capacity for cooperative members and support the growth of cooperatives in the region.

1. Presented by: Kwanele Mkhwanazi
Secretary-General

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The Diploma in the Management of Co-operative at the
University of Zululand is the first full time qualification in
coop education in the country.
This programme was stated to address the challenge of
capacity building for co-operative members.
it is a join venture between the government of the KZN
province and the University of Zululand.
The first batch of students was taken in 2011 directly from
exist co-operatives throughout 11 districts of the KZN
province.
The students would advance in this three year
qualification with hopes that after graduation they would
go back to their respective co-operatives and try to uplift
them. Provincial government has put in a lot of financial
resources to support this programme.

3. YEAR 1 SEMESTER 1
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History and Principles
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Business Calculations
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Business Information Systems
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Business Communications
YEAR 2 SEMESTER 2
YEAR 1 SEMESTER 2
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Management of Savings and Credit Co-ops
(SACCO)
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Accounting 1A
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Business Management
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Co-ops Organisation and Management
Practice 1
YEAR 2 SEMESTER 1
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WORK INTERGRATED LEARNING
YEAR 3 SEMESTER 1
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Financial Accounting
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Co-operative Banking
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Business Management 2
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Commercial Law for Co-ops
YEAR 3 SEMESTER 2
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Co-op Org & Mange Practice 2
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Co-op Policy Law and Rags
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Intro to Auditing and Prof Ethics
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Mathematics and Statistics
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Co-operative Marketing
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Accounting 1B
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Co-operative Education & Training
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Research Methods

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Co-operative Management Students Society is
an academic formation of all students that
are enrolled for a three year diploma in the
management of Co-operatives at University
of Zululand a programme that is made
available at Richards Bay Campus.
The society was founded in March 2011 and
has approximately 143 members.
CMSS is managed by 6 elected executive
committee members who deal with the daily
running of the society affairs.

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Pictures yet to be added
International Day of Co-operatives celebrations
(Ladysmith July 28.2011)
2011,2012,2013 Annual General Meeting
Coops Annual Gala Dinner Meeting (1st, 2nd and 3rd )
Hosting of UK Co-operative Collage Principal
Opening Function for first year students (UZ
February 2012)
2012, 2013 Annual Achievements Awards (UZ March
7)
Hosting of UK Co-operative Collage International
Programmes Manager

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Annual Achievement Awards
Welcoming Opening Function
Annual General Meeting
Annual Gala Dinner
International Day of Co-operatives
celebration

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Community Outreach Programme –
Programme One – Visit a coop
Programme Two – High schools coop
education
Programme Three – Public lecture on coop
education
Programme Four – Paying it forward

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There is little inclusion of youth in the board of directors
of coops
Where there is inclusion, youth are not offered the same
level of treatment or right as that of older board members
Lack of information and education
For those with information they find it difficult to assess
capital and markets
Co-operatives are not promoted in an attractive way to
young people, hence most youth view coops as just
schemes for old poor people.
Lack of powerful youth organisation to represent the
interest of youth in co-operatives

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ICA Global Conference & General Assembly
Volunteer programme
Establishment of the Alumni Association of
Co-operative Students
Establishment of the South African Youth Cooperative Network
Future Investment Co-operative

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We’ve also been tasked by ICA to design a volunteer
programme of about 25 students to assist in Cape
Town during the ICA Global Conference and General
Assembly.
The Team was invited to apply and interviews were
held to select the best team to represent the
University.
This programme has encouraged a lot of students
and made them realise that the co-operative
movement is very big and full of opportunities.
The participation of these Volunteer was sponsored
by the KZN Department of Economic Development
under the Co-operative Section

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Establishment of movement driven cooperative youth networks
Promotion of co-operative education from
elementary to tertiary level

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this is a proposal for the establishment of an
association for all alumnus in the field of cooperatives
The association will organise seminar where
graduates and students will present papers
on study cases conducted.
It will also offer assistance to Co-operative
Student Associations in different forms to
assist them to perform academically and put
their theory into practice.

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To address the challenge of the lack of
organisations that represent the interest of
the youth in coops in the country the.
This organisation will also have links with the
ICA’s International Youth Network in order to
develop partnership to assist the youth in
coops.
This organisation will be constituted as a non
profitable organisation and will have
individual, cooperatives and associates as
members.

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Future Investment is a Primary Co-operative
that is owned by students of the university of
Zululand.
The cooperative has made proposals to the
university to provide students with
accommodations and to take advantage of
the t-shirt branding or printing business on
campus.
The co-operatives aims to have students and
alumni as members. The future goals of this
coop is property investment and offering of
financial services.

16. www.unizulucoops.webs.com
E-mail: cooperativestudents@gmail.com
www.facebook.com/cooperativestudents/
Mr Kwanele Mkhwanazi
Cell No: + 27 76 533 2399
Email: kwanelemkhwanazi@gmail.com
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