Description
The diploma in Public Management is designed to edify you for an effective career in
management of business firms, the public service or other non-profit seeking organizations.
Its main objective is to provide you knowledge and skills of three types: conceptual, human,
and practical/operational. These are pivotal for development.
The National N Diploma: Public Management qualification is primarily aimed at giving the
learner technical, theoretical knowledge and practical knowledge, the workplace knowledge and
the skills required in the public management environment.
Workplace Learning
This qualification requires a compulsory experimental learning or in-service training
component of 18 months in matters relating to Business Management responsibilities.
Workplace Learning provides important opportunities for professional and personal
growth. It addresses specific competencies identified for the acquisition of the
qualification, which relates to the development of skills that will make the student
employable and will assist in developing his or her personal skills. A training logbook
is provided by the college as guide line for the training on what the training should cover.
Entry Requirement
Learners who want to do this course must have completed the National Senior Certificate
or Senior Certificate or any other qualification of that equivalence. Foreign learners
are required to submit their higher qualification to SAQA to determine their level of entry.
Assessments
There are 2 (two) forms of assessments required for this qualification that must be done at
each of the qualification levels. The Internal Continuous assessments (1 Test, 1 assignment
and 1 internal exam) that are conducted by the college and then the Final external examination
which is set, monitored and facilitated by the Department of higher education and Training.
You will only be able to register to write the external examination if you pass your formative
assessment component which the College will use to generate a term mark for each of your subjects
as required by the Department of higher education and Training
Certification
On successful completion of each level, i.e., passing all the required modules of individual
qualification levels, a certificate for that particular completed level will be issued by the
Department of Higher Education and Training.
The National N Diploma is only issued if proof of 18 months of practical in-service training is
provided accompanying the Diploma application. The application process takes a maximum of 3 months.
Accreditation and Duration
3 Years (Divided into 2 components)
18 Months of the theoretical component (N4, N5 and N6)
18 Months of practical in-service training
This course is accredited by the Quality Council for trades and Occupations and The Department of
Higher Education and Training as the assessment body.
Career Path
With this qualification you could enter the following careers:
Procurement Managers
Municipal Managers
Public Relation Officers
This course is accredited by the Quality Council for Trades and Occupation (QCTO) as the quality assurer and the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) as the assessment body.
Learning Material
All textbooks are provided by the college and they remain a property of the college
