SAQA All qualifications and part qualifications registered on the National Qualifications Framework are public property. Thus the only payment that can be made for them is for service and reproduction. It is illegal to sell this material for profit. If the material is reproduced or quoted, the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) should be acknowledged as the source.
SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY 
REGISTERED QUALIFICATION: 

Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration 
SAQA QUAL ID QUALIFICATION TITLE
119209  Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration 
ORIGINATOR
Cape Peninsula University of Technology 
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY NQF SUB-FRAMEWORK
-   HEQSF - Higher Education Qualifications Sub-framework 
QUALIFICATION TYPE FIELD SUBFIELD
Postgraduate Diploma  Field 03 - Business, Commerce and Management Studies  Generic Management 
ABET BAND MINIMUM CREDITS PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL NQF LEVEL QUAL CLASS
Undefined  120  Not Applicable  NQF Level 08  Regular-Provider-ELOAC 
REGISTRATION STATUS SAQA DECISION NUMBER REGISTRATION START DATE REGISTRATION END DATE
Reregistered  EXCO 0333/25  2025-07-10  2028-07-10 
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2029-07-10   2032-07-10  

In all of the tables in this document, both the pre-2009 NQF Level and the NQF Level is shown. In the text (purpose statements, qualification rules, etc), any references to NQF Levels are to the pre-2009 levels unless specifically stated otherwise.  

This qualification does not replace any other qualification and is not replaced by any other qualification. 

PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION 
Purpose:
The purpose of the Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration is to offer a local, nationally, and internationally recognised academic qualification with content relevant to both the South African context and international business and economic needs. The qualification content is based on well-researched management theory, the national management context, and internationally benchmarked theory and practices.

This qualification is intended for learners with business, management, finance, communication, and marketing qualifications and related as well as learners occupying managerial positions within the private and public sectors.
The qualification understands the linkages between and within the sub-frameworks of business administration and management to facilitate access to learning that develops multi-disciplinary skills and competencies for both career growth and change.

Upon completion of this qualification, the qualifying learner will be able to:
  • Apply a defined broad range of critical management techniques and tools.
  • Understand the affordances of innovation, smart risk-taking and effective leadership.
  • Apply research methods to inform management decision-making related to management functions.
  • Apply human capital management and labour relations and law knowledge to administer, control and monitor business resources efficiently with appropriate decision-making in these two competencies at the lower, middle, and senior management for business success.
  • Apply information systems principles, procedures, and programmes, as well as their applications to production and purchasing management.
  • Demonstrate understanding and application of financial and management accounting principles which pertain to securing funding and related theories, valuing a business and the related cost, valuing, and pricing derivatives, analysing lease agreements, manufacturing accounts, financial statements, production cost and budget.
  • Apply marketing theory principles to make decisions specifically in relation to strategic marketing, market process, monitoring, and evaluation of the market process to enable organisations to become more effective and competitive.
  • Plan, manage and execute an integrated, inquiry-based research project in an area of specialisation, under the supervision and according to stipulated timelines, culminating in a research proposal.

    Rationale:
    The qualification is responsive to the impact of macro-environmental changes associated with policy uncertainty and the fourth industrial revolution (4IR). Findings from recent studies (Teng et al, 2019; Zeidan and Bishnoi, 2020) on the readiness of graduates for the 4IR employment market showed the need for technical as well as soft skills. Another study by Hossain et al (2020) on business graduates' employability confirmed these findings. Hard or technical skills identified in these studies include numerical knowledge (managerial accounting, finance, operations management), work-related software skills and research skills. Soft skills include effective communication and interpersonal, behavioural, leadership, problem solving and negotiation skills. According to Manevska et al (2018), these soft skills can also be acquired through the implementation of internship experiences for learners. Furthermore, the structure of this qualification is informed by the vision outlined in the National Development Plan 2030 of building not only a skilled and professional workforce to serve private and public organisations, but also innovative leaders capable of creating viable business by identifying business opportunities brought about by societal change and 4IR.

    In addition, a discussion session regarding the content of the proposed qualification was organised with former learners who shared their experiences and gave their expectations in terms of content, teaching strategy, guest lectures, networking opportunities and management skills. Participants occupy positions such as manager at Pick n Pay, Nedbank and Woolworths, and property agent at Salamanda Holdings.

    Relevant stakeholders were consulted to facilitate the development of this qualification, which is responsive to the impact of macro-environmental changes associated with policy uncertainty and the fourth industrial revolution (4IR). Here attention is placed on the Higher Education context. This qualification serves the need for skill development and increased demand for business education for individuals who seek career growth and business skills. The qualification provides an opportunity for critical skills development to meet the needs of the 4IR. These competencies and skills include communication and interpersonal skills, higher-order cognition, critical reasoning, problem-solving in a complex business environment, content appraisal, design thinking, networking and teamwork, financial management, strategic marketing, and innovative system thinking.

    Research studies and the interactive process presented above enhanced the alignment of the qualification content with identified industry needs across service, retail, supply chain and general management sectors. Based on the outcome of the situational analysis, themes and knowledge areas identified as particularly lacking in private and public organisations are financial management, and the role of information and communication technology in supporting innovative business management. This qualification is responsive to these themes and knowledge areas.

    This qualification addresses the call for decolonisation through the depth, breadth, variety and selection of its content, modes of delivery and assessment practices. The qualification is also responsive to social and economic imperatives to broaden epistemological access to learners, including those from previously disadvantaged groups, who may not formerly have met the academic requirements for admission to Masters' level study, or who do not yet have relevant business experience. 
    		•

    LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING 
    Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL):
    The institution has an approved Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) policy which is applicable with regard to equivalent qualifications for admission into the qualification. RPL will be applied to accommodate applicants who qualify. RPL thus provides alternative access and admission to qualifications, as well as advancement within qualifications. RPL may be applied for access, credits from modules and credits for or towards the qualification.

    RPL for access:
  • Learners who do not meet the minimum entrance requirements or the required qualification that is at the same NQF level as the qualification required for admission may be considered for admission through RPL.
  • To be considered for admission in the qualification based on RPL, applicants should provide evidence in the form of a portfolio that demonstrates that they have acquired the relevant knowledge, skills, and competencies through formal, non-formal and/or informal learning to cope with the qualification expectations should they be allowed entrance into the qualification.

    RPL for exemption of modules
  • Learners may apply for RPL to be exempted from modules that form part of the qualification. For a learner to be exempted from a module, the learner needs to provide sufficient evidence in the form of a portfolio that demonstrates that competency was achieved for the learning outcomes that are equivalent to the learning outcomes of the module.

    RPL for credit:
  • Learners may also apply for RPL for credit for or towards the qualification, in which they must provide evidence in the form of a portfolio that demonstrates prior learning through formal, non-formal and/or informal learning to obtain credits towards the qualification.
  • Credit shall be appropriate to the context in which it is awarded and accepted.

    Entry Requirements:
    The minimum entry requirement for this qualification is:
  • Advanced Diploma in Business Administration, Level 7.
    Or
  • Bachelor of Business Administration, NQF Level 7.
    Or
  • A relevant qualification in the related field at NQF Level 7. 
    		•

    RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING? 
    Y 

    QUALIFICATION RULES 
    This qualification consists of the following compulsory modules at National Qualifications Framework Level 8 totalling 120 Credits.

    Compulsory Modules,120 Credits:
  • Human Resource Management, 10 Credits.
  • Labour Relation and Law, 10 Credits.
  • Management Information Systems, 10 Credits.
  • Management Accounting Aspects, 15 Credits.
  • Production and Purchasing Management, 10 Credits.
  • Financial Accounting Aspects, 15 Credits.
  • Management Practice, 10 Credits.
  • Marketing Management, 10 Credits.
  • Management Economics, 15 Credits.
  • Research Methodology, 15 Credits 
    		•

    EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES 
    1. Apply human capital management and labour relations and law knowledge to administer, control and monitor business resources efficiently with appropriate decision-making at the lower, middle, and senior management levels for business success.
    2. Apply information systems principles, procedures, and programmes, as well as their applications to production and purchasing management.
    3. Demonstrate the understanding and application of financial and management accounting principles which pertain to securing funding and related theories, valuing a business and the related cost, valuing, and pricing derivatives, analysing lease agreements, manufacturing accounts, financial statements, and production cost and budget.
    4. Apply marketing and economic theory principles to make business and managerial decisions in relation to strategic marketing, market process, monitoring, and evaluation of the market process to enable organisations to become more effective and competitive.
    5. Plan, manage and execute an integrated, inquiry-based research project in an area of specialisation, under the supervision and according to stipulated timelines, culminating in a research proposal. 

    ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 
    Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 1:
  • Develop a suitable tool to measure and manage employee performance and job satisfaction at all levels of the organisation.
  • Develop and implement strategies to attract and retain high-performing employees, and to ensure the transfer of scarce skills and competencies within the organisation.
  • Select and apply an appropriate analytical model to assess relationships such as employee job satisfaction/ context/ skills/ behaviour and employee wellness/ competitiveness/ profit /brand image.
  • Analyse and apply concepts of management theory to forecast employee work commitment.
  • Construct a narrated diagram depicting the appropriate communication channels and communication processes for addressing grievances and disciplinary matters in the organisation.
  • Plan and organise recruitment, training, and development of staff.
  • Apply appropriate methods of conflict resolution, mediation, and labour relations negotiation within specific contexts in a case study.
  • Examine and apply employment law within multiple case scenarios.

    Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 2:
  • Develop a system to facilitate the processing of supply chain management to contribute to the implementation of an information system for the supply chain functions in an organisation.
  • Use database models to manage databases (digital and non-digital) and monitor and maintain information systems' hardware and software.
  • Apply the principles of information systems and interpret how they influence the procedures of production and purchasing management of a business organisation.
  • Select and apply a server to customer relationship management strategies for web-enabled businesses.
  • Identify the information systems usage challenges (e.g. legal, cultural, payments, technological) faced by businesses, and use relevant knowledge to suggest a remedy to these challenges.
  • Identify risks associated with hardware and software when implementing information systems in an organisation and outline with examples, how to mitigate the risks and the associated security procedures.
  • Develop and implement suitable production and purchasing strategies that continuously improve the process of purchases and maintain profitable supplier relations.
  • Explain, with practical examples, how contract negotiation strategies in different business contexts improve relationships between suppliers and clients.

    Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 3:
  • Analyse the impact of debt financing decisions versus equity financing decisions.
  • Apply the book value and price-to-earnings concepts in business valuation.
  • Optimally utilise leases in the corporate financing process and analyse lease versus buy decisions.
  • Apply appropriate methods of valuing derivatives and alternative financial instruments.
  • Calculate the cost of production (marginal and absorption costing, overhead) in each manufacturing process and estimate the cost of goods produced for each product to distinguish between batch processing and job costing.
  • Develop the mechanics of cost-volume-profit analysis and calculate the breakeven volume and value and margin of safety so that financial information is formatted into a cost volume profit statement.
  • Prepare the necessary accounting statements such as the payroll accounts, reconciliation, adjustments, the statement of cost of goods manufactured and sold, overhead cost statement, the income statement using direct costing and absorption costing methods, and statement of financial position and budget.

    Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 4:
  • Analyse, interpret and synthesise the marketing environment (internal and external) of businesses and its impact on companies' ability to successfully implement marketing programmes in a case study.
  • Apply appropriate procedures for developing, planning, and implementing the appropriate strategic marketing management process in a case study.
  • Implement appropriate prospective control, monitoring and cost-effectiveness analysis of marketing decisions using the appropriate techniques.
  • Conduct economic and market analyses, demand analyses and economic cost-benefit analyses for business decision-making purposes using equations, forecasting, scenario analysis and econometric techniques.

    Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 5:
  • Identify an authentic, practice-based problem or select a conceptual/ theoretical research topic and interrogate the problem/topic to establish a suitable and manageable focus for an integrated inquiry-based research project.
  • Apply standard aspects of research design such as investigation, description, and explanation of the research process to plan an integrated, inquiry-based project.
  • Identify, evaluate, and select information from a range of current and relevant sources to compile a brief literature review that is related to the subject.
  • Formulate a clear and concise research problem statement relevant to the topic and field of study.
  • Develop a research question(s), aims and objectives for the integrated research project based on criteria and guidelines relevant to the field of study.
  • Identify and apply appropriate research methods and techniques for the integrated research project that are relevant to the discipline, field of study and related fields of professional practice, such as qualitative, quantitative, and mixed research methods; sampling techniques; generating primary and secondary data and basic data analysis.
  • Prepare and present an integrated research project plan relevant to the topic and field of study in the form of a poster, a written report, a presentation, a mix of these, or some other form(s) deemed appropriate to the field and context of the study.
  • Analyse, interpret and make coherent judgements about data in relation to the research problem/topic, in critically reflexive ways, and derive creative and insightful conclusions.

    INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT
    The assessment practices are consistent and make provision for continuous assessment, appropriate to the mode of delivery. The qualification follows the guidelines as indicated in the Policy of Assessment in that a system of continuous assessment is used. The academic progress and performance of learners are evaluated by regular assessment opportunities throughout the course of study.

    Integrated Assessment in the qualification provides an opportunity for learners to show that they can integrate concepts, ideas and actions across this qualification to achieve competence that is grounded and coherent with the purpose of this qualification. Integrated assessment will show how already demonstrated competence in individual areas can be linked and applied for the achievement of a holistic outcome as described in the Exit Level Outcomes.

    Integrated Assessment will judge the quality of the observable performance, and the quality of the reasoning that lies behind it. Assessments tools will encourage learners to give an account of the thinking and decision-making that underpin their demonstrated performance. Both formative and summative assessments that count towards a learner's mark record are used. Assessment methods are used to enable learners with different learning styles to be accommodated. Learners are given sufficient time to prepare as assessment dates and topics are stated in the Study Guide and Subject/Learner Guides that learners receive at the beginning of each year. There is an appropriate balance between formative and summative assessments.

    Formative assessment:
    Formative assessment refers to a range of formal, non-formal, and informal ongoing assessment procedures used to focus teaching and learning activities to improve learner attainment. Formative assessment takes place during the process of teaching and learning. Formative assessment will take place during webinar and groups online presentations, discussions, project sessions, class discussions, presentations, and self-reflection paragraphs.

    Summative assessment:
    Summative assessment is conducted at the end of sections of learning or whole qualification to evaluate learning
    Individual projects will be used to indicate whether the outcomes of the subject and ultimately the exit level outcomes of the qualification have been achieved. Results are expressed in marks in terms of the level of competence achieved, regarding level descriptors, and associated assessment criteria. This assessment is also used for promotional purposes. Summative assessment includes:
  • Formal tests.
  • Examinations.
  • Assignments.
  • Group and individual projects.

    Learners not reaching the learning outcomes, achieving less than 50% for a unit of learning, are given one additional opportunity for improvement. This could take the form of resubmission of an assignment and where possible this takes place before the commencement of the subsequent learning. 
    		•

    INTERNATIONAL COMPARABILITY 
    The focus and vision of the international qualifications are similar to the one shared by the South African qualification regarding the development of the learner's critical thinking and reflection, and problem-solving skills, particularly in changing and challenging business environments.
    The South African qualification compares favourably with the following similar international qualifications:

    Country: United Kingdom (UK)
    Institution: The University of Birmingham
    Qualification Title: Graduate Diploma in Business Administration
    Duration: One academic year
    Credits: 120
    Entry Requirements:
    The entry requirements include:
  • A Degree or equivalent from a recognised University.
    Or
  • An Honours degree or equivalent and preferably postgraduate work experience.

    Accreditation of Prior Learning is possible. For international learners, International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is required.

    Purpose:
    The qualification provides a thorough grounding in functional issues in management and empowers those who seek to gain entry to master's degree studies. The purpose of the qualification is to introduce learners to a wide range of management disciplines that develop the abilities to:
  • Synthesise diverse theoretical issues.
  • Analyse complex business situations from theoretical and practical perspectives.
  • Understand team dynamics.
  • Build confidence in articulating and presenting solutions to a critical audience.

    Qualification structure:
    The qualification consists of twelve compulsory modules. All modules are 10 credits.

    Compulsory Modules: 120 Credits
  • Business Strategy and Entrepreneurship, 10 Credits.
  • Cases in Global Business, 10 Credits.
  • Cases in Marketing, 10 Credits.
  • Financial Accounting, 10 Credits.
  • Financial Analysis for Managers, 10 Credits.
  • Managerial Accounting, 10 Credits.
  • Marketing Concepts, 10 Credits.
  • Operations Management (DBA), 10 Credits.
  • Organisation Behaviour, 10 Credits.
  • Quantitative Management Techniques, 10 Credits.
  • Strategic Purchasing and Supply Management, 10 Credits.
  • The Global Business Environment, 10 Credits.

    Teaching and assessment:
    A variety of teaching and assessment methods is used including formative and summative assessments. Classes and seminars supplement lectures, where fuller analysis and discussion take place and important business skills, such as analysis, argument, and synthesis can be developed. Case studies are used as a means of relating theory to practical situations and learners will often work in small groups with other learners on assignments designed to develop problem-solving and interpersonal skills.

    Similarities:
    The University of Birmingham (UB) and the South African (SA) qualifications are offered over one year of full-time study.
    Both the UB and SA qualifications carry a weight of 120 credits.
    The UB and SA qualifications offer the following similar compulsory modules:
  • Operations Management
  • Strategy Purchasing and Supply Chain Management
  • Marketing
  • Finance
  • Managerial Accounting.
    Both qualifications require candidates who have completed a degree or equivalent qualification.
    RPL may be used as alternative access to both qualifications.
    Both qualifications articulate vertically into Master's degree studies.

    Differences:
    There is a slight difference in the structure of both qualifications in that the UB qualification consists of twelve modules, each has 10 credits while the SA qualification has ten credits, and some modules have 15 credits.

    Country: Australia
    Institution: The University of Technology
    Qualification Title: Graduate Diploma in Business Administration
    Duration: 12 months or two years for part-time learners
    Entry Requirements:
    The entry requirements include a bachelor's degree or equivalent, plus Recognition of Prior Learning possible with a maximum of five subjects' exemption.

    Qualification structure:
    Five modules are proposed for 12 months or two years for part-time learners. 6 credit points per unit for the core five modules and 18 credit points for options electives modules, for a total of 48 credit points. Electives comprise 13 accounting modules, one economics module, 28 finance modules, 34 management modules and 16 marketing modules.

    Both the Australian and SA qualifications offer the following similar modules:
  • Understanding accounting and financial reports
  • Economics for management
  • Marketing decision making
  • Financial management
    Both qualifications are offered in one year and may be awarded through RPL.

    Difference:
    The Australian qualification has elective modules, whereas the SA qualification only offers compulsory modules.

    Country: New Zealand (NZ)
    Institution: Auckland University of Technology
    Qualification Title: Postgraduate Graduate Diploma in Business Administration.
    Duration: One-year full time and two years part-time.
    Credits: 120
    NQF Level: New Zealand Qualifications Framework (NZQF)F Level 8
    Entry requirements:
  • Bachelor's degree, Graduate degree, level 7 or equivalent, and a minimum of 5 years of work experience.
  • For non-tertiary qualification holders, 10 years of experience with 3 to 4 in a supervisory or management capacity is required, in addition to an aptitude test or interview.

    English language requirements:
    IELTS (Academic) 6.5 overall with a minimum score of 6.0 in each band

    Exit Level Outcomes:
    A graduate of the Postgraduate Diploma in Business will be able to:
  • Have developed advanced knowledge and understanding of business in a specialised field.
  • Demonstrate intellectual independence using a range of analytical and critical skills.
  • Have developed capability to consider relevant social, ethical, environmental and sustainability dimensions of decisions in business contexts.
  • Demonstrate critical thinking, in-depth analytical skills and sophisticated problem-solving strategies.
  • Demonstrate analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills applied to business contexts.
  • Communicate effectively and to a scholarly standard.

    Qualification structure:
    The Auckland University of Technology (AUT) qualification consists of ten compulsory modules with 10 credit points each and electives courses to be chosen across all the fields of the university. The qualification is embedded within the MBA with 180 credits. If the learner completes 120 points, he or she obtains a postgraduate diploma in business administration. If 60 additional credits are completed, the student graduates with the MBA.

    Similarities:
    The entry requirements for this postgraduate diploma are similar to the South African (SA) qualification as well as the number of credits and 4 out of 10 modules.
    Both the AUT and SA qualifications offer the following similar modules:
  • Accounting and Financial Analysis.
  • Operations and Strategic Supply Chain Management.
  • Digital Business.
  • Economics for Business Managers.
    Both qualifications are registered at Level 8.
    The AUT and SA qualification share similar exit level outcomes.

    Differences:
    The AUT qualification has elective modules, the SA qualification does not have elective modules.

    Country: Namibia
    Institution: The University of Namibia
    Qualification Title: Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration.
    Duration: one (1) year and the maximum duration is two (2) years.
    Credits: 144 Credits
    NQF Level: 8
    Entry requirements:
  • A bachelor's degree or equivalent.
    or
  • Any level 8 qualification not relevant to the business administration and management sciences.

    Purpose:
    The purpose of this qualification is to provide learners with an extended and deepened level of knowledge and skill in the field of Business Administration and provides instruction in relevant research methodologies.

    Qualification structure:
    There are fourteen modules for one-year minimum. 144 credits are required to graduate, including 32 credits on a research-based business project.

    Compulsory Modules, Level 8, 144 Credits:
    Semester One:
  • Strategic Marketing Management, 8 Credits.
  • Strategic Human Resources Management, 8 Credits.
  • Strategic Operations Management, 8 Credits.
  • Business Accounting, 8 Credits.
  • Strategic Project Management, 8 Credits.
  • Advanced Business Law and Ethics, 8 Credits.
  • Academic Writing for Post-Graduate Studies, 16 Credits.

    Semester Two:
  • Business Economics - A Micro-Level Perspective, 8 Credits.
  • Managing Information Technologies, 8 Credits.
  • Strategic Decision Making and Research Methods, 8 Credits.
  • Strategic Management, 8 Credits.
  • Strategic Financial Management, 8 Credits.
  • Business Economics - A Macro-Level Perspective, 8 Credits.
  • Business Project, 32 Credits.

    Teaching:
    The UNAN qualification uses blended teaching and learning approach.

    Assessment:
    The examination mark and the continuous assessment mark constitute 60% and 40% of the final mark respectively. Candidates are expected to:
  • Obtain a minimum of 50% in both the CA mark and the examination mark.
  • Demonstrate deepened expertise in the theoretical subject matter in the field of Business Administration.
  • Demonstrate efficient and effective information retrieval and processing skill, involving critical analysis of the information.
  • Evaluate, independently, both quantitative and qualitative data.
  • Engage with current research and scholarly as well as professional literature in the field of Business Administration.

    Articulation:
    Similar to the SA qualification, the UNAN qualification articulates vertically into Master of Business Administration or any level 9 qualification in Business Administration or Management Sciences.

    Similarities:
    This qualification is perhaps the most comparable with the South African qualification as besides the entry requirements and vertical articulation, it has the research method and research-based project.
    Both the SA qualification and the Namibian qualification are offered in one year and have the following similar modules:
  • Business Accounting
  • Human Resources Management.
  • Strategic Marketing Management.
  • Business Economics - A macro-level perspective.
  • Managing Information Technology.
  • Strategic Financial Management.
  • Research Methods.

    Differences:
    The entry requirement for the Namibian qualification is at Level 8, whereas the SA qualification's entry requirement is at NQF level 7.

    Conclusion:
    Similarly, to the South African qualification, these international institutions offer their qualifications on a part-time basis. This allows for the participation of learners who are working and/or living in various parts of these countries as well as international learners. Leaners can maintain ongoing contact between classes with their teaching staff and peers by means of the University's web-based teaching support system.

    International comparability reveals that the South African qualification aligns well with these international qualifications regarding the complement of modules, credit allocation per module, and full credit allocation for the qualification, with the next level being the Master's qualification and mode of delivery. 
    		•

    ARTICULATION OPTIONS 
    This qualification allows possibilities for both vertical and horizontal articulation.

    Horizontal Articulation:
  • Bachelor of Business Administration Honours, NQF Level 8.
  • Bachelor of Commerce Honours in Business Management, NQF Level 8.
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Management, NQF Level 8

    Vertical Articulation:
  • Master of Business Management and Administration, NQF Level 9. 
    		•

    MODERATION OPTIONS 
    N/A 

    CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS 
    N/A 

    NOTES 
    N/A 

    LEARNING PROGRAMMES RECORDED AGAINST THIS QUALIFICATION: 
     
    NONE 


    PROVIDERS CURRENTLY ACCREDITED TO OFFER THIS QUALIFICATION: 
    This information shows the current accreditations (i.e. those not past their accreditation end dates), and is the most complete record available to SAQA as of today. Some Primary or Delegated Quality Assurance Functionaries have a lag in their recording systems for provider accreditation, in turn leading to a lag in notifying SAQA of all the providers that they have accredited to offer qualifications and unit standards, as well as any extensions to accreditation end dates. The relevant Primary or Delegated Quality Assurance Functionary should be notified if a record appears to be missing from here.
     
    NONE 


    All qualifications and part qualifications registered on the National Qualifications Framework are public property. Thus the only payment that can be made for them is for service and reproduction. It is illegal to sell this material for profit. If the material is reproduced or quoted, the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) should be acknowledged as the source.