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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY |
REGISTERED QUALIFICATION: |
Bachelor of Commerce in Human Resource Management |
SAQA QUAL ID | QUALIFICATION TITLE | |||
120728 | Bachelor of Commerce in Human Resource Management | |||
ORIGINATOR | ||||
EDUVOS (Pty) Ltd (Previously Pearson Institute of Higher Education (Pty) Ltd) | ||||
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY | NQF SUB-FRAMEWORK | |||
CHE - Council on Higher Education | HEQSF - Higher Education Qualifications Sub-framework | |||
QUALIFICATION TYPE | FIELD | SUBFIELD | ||
National First Degree | Field 03 - Business, Commerce and Management Studies | Human Resources | ||
ABET BAND | MINIMUM CREDITS | PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL | NQF LEVEL | QUAL CLASS |
Undefined | 360 | Not Applicable | NQF Level 07 | Regular-Provider-ELOAC |
REGISTRATION STATUS | SAQA DECISION NUMBER | REGISTRATION START DATE | REGISTRATION END DATE | |
Registered | EXCO 0512/22 | 2022-11-22 | 2025-11-21 | |
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT | LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT | |||
2026-11-21 | 2031-11-21 |
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 replaces: |
Qual ID | Qualification Title | Pre-2009 NQF Level | NQF Level | Min Credits | Replacement Status |
96720 | Bachelor of Commerce in Human Resource Management | Not Applicable | NQF Level 07 | 360 | Complete |
PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION |
Purpose:
Human Resource Management deals with people at work. This includes relationships among employees and relationships between an organisation and its employees. A qualification in Human Resource Management prepares the successful learner to enter a wide range of careers, including Human Resource Manager, Human Resource Consultant, Industrial Relations Manager and Industrial Relations Consultant. The curriculum of Midrand Graduate Institute's Human Resource Management Programme aims to equip qualifying learners with the knowledge and practical skills required to perform effectively in a Human Resource Management role as well as with an appropriate knowledge base as preparation for further learning. Rationale for the qualification: The Human Resource Management Programme at Midrand Graduate Institute provides a different and needed model of higher education in this discipline, some of its characteristics being: The result is a well-rounded graduate who, on successful completion of the curriculum, has the option either of entering the world of work immediately, or of continuing with further study in the field of Human Resource Management. Further, the Programme contributes to regional and national goals in a variety of ways, including: |
LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING |
The admission criteria for the Human Resource Management Programme are given below:
A Matriculation (Grade 12) certificate, or equivalent qualification, is the minimum requirement for admission. In order to determine the curriculum for which a student may register, the Midrand Graduate Institute Points System applies: Mature Age applicants or applicants with non-South African school-leaving qualifications or with previous tertiary experience will be considered individually by the Faculty Head. The Bridging Programme has been developed to assist those applicants who, for a variety of reasons, have not gained the academic qualifications necessary for admission to the full first year of an academic programme. This programme includes skills courses to improve the student's proficiency in, for example, English, Study Skills, Analytical Thinking and Numeracy. Recognition of Prior Learning: Prior learning is recognised in the following ways: |
RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING? |
Y |
QUALIFICATION RULES |
Bachelor of Commerce in Applied Human Resource Management - B Com (Applied Human Resource Management).
The B Com (Applied Human Resource Management) programme is offered as a 3-year Degree programme with 2 lower level exit points as follows: It is important to note that the Human Resource Management Programme is structured in such a way that, as well as constituting Levels 1 and 2 of the Degree programme, the curricula for the Certificate and Diploma constitute genuine stand-alone qualifications. It should also be noted that a student who registers for the Human Resource Management Programme will receive only one qualification, that is the highest level qualification for which he/she has completed the requirements. |
EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES |
Exit-level outcomes are divided into generic competencies, fundamental competencies and those core to the Human Resource Management Programme, as follows:
a. Generic competencies: b. Fundamental competencies: Business English: Economics IA: Economics IB: Business Management IA: This includes an understanding of the business organisation and its environment, leadership and control in management, public relations, the integrated marketing strategy and general business management. Business Management IB: This includes an understanding of financial management, asset management, financing decisions, operations management, purchasing management, human resource management and contemporary issues in management. Computer Skills: Introduction to Financial Accounting: Labour Law: Economics IIA: Economics IIB: Consumer Behaviour: Research Methodology: Business Ethics: c. Core competencies: Human Resource Management I: Management of Training I: Industrial Relations I: Human Resource Management IIA: Human Resource Management IIB: Industrial Relations II: Business Management IIA: Business Management IIB: Management of Training II: Human Resource Management IIIA: Human Resource Management IIIB: Business Management IIIA: Business Management IIIB: Advanced Industrial Relations: Advanced Management of Training: Internship: Research Project: |
ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA |
a. Generic competencies:
b. Fundamental competencies: c. Core competencies: Integrated Assessment: Midrand Graduate Institute practices an integrated system of assessment, in terms of which students are assessed on an ongoing basis. Students are required to complete class tests, assignments (including practical work and projects) and examinations, the results of which count towards the final mark for each module. The components of the final mark are determined separately for each module. |
INTERNATIONAL COMPARABILITY |
To our knowledge, this Programme has not been assessed internationally.
However, given that: We have no reason to doubt that the quality and content of our Programme would meet international standards. |
ARTICULATION OPTIONS |
With regard to vertical articulation, a student who wishes to proceed to postgraduate studies at another higher education institution, having completed the Human Resource Management Programme at Midrand Graduate Institute, should be able to do so based on the knowledge and skills acquired during the course of the programme, provided, of course, that his/her academic performance has been of the required standard.
In terms of horizontal articulation: One of the objectives of our rigorous external moderation and examination procedure, and of our ongoing interaction with academic staff of other tertiary level institutions, is to ensure that the content and standard of our curriculum is such that our students will have the opportunity for both vertical and horizontal articulation, both within and outside of Midrand Graduate Institute. |
MODERATION OPTIONS |
All final assessments at all levels of the curriculum are moderated by academic staff of public higher education institutions or by appropriately qualified industry practitioners. |
CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS |
N/A |
NOTES |
N/A |
LEARNING PROGRAMMES RECORDED AGAINST THIS QUALIFICATION: |
When qualifications are replaced, some (but not all) of their learning programmes are moved to the replacement qualifications. If a learning programme appears to be missing from here, please check the replaced 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. |
1. | EDUVOS (Pty) Ltd (Previously Pearson Institute of Higher Education (Pty) Ltd) |
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. |