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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY 
REGISTERED QUALIFICATION: 

Postgraduate Diploma in Health Management 
SAQA QUAL ID QUALIFICATION TITLE
16466  Postgraduate Diploma in Health Management 
ORIGINATOR
University of Cape Town 
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY NQF SUB-FRAMEWORK
CHE - Council on Higher Education  HEQSF - Higher Education Qualifications Sub-framework 
QUALIFICATION TYPE FIELD SUBFIELD
Postgraduate Diploma  Field 09 - Health Sciences and Social Services  Preventive Health 
ABET BAND MINIMUM CREDITS PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL NQF LEVEL QUAL CLASS
Undefined  120  Level 7  NQF Level 08  Regular-Provider-ELOAC 
REGISTRATION STATUS SAQA DECISION NUMBER REGISTRATION START DATE REGISTRATION END DATE
Registered-data under construction  EXCO 0324/24  2024-07-01  2027-06-30 
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2028-06-30   2031-06-30  

Registered-data under construction

The qualification content is currently being updated for the qualifications with the status “Registered-data under construction” or showing “DETAILS UNDER CONSTRUCTION” to ensure compliance with SAQA’S Policy and Criteria for the registration of qualifications and part-qualifications on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) (As amended, 2022). These qualifications are re-registered until 30 June 2027 and can legitimately be offered by the institutions to which they are registered.

 

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.  

PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION 
Purpose:
  • The qualification aims to improve the effectiveness of public health managers through improving their practical, technical and conceptual skills to manage the transformation of the health sector. This includes developing the capacity to manage public health, people, resources, and finance to implement policy, manage change and ensure quality;
    And
  • To introduce an action learning approach where the learners will develop lifelong learning skills. 
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    LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING 
    Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL):
    The institution conducts RPL in terms of the policy and guidelines of the institution to recognise other forms of formal, informal and non-formal learning and experience.
    In cases where learners do not comply with the formal admission requirements, the institution applies its RPL policy.

    Entry requirements:
    The minimum entry requirement for this qualification is:
  • Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, NQF Level 8. 
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    RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING? 
    Y 

    EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES 
    1. Effectively manage oneself.
    2. Work within a multi-professional and inter-sectoral teams.
    3. Understand data and transform data into useful knowledge.
    4. Manage change strategically within the health sector.
    5. Manage organisational change.
    6. Operationalise service change.
    7. Manage human resources.
    8. Manage financial resources within the public health sector. 

    ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 
    1. Improve personal skills in time management, setting personal goals communicating effectively, running effective, being assertive.
    2. Be able to motivate people, work in teams and manage diversity.
    3. Be able to develop and calculate relevant indicators necessary to function as a health service manager.

    1.
  • Understand the logic of strategic management.
  • Identify and analyse options using scenario planning and strategic choice.
  • Be able to set strategic goals and objectives.
  • Take full account of the interests of all relevant groups of stakeholders.
  • Be able to formulate and communicate a vision and mission for an organisation.
  • Be able to develop a strategic plan.
  • Be able to develop and monitor business and service plans for the organisation.
  • Develop a management information strategy for the organisation.
    2.
  • Understand organisational metaphors (structure, culture and strategy).
  • Able to analyse organisations.
  • Able to design and implement organisational structures required for change.
  • Able to implement needed changes within the organisation and facilitate organisational development.
  • Understand and be able to assess managerial effectiveness.
  • Able to initiate management development strategies thereby develop the culture and skills required to meet current and future needs.
  • Analyse where change is needed in the services delivered by the organisation.
    3.
  • Operationalise service change including rationalisation and restructuring.
  • Develop quality user-orientated health services.
  • Develop and monitor health programmes.
  • Apply a project management approach to managing projects.
    4.
    Develop the appropriate organisational processes for good people management (training strategies, performance appraisal, selecting, deselecting and promoting staff, affirmative action strategies).
    5.
  • Understand the macroeconomic framework and the need for a new financial management system.
  • Be able to rationalise and restructure resources toward equity and efficiency.
  • Be able to do basic costing and develop budgets.
  • Be able to monitor financial performance in relation to programme objectives.
  • Be able to compare and evaluate options form a financial perspective.
  • Be able to perform sensitivity analysis around the major cost drives of the budget, inflation, expenditure options overtime (multi-year budgeting) and budgets cuts.
  • Understand the requisite institutional framework for financial and performance measurement.
  • Understand how to implement new financial management scheme.

    C)
  • Understand the health and socio-economic and Public service context.
  • Understanding and interpreting national policy.
  • Understanding international trends in public health policy.
  • Being able to monitor and evaluate change in health care systems.
  • Be able to describe the burden of a disease or group of diseases, in economic and medical terms: for the individual, for the community and for society
  • Be able to describe health services provided in terms of inputs, processes, outputs and outcomes.
  • Be able to describe the nature and patterns of service provision and utilisation in terms of efficacy, efficiency, equity, acceptability, accessibility, and appropriateness (with respect to needs and affordability).
  • Be able to evaluate a health system using rapid appraisal methods.

    Integrated Assessment:
    Assessment Methods:

    In block:
  • Peer-reviewed oral presentations on matters related to the course content
  • Group assignments relevant to the content of the course.
  • Individual tasks peer and facilitator assessed

    Inter-block Assessment:
  • Eight individual assignments designed to integrate the content of the qualification while being relevant to the learner's work context.

    Course project:
  • Each learner completes a management project using project management skills. The project should be relevant to the learner's work situation, and should be implemented and evaluated during the qualification. 
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    INTERNATIONAL COMPARABILITY 
    This qualification compares with similar international qualifications in terms of the range of competencies in the learning content offered. 

    ARTICULATION OPTIONS 
    This qualification offers both possibilities of Horizontal and Vertical articulation.

    Horizontal Articulation:
  • Relevant Cognate Bachelor Honours qualification, NQF Level 8.

    Vertical Articulation:
  • Masters in Health Management, NQF Level 9. 
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    MODERATION OPTIONS 
    N/A 

    CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS 
    N/A 

    REREGISTRATION HISTORY 
    As per the SAQA Board decision/s at that time, this qualification was Reregistered in 2006; 2009; 2012; 2015. 

    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.
     
    1. University of Cape Town 


    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.