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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY

REGISTERED QUALIFICATION THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE:

Postgraduate Diploma: Governance and Public Administration

SAQA QUAL ID	QUALIFICATION TITLE
19524	Postgraduate Diploma: Governance and Public Administration
ORIGINATOR
University of North West
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 03 - Business, Commerce and Management Studies		Finance, Economics and Accounting
ABET BAND	MINIMUM CREDITS	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	QUAL CLASS
Undefined	120	Level 7	Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L7	Regular-Provider-ELOAC
REGISTRATION STATUS		SAQA DECISION NUMBER	REGISTRATION START DATE	REGISTRATION END DATE
Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"		SAQA 2663/05	2006-07-01	2009-06-30
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT		LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2010-06-30		2013-06-30

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

To provide qualifiers with an integrated and effective mix of knowledge, skills and applied competence at the Postgraduate diploma level in governance, public amanagement and administration, and Southern African cooperation and development, thereby providing them with enhanced opportunities for continued personal intellectual growth, gainful economic activity and rewarding contributions to society.

To expose students to new forms of teaching and learning methodologies, that are innovative, interactive and experiential in focus, and designed to stimulate critical thinking and problem solving;

To promote access, progression and life-long learning for students (especially those with practical experience but underdeveloped training and educational backgrounds), by providing them with opportunities to progress to more advanced forms of education and training at the Masters and Doctoral levels;

To provide an exit level qualification for those students on the school of Government's Masters programmes who have demonstrated sufficient competence to graduate at the Postgraduate diploma level but lack the aptitude and/or time to graduate successfully at the Master level

To add to the skills base of university graudate in South Africa and the Southern African region in the areas of governance, public administration and management, and regional cooperation and development;

To offset the current shortfall in South Africa of appropriately educated and trained black and female professionals(at the middle and senior management levels) in the public sector

To promote the values of democratic accountability, social equity, ethical conduct, transparency, responsiveness and representativeness as key dimensions of the processes of political and administrative transformation in South Africa

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING

Advanced Diploma in Governance and Public Administration from the School of Government (or equivalent), achieved at a sufficient level to indicate the student's competence to embark successfully on the Postgraduate diploma programme

A Bachelors degree, national diploma or equivalent

Written evidence of the students competence to undertake a programme at this level (this takes the form of a written entrance assignment on a topic set by the School of Government which the applicant must submit together with his/her application forms)

RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING?

EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES

The historical, political, administrative, economic and social context of governance in contemporary South Africa, as well as key regional and international infuuences

The legislative framework for governance, the principal sturctures and functions of government at national, provincial and local levels, and the dynamics of inter-governmental relations

The key issues and challenges facing the transformation of the Soth African public sector, strategies for change

The key issues and challenges facing the policy making process, and the strengths and limitations of current policy processes in South Africa and the Southern African region

The relevance of gender in the study of governance, and the importance of gender equity in the structures and functions of public institutions

The importance of democratic accountability, social equity, ethical conduct, transparency, responsiveness and representativeness as key dimensions of the processes of political and administrative transformation in South Africa

Organising and analysing information in a coherent and systematic way

Designing and carrying out independent research, under supervision

Communicating effectively with peers and the broader community both orally and in writing

Articulating and promoting their own ideas whilst remaining sensitve to the ideas of others

Preparing clear and concise reports and conducting effective individual and group presentations

Keyboard and wordprocesisng skills

Carrying out critical analysis and evaluation of government policies and programmes

Identifying, analysing and solving problems in a creative and systematic way;

Organising and managing their own time effectively

Working independently and in groups

Assuming responsibility and accountability for the achievement of personal and group goals

Contribute to the information of South Africa in its global and regional context

Effect socially responsible and ethical behaviour

Undertaking an internship in a public sector or related organisation

To more responsible and satisfying employment in the public sector

To the more advnced and specialised courses in governance offered in the School of Government's Master programme

ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

Student who successfully exit the programme:

Will have a detailed understanding of, and an ability to interpret and critically analyse

Will demonstrate a high level of skills and applied competence (approapriate for students at the Postgraduate Diploma level) in

Will be empowered to

Will enhance their own administrative and managerial experience

Will be equipped with a firm foundation to progress

MODERATION OPTIONS

External moderation of the course in the final years, and assessment of student progress will be done by external moderator appointed by the Department on an annual basis and approved by Senate. Internal moderation will occur through the Department. The moderation body is the Council for Higher Education

CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS

An assessor must at least have a Hons or Master degree and at least two to five years experience in the particular field to Management

REREGISTRATION HISTORY

As per the SAQA Board decision/s at that time, this qualification was Reregistered in 2006.

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.

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