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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY |
REGISTERED QUALIFICATION: |
Postgraduate Diploma in Project Management |
SAQA QUAL ID | QUALIFICATION TITLE | |||
62110 | Postgraduate Diploma in Project Management | |||
ORIGINATOR | ||||
MANCOSA 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 | ||
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 | 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 Post Graduate Diploma in Project Management enables learners with relevant work experience to develop their functional and reflective competencies in project management. The programme aims to develop an integrated conceptual understanding, synthesis and critical application of specific qualitative and quantitative issues in project management. The qualification is directed towards learners having some relevant work experience and occupying middle and senior management positions. It also provides for the accomplishment of quantitative skills in project finance and management science. The qualification will enhance the capability of managers to improve production and/or service delivery thereby contributing to organizational effectiveness. Rationale: The Post Graduate Diploma in Project Management: |
LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING |
Learning assumed to be in place:
This qualification assumes that: Recognition of Prior Learning: This qualification may be obtained in whole or in part through the recognition of prior learning. In the cases where prior learning is to be recognised for purposes of access to the qualification: > The applicants' motivation, maturity and realistic approach to their studies. > Job description, covering relevant area of work, giving examples of tasks carried out, possibly supplying references. > The nature and level of life/ work experience and prior study, and the learning which has resulted from such experience. > Details of in-company short courses, length, content of material covered, standard achieved. > The clarity of the applicant's educational goals and objectives. > The extent to which the applicant can provide evidence of the threshold skills and knowledge for the programme. Where prior learning is recognized for advanced standing, credit will be given for prior certificated learning in accordance with established practice at South African higher education institutions. The amount of 'specific' credit granted is dependent on the match between prior learning and award towards which the intended programme leads. Credits may only be accumulated for modules, which are prescribed within the structure of a named award. Access to the qualification: The minimum level of attainment required for entry into this programme is a Degree or Diploma or equivalent qualification provided that the applicant is: The following will also be considered: |
RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING? |
Y |
QUALIFICATION RULES |
Total Credits: 120.
Components: > Principles of Project Management. > Organisational Behaviour. > Management Science. > Applied Project. > Project Financial Management. > Project Quality Management. An award of the Management College of Southern Africa (MANCOSA) will be conferred when the following conditions are satisfied: |
EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES |
A learner attaining the Post Graduate Diploma in Project Management will be able to:
Specific Outcomes (for each Module): Module Title: Principles of Project Management. Credit Points: 20. At the end of the module the learner will be able to: Module Title: Organisational Behaviour. Credit Points: 20. At the end of the module the learner will be able to: Module Title: Management Science. Credit Points: 20. At the end of the module the learner will be able to: Module Title: Project Financial Management. Credit Points: 20. At the end of the module the learner will be able to: Module Title: Project Quality Management. Credit Points: 20. At the end of this module the learner will be able to: Module Title: Project. Credit Points: 20. At end of this module the learner will be able to: |
ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA |
Assessment is based on: Integrated Assessment: Assessment centres around: Assessment methods measure the extent to which the learner has achieved competence in the different areas of study delivered through course modules. These assessment methods include: |
INTERNATIONAL COMPARABILITY |
MANCOSA was established in the post 1994 period with the view of addressing the critical shortage of access to management education in South Africa. Between 1995 and 2000 MANC0SA was engaged in providing Private Higher Education to South Africans in association with its former partner the Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College a College of the University of Brunel, in the United Kingdom.
The Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College is listed as an accredited state recognised institution in the United Kingdom. During this 5-year period MANCOSA successfully delivered tuition and academic and administrative support to over 860 students enrolled on the Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College programmes. The Outcomes and Assessment Criteria, the degree of complexity and the notional learning time of this qualification have been benchmarked against MANCOSA'S former international partner, the Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College and best national and international practice. |
ARTICULATION OPTIONS |
MODERATION OPTIONS |
CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS |
To qualify as an assessor an individual must:
The following criteria is used for appointing external examiners and moderators: External examiners and moderators are required to have a qualification at least 1 level higher than the programme being assessed. They are also required to have at least 2 years experience lecturing in this programme or its equivalent. |
REREGISTRATION HISTORY |
As per the SAQA Board decision/s at that time, this qualification was Reregistered in 2009; 2012; 2015. |
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. | MANCOSA 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. |