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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY 
REGISTERED QUALIFICATION: 

Postgraduate Diploma in Industrial Relations 
SAQA QUAL ID QUALIFICATION TITLE
72971  Postgraduate Diploma in Industrial Relations 
ORIGINATOR
University of KwaZulu-Natal 
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  Public Relations 
ABET BAND MINIMUM CREDITS PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL NQF LEVEL QUAL CLASS
Undefined  144  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

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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 
To develop the intellectual and practical ability of the student in the acquisition, analysis, interpretation and understanding of the following areas of Industrial:
  • Legal aspects of Industrial Relations.
  • Human resource management
  • Contemporary labour relations
  • Trade unions and management
  • Labour economics and collective bargaining
  • Conflict management and dispute settlement
  • Develop a strategy for learning
  • Identify and solve problems
  • Collect, analyse and critically evaluate data and information
  • Work with others effectively
  • Organise his/her own time
  • Communicate effectively using the full range of available technologies in both written and oral form 
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    LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING 
    Candidates are eligible for admission if they are a graduate from this University or any other recognised University provided the candidate has completed any one of Economics III, Industrial Psychology III, Industrial and Labour Studies III, Management III, Political Science III, Sociology III, or Legal Studies III or their equivalent.

    Compliance with Rule R33 of the Common Rules of the University of Natal, Durban 

    RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING? 
    N 

    EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES 
    Demonstrate:
  • The ability to think logically and creatively.
  • The ability to understand concepts, theories and principles.
  • Be capable of accessing and analysing data and information.
  • The ability to utilize critical reasoning to analyse, interpret and evaluate data and information.
  • Research and presentation skills.
  • Independence, self-motivation and self-reliance.
  • Planning and organisational skills.
  • An appreciation of his/her place in society and the environment.
  • An appreciation of the need for ethical practice in dealings with others.
  • Teamwork skills.
  • Networking skills.
  • Communication skills using a variety of techniques/methodologies.
  • An awareness of technology and its applications.
  • An awareness of the role of Industrial Relations in the wider context of society as a whole. 
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    ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 
    Demonstrate the ability:
  • To understand concepts, theories and principles
  • To learn
  • To use critical reasoning
  • To communicate effectively
  • To utilise appropriate techniques / methodologies for the effective presentation of an argument
  • To demonstrate concern for others, especially in multi-cultural groups
  • To access, analyse and interpret data and information
  • To think creatively and utilise critical reasoning to place data and information in context
  • To demonstrate planning and organisational skills
  • To demonstrate an ability to work with others in groups or through networking


    Integrated Assessment

    Continuous assessment: Class presentations and tests, participation in class discussions and assignments for each module. The combined mark for all of these yields a year mark for each module, which contributes 30% to the total mark for the module.

    Final assessment: An examination for each module, which contributes 70% to the total mark for the module. 
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    ARTICULATION OPTIONS 
    On successful completion of the programme a student is eligible for admission into the Postgraduate Diploma in Personnel Management at the University of Natal and will be exempted from fifty percent of the modules (i.e. Trade Unions and Management, Conflict Management and Dispute Settlement Procedures and Management of Human Resources). In addition, the student will be eligible for admission into other postgraduate diploma programmes in field of business and management at the University of Natal or other institutions. 

    MODERATION OPTIONS 
    The ETQA system for HE is not yet fully developed. Until such time as it is, procedures described under Assessor Criteria will suffice. Examination papers and completed scripts are moderated by suitably qualified assessors from outside the University of Natal, Durban. Where appropriate, assessors are appointed on the basis of their specialist knowledge of a particular topic, subject only to their possessing an academic qualification at least equal to that offered by the programme. 

    CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS 
    Until the HEQC establishes a registration system for assessors in the HET Band, the University of Natal assumes that, on the basis of its rigorous selection criteria for the appointment of academic staff (who also have opportunities for staff development in assessment), staffs are competent to assess students on the modules they teach. This assessment is quality assured via a university system of internal moderation and external examination. External examiners are appointed for their teaching and disciplinary expertise and subject to the approval of Faculty Boards. The University of Natal ruling is that 66 % of all assessments at exit level, i.e. leading to a qualification, are externally examined. 

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

    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. University of KwaZulu-Natal 


    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.