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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY 
REGISTERED QUALIFICATION THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE: 

Advanced Postgraduate Diploma: Engineering 
SAQA QUAL ID QUALIFICATION TITLE
78445  Advanced Postgraduate Diploma: Engineering 
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 06 - Manufacturing, Engineering and Technology  Engineering and Related Design 
ABET BAND MINIMUM CREDITS PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL NQF LEVEL QUAL CLASS
Undefined  128  Level 8 and above  Level TBA:Pre-2009 was L8+  Regular-Provider-ELOAC 
REGISTRATION STATUS SAQA DECISION NUMBER REGISTRATION START DATE REGISTRATION END DATE
Passed the End Date -
Status was "Reregistered" 		 SAQA 06120/18  2018-07-01  2018-12-31 
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2019-12-31   2022-12-31  

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 
Purpose:

To produce engineering professionals who have advanced knowledge and capabilities in a specialised area of the engineering disciplines. These engineers will be of use to the engineering professions and industries as leaders or experts in their chose speciality. The need for such experts has been demonstrated by continuing registration of students into the existing postgraduate coursework programme. The Diploma will provide more knowledge and capability than the Certificate but at the same level of complexity. 

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING 
  • Matriculation exemption with a minimum of C at Higher grade in Mathematics and Physical Science.
  • Completion of an appropriate 4 year Bachelor's Degree: Engineering at the required standard, usually a 60%, credit weighted average.
  • Attained a level of competence through prior learning which in the opinion of the Senate is adequate for the purpose of advanced study. 
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    RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING? 
    N 

    QUALIFICATION RULES 
    Total credits required:

    The total number of credits required is 128 obtained over one year full-time. 

    EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES 
    The achievement of this qualification means that the learner can:
  • Thorough understand, at an advanced level, a specialised area in Engineering.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of advanced concepts in this specialised area.
  • Work independently to obtain further knowledge and understanding of advanced concepts in this area.
  • Evaluate the relevant published literature and of assessing the value of such information.
  • Work co-operatively in a team in a problem-solving context. 
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    ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 
    Evidence generated through assessment tasks shows that the leaner can:
  • Demonstrate their understanding of the specialised area in which they have been studying.
  • Work with advanced concepts.
  • Find and evaluate information in the published literature.
  • Define, formulate and solve complex engineering problems.

    Integrated Assessment:

    Assessments are specifically designed to assess the learners integration of knowledge and skills learnt throughout the programme and to demonstrate the learners competence in each of the six learning outcomes.

    The University of Natal is currently reforming its assessment strategies to include the assessment of applied competence for each qualification. In the meantime, a combination of continuous assessment and traditional written examinations serve to assess the integration of all/most of the learning outcomes for each module in a qualification. 
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    ARTICULATION OPTIONS 
    The following qualifications lead into this qualification(s):
  • Advanced Postgraduate Certificate: Engineering.

    This qualifications may lead to the following qualification(s):
  • Master of Science: Engineering. 
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    MODERATION OPTIONS 
    The ETQA system for Higher Education is not yet fully developed. Until such time as it is, procedures described under criteria for the registration of assessors' suffice. 

    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), staff 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 2009; 2012; 2015. 

    NOTES 
    All programmes and qualifications at the University of Natal are internally approved on the basis of four Programmes Handbook (1999). These guidelines ensures that all our qualifications are designed using the outcomes-based method, based on a uniform credit system, include the SAQA critical outcomes and are achieved via learning programmes with rules of combination which cater for an emphasis on flexibility and breadth, and/or coherence and specialisation, depending on the purpose of the qualification. 

    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 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.