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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY 
REGISTERED QUALIFICATION: 

Postgraduate Diploma in Leadership Development 
SAQA QUAL ID QUALIFICATION TITLE
86148  Postgraduate Diploma in Leadership Development 
ORIGINATOR
Stellenbosch University 
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  Not Applicable  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:

International and local research demonstrates that leadership is the primary differentiator which drives sustainable high performance at individual, team, organisational and societal levels. Existing academic programmes tend to focus on the technocratic and managerial elements of organisational performance and pay less attention to the leadership aspects which enhance performance and make it sustainable. This qualification addresses leadership at four levels, namely Personal, Team, Organisational and Societal. The qualification further enables individuals and teams to identify their strengths and needs and how to enhance and optimise the strengths and growth of others.

Rationale:

South Africa is entering into the complex arena of building democracy and market based economic dispensations and it requires a significant shift in the leadership values and practices that underpinned earlier authoritarian and centrist states. The leadership shift needs to enable leaders to cope with the demands of increasingly competitive, globalised and multi-cultural environments.

This qualification develops the practical competencies that are required to align leadership to the challenges of transformation. It is important for people in leadership positions to develop the spectrum of competencies (skills, knowledge and attitudes) which are needed to be able to optimise the use of human resources. 

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING 
Recognised relevant experience in supervision and/or management is recommended.

Recognition of Prior Learning:
  • Candidates who do not meet the minimum requirement for admission can be admitted on the basis of a portfolio of recognised comparable competencies.
  • The qualification can be obtained in part through Recognition of Prior Learning.

    Access to the Qualification:

    A relevant Bachelors Degree in a cognate discipline. 
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    RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING? 
    Y 

    QUALIFICATION RULES 
    The qualification is made up of six compulsory modules and one optional module as follows:

    Compulsory modules:
  • Interpersonal/Team Leadership: High Impact Leadership and Teaming, 12 credits.
  • Transformation and Competitiveness-Beyond the Mechanics of BBBEE, 12 credits.
  • Role of Business in Society, 12 credits.
  • High Performance Personal Authentic Leadership, 18 credits.
  • Strategy as the Art of Execution, 18 credits.
  • High Performance Organisational Leadership, Leading the High Performance Organisational Culture, 18 credits.

    Optional modules (choose one):
  • Negotiation and Change Leadership, 30 credits.
  • Process Oriented Leadership and System Dynamic of Transformation, 30 credits.
  • Leaders Coaching Leaders, 30 credits.

    Total: 120 credits. 
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    EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES 
    On completion of this qualification the learners will be able to:
  • Identify the internal and external interdependencies which together weave the webs of relationships and interactions that have to be influenced and optimised to achieve optimum sustainable delivery and competitiveness.
  • Understand and apply high performance leadership and transformation across the four dimensions defined as personal, interpersonal/team, organisational and societal levels.
  • Assess the status of leadership at personal, interpersonal and organisational levels and analyse the status of societal challenges.
  • Define how to optimise leadership influence across boundaries and silos within organisations in ways that optimise performance and service delivery.

    Critical Cross-Field Outcomes:

    All Critical Cross-Field Outcomes are addressed in the qualification. 
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    ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 
    The following assessment criteria are applied in an integrated way to assess the Exit Level Outcomes:
  • Enhance the positive impact of interpersonal and team leadership through the involvement of team members, peers and stakeholders.
  • Design and execute organisational practices that entrench high performance leadership across all levels of a system.
  • Understand how to drive the transformation of leadership and values to entrench positive and sustainable leadership as the primary organising principle for leadership across all four dimensions.
  • Assess the role of the organisation in the broader society in areas of:
    > Governance.
    > Sustainable environments.
    > Private - public partnerships.
    > Contribution to societal transformation.
    > Developing and executing an effective BBBEE strategy.

    Integrated Assessment:

    Student progress is monitored by means of a continuous assessment process.

    Formative Assessment:
  • One or more class tests for each module.
  • Peer and facilitator reviewed role-plays.

    Summative Assessment:
  • Presentation of Leadership Council/Syndicate projects at blocks.
  • One or more written assignments for each module.
  • Integrated case study.
  • Reflective essays and critical event reviews (summative).
  • Integrative personal journals that cover a combination of mandatory and open-ended subject matter related to the overall programme and the four dimensions of leadership. 
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    INTERNATIONAL COMPARABILITY 
    The qualification is compared to similar qualifications offered by the following international institutions:
  • Royal College of Surgeons in Iran: Postgraduate Diploma: Leadership and Management Development for Researchers.
  • Warwick Business School, Coventry, United Kingdom; Postgraduate Diploma in Public Finance and Leadership.
  • University of the West of England: Postgraduate Diploma in Leadership and Organisation of Public Services.

    It compares well with the content and format of these qualifications. 
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    ARTICULATION OPTIONS 
    Horizontal articulation:

    This qualification articulates horizontally with any Postgraduate Diploma or Honours Degree at NQF Level 8.

    Vertical articulation:

    This qualification articulates vertically with a Master of Business Administration or other cognate Master's Degree at NQF Level 9. 

    MODERATION OPTIONS 
    Assessors and moderators are appointed according to qualifications and experience in the qualification. 

    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 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. Stellenbosch University 


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