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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY 
REGISTERED QUALIFICATION: 

Advanced Diploma in Administrative Management 
SAQA QUAL ID QUALIFICATION TITLE
97937  Advanced Diploma in Administrative Management 
ORIGINATOR
Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) 
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY NQF SUB-FRAMEWORK
CHE - Council on Higher Education  HEQSF - Higher Education Qualifications Sub-framework 
QUALIFICATION TYPE FIELD SUBFIELD
Advanced 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 07  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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PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION 
Purpose:
The purpose of the Advanced Diploma in Administrative Management is to deepen learners' knowledge and skills as well as applied competence to supervise/manage administrative functions in a business enterprise. Qualifying learners will have the competence to integrate and oversee the application of appropriate concepts, facts, principles, rules and theories of the fields of business administrative management to unfamiliar but relevant contexts. Learners will be equipped with knowledge and skills to communicate effectively and to utilize management information systems to support business decision making processes. Depending on their choice of elective modules, learners will be able to apply either Business Management or Financial Management principles as areas of specialisation.

Learners will be given research skills to complete a mini research project, to write a project report, and will be equipped with the knowledge and skills to apply the principles of project management. The qualification also prepares learners for post-graduate studies.

Rationale:
The lack of adequate management and business management skills in South Africa plays an important role in the high failure rate in the Small Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMME) arena. This qualification will provide a set of very important and essential skills to support national efforts to equip prospective business managers and entrepreneurs to produce better economic results.

The qualification focuses on the financial and business management aspects of commerce as well as on human resource management aspects, including organisational effectiveness. It includes important business related modules to ensure a balanced perspective of modern corporate business to inform the environment within which the graduates must operate. Learners will develop depth and specialisation of knowledge, together with practical skills, to enable graduates to apply their learning in the workplace. 

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING 
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL):
This qualification may be achieved in part through the recognition of relevant prior learning and through prior experience as a practitioner in the field of Administrative Management. Providers are required to develop structured means for the assessment of individual learners against the exit level outcomes of the qualification on a case-by-case basis. Such procedures, and the assessment of individual cases, are subject to moderation by independent-assessors. The necessary evidence as required by the exit level outcomes, and presented by the learner, should meet the following principles: currency of evidence, sufficiency of evidence, validity of evidence and authenticity of evidence.

Entry Requirements:
The minimum entrance requirement is:
  • A cognate National Diploma or Diploma. 
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    RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING? 
    Y 

    QUALIFICATION RULES 
    This qualification consists of compulsory and elective modules at NQF Level 7 totalling 120 Credits.

    Compulsory Modules, 90 Credits:
  • Research Methodology IV, 30 Credits.
  • Project Management Processes, 30 Credits.
  • Administrative Management IV, 30 Credits.

    Elective Modules, 60 Credits (Choose one):
  • Strategic Management IV, 30 Credits.
  • Financial Management IV, 30 Credits. 
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    EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES 
    1. Manage information systems to support business decision making processes including the identification, evaluation, selection and application of the latest computer software applications, procedures or techniques within a defined context.
    2. Select and apply a range of methods to resolve problems or introduce change within the practice.
    3. Demonstrate ability to integrate central areas or practices in the field of Strategic Management including an ability to evaluate and apply the key terms, concepts, facts, principles, rules and theories of the discipline to unfamiliar but relevant contexts.
    4. Communicate complex information coherently, using appropriate professional or occupational conventions, formats and technologies within an administrative management context. 

    ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 
    Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 1:
  • The latest computer software applications, procedures or techniques are identified, evaluated and selected for application.
  • Computer software applications, procedures or techniques are applied within a defined context.
  • Information systems to support business decision making processes are managed.

    Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 2:
  • An understanding of a range of methods of enquiry in the field of Administrative Management is demonstrated.
  • A range of methods of enquiry in the field of Administrative Management is analysed and evaluated for their suitability to specific investigations in the field.
  • Appropriate methods and techniques to resolve problems or introduce change within the practice are selected and applied.

    Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 3:
  • The ability to integrate central areas or practices in the field of strategic management is displayed.
  • The ability to evaluate and apply the key terms, concepts, facts, principles, rules and theories of the discipline strategic management to unfamiliar but relevant contexts is demonstrated.

    Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 4:
  • Appropriate professional or occupational conventions are applied correctly in all forms of communication.
  • Formats and technologies are used appropriately in all forms of non-verbal communication.
  • Complex information is communicated coherently.

    Integrated Assessment:
    The overall assessment strategy of the department of Management and Entrepreneurship is that of integrated assessment which is evident in the approach to the assessment of applied competence. Applied competence is understood as the learners' ability to integrate concepts, ideas and actions in authentic, real-life contexts; the assessment of which is broken down to the assessment of foundational, practical and reflexive competence where:
  • Foundational competence is the demonstrated understanding of what the learner does and why (s) he does it.
  • Practical competence is the demonstrated ability to perform a set of tasks and actions in authentic contexts.
  • Reflexive competence is the demonstrated ability to integrate learner's performances with their understanding so that they are able to adapt to changed circumstances and explain the reason behind these adaptations.

    Integrated assessment further implies a planned combination of formative and summative assessment strategies with varying ratios, depending on the level (year) of study where: formative assessment implies being supportive to learning, non-judgemental and focused on providing constructive feedback or criticism to the learner, takes place during the learning process and informs planning of future learning activities.

    Summative assessment implies assessment to be mainly concerned with summing up the learning process and therefore usually takes place at the end of the relevant learning process. 
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    INTERNATIONAL COMPARABILITY 
    This qualification has been compared with similar international qualifications and it was found to be comparable.

    Advanced Diploma in Administrative Management at Alperton College in the United Kingdom is designed to equip learners with skills to practice business administration and carry out management related tasks. The focus is on key topics such as Strategic Project Management; Financial Resource Management and Strategic Management.

    In Hong Kong, ABRS Higher Education offers an Advanced Diploma in Business and Administrative Management. In this qualification, learners are equipped to develop personal, business and organisational skills through a systematic approach. Subjects covered include: Strategic Issues in Administration; Business Research and Corporate Governance and; Administration Management of Resource.

    Conclusion:
    This qualification compares very well with the two qualifications cited above in that they all cover similar topics and they seem to have been designed with common exit level outcomes in mind. 

    ARTICULATION OPTIONS 
    This qualification articulates horizontally with the Advanced Diploma in Business Project Management at NQF Level 7.

    It articulates vertically with a Bachelor of Business Administration Honours at NQF Level 8. 

    MODERATION OPTIONS 
    N/A 

    CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS 
    N/A 

    NOTES 
    N/A 

    LEARNING PROGRAMMES RECORDED AGAINST THIS QUALIFICATION: 
     
    NONE 


    PROVIDERS CURRENTLY ACCREDITED TO OFFER THIS QUALIFICATION: 
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    1. Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) 


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