Key features
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- Cutting-edge curriculum
- Flexible structure
- Online support
- Affordable and Accessible
- Internationally benchmarked
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Outcomes
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the public management environment
- Apply public management principles in a work-based context
- Utilise technology to communicate effectively
- Contribute to the development of operational plans for a public sector organisation
- Be familiar with public finance terminology, concepts and definitions
- Manage information in a public management context
- Analyse the political, social, economic, and legal environments of public sector organisations
- Acquire skills in written communication, planning, budgeting, decision-making, and collaboration
- Display knowledge of ethical issues in public sector management
Programme structure
Duration: 1 year
Modules
- Public Administration
- End User Computing/Digital Transformation in the Business Environment
- Local Government Management
- Business Communication
- Politics and Ethics in Governance
- Public Finance
Assessment
- Knowledge Checks
- Short essay questions
- Project
Admission requirements
- The minimum entry requirement is the National Senior Certificate or National Certificate Vocational with appropriate subject combinations and levels of achievement; or
- An equivalent NQF level 4 qualification with proven proficiency in English
- It is possible in some cases, to gain entry into the programme on the basis of Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)
Application
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is public administration?
Public management is the delivery of public services from organisations serving the public sector, like government departments. Therefore, it is the implementation of government policy and programmes and so to this end involves the efficient planning, organising, directing and controlling of these public sector activities.
What’s the difference between public management and public administration?
While they are both quite similar as they are both are concerned with public policy and the implementation thereof, public management is focused on the planning and actionable activities associated with the role while public administration is more concerned with the application thereof.
What kind of jobs are there in public administration?
There are various entry-level, mid and senior level roles for a person with a postgraduate public management certificate. Graduates can also choose an area of specialisation. Some of the jobs could include: tax administrator, risk manager, policy analyst, customs officer or quality assurance administrator.
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