Business, Commerce and Management Studies - Public Administration
Bachelor of Public Administration
The purpose of the qualification is to provide learners with skills and knowledge that will enable them to serve as Junior Managers in the arm of local, provincial and national government. The focus for the qualification is on the systematic study of executive organisation and management. It includes instructions in the rules, development, and principles of public administration; the management of public policy; executive-legislative relations; public budgetary processes and financial management, administrative law; public personnel management; professional ethics; and research methods. The purpose of the qualification is therefore:
The rationale of this qualification is to provide learners with specialised knowledge and skills in public administration required to enable them make a positive contribution to the development and implementation of public administration practices and principles in the public sector environment as well as to enable them to solve socio-economic needs of South Africa as a developmental state. The national priorities of South Africa include the need for increased job provisioning and sustainable livelihoods. The institution responds to this need particularly by increasing managerial and entrepreneurial capacity in the country but particularly in the regions served by the institution in a variety of fields such as Agriculture, Mining, Tourism, Public Service etc.; and by improving the effectiveness and efficiency of national, provincial, and local government structures in successfully implementing basic service delivery programmes and maintaining governance levels marked by professionalism and integrity.
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