Advanced Certificate in Project Management
Business, Commerce and Management Studies - Project Management
Purpose and Rationale
Advanced Certificate in Project Management
Purpose:
- Provide opportunities for qualifying learners to access positions in middle to senior management in project management and administration.
- Prepare learners for roles in various departments including Project Administration, Project Procurement, Project Risk Management, and Project Costing and Estimation.
- Benefit learners dealing with project management in both public and private sectors.
- Acquire a comprehensive understanding of current project management theories and practices in all sectors.
Rationale:
- Enable learners to plan, establish, implement, and manage simple to fairly complex projects.
- Address the need for a comprehensive set of competencies to manage projects in any sector.
- Respond to business needs by providing theoretical and practical project management skills.
- Contribute to national developmental goals by capacity building and human capital development.
- Promote equity by providing affordable access to project management education.
- Recognize and support students from previously disadvantaged backgrounds.
- Create awareness of learner and stakeholder needs.
Target Audience:
- Persons with prior project management knowledge, qualifications, and work experience.
- Individuals looking to expand project management competencies in any sector.
- Those seeking to broaden project management skills for a successful work environment.
Outcomes
Assessment Criteria
Assessment Criteria for Project Management Competence
- Application of Project Management Principles: Project management principles and strategies are applied effectively to achieve stated goals and objectives.
- Implementation of Policies and Procedures: Policies and procedures are implemented to facilitate the project management process.
- Analysis of Trends, Problems, and Recommendations: Project management trends, problems, and shortcomings are analyzed and interpreted to make recommendations for effective project management.
- Management of Resources and Personnel: Resources and personnel are managed in accordance with generally accepted principles and within a legal framework.
- Application of Scientific Methods: Scientific methods are applied in investigating project management tactics and techniques.
- Implementation of Strategies: Strategies to support project management goals are effectively implemented.
- Inter-agency Collaboration: Intra and inter-agency cooperation in the field of project management is ensured.
- Ethical Implementation: Project management is implemented in an ethical and responsible manner.
- Core Tasks and Skills: The core tasks and skills required for effective project management are known, understood, and demonstrated.
- Value Addition: Project management tasks are performed in a way that adds value to organizational processes and procedures.
Integrated Assessment Approach
- Combination of Assessment Methods: Formative and summative assessment methods are used to assess theoretical and practical components together.
- Variety of Assessment Tools: A variety of assessment tools are utilized to assess practical, applied, foundational, and reflective competencies.
- Context-Appropriate Assessment: Tools and activities used for assessment are appropriate to the context in which the learner is working.
- Use of Simulations and Case Studies: Where workplace assessment is not possible, simulations, case studies, and similar techniques are used to provide a suitable assessment context.
- Recognition of Prior Learning: Assessors acknowledge and credit evidence of learning acquired through formal, informal, and non-formal learning experiences.
Qualification Details
- Type
- Advanced Certificate
- NQF Level
- 06
- Min. Credits
- 120
- SAQA Source
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