PUBLIC MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SHEET – Copy

PUBLIC MANAGEMENT   N4-N6:

The Public Management Programme will prepare you for a variety of public service positions. It offers a variety of general
management skills. This programme teaches you how to apply these skills to the management of non-profit or governmental
organisations. Public Management is the study of government, its structures, processes and functions and the way society is
managed. Public Management focuses on government and private administration and is based on the idea that private and
public management are similar. The course content is based on local reality in a global context, incorporating experiential
training and is packaged to meet the developmental imperatives of a changing society.

CAREER FIELDS
With this qualification, successful learners could pursue a career as a:
• Junior Admin Assistant
• Junior Public Affairs Researcher
• Junior Local Government Officer
• Junior Public Relations Assistant

PROGRAMME OUTLINE
National N4 certificate (Business Studies: Public Management)
1. Intro Computer Practice N4
2. Intro Communication N4
3. Intro Public Administration N4
4. Intro Entrepreneurship N4

1. Computer Practice N4
2. Public Administration N4
3. Management Communication N4
4. Entrepreneurship and Business Management N4

National N5 certificate (Business Studies: Public Management)
1. Public Finance N5
2. Municipal administration N5
3. Public Administration N5
4. Public Relations N5

National N6 certificate (Business Studies: Public Management)

1. Public Finance N6
2. Municipal administration N6
3. Public Administration N6
4. Public Law N6

TYPE OF PROGRAMME
• Full Time: Minimum 2 Years
• In-Service Training: 18 Month

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
(Introduction N4-N4)
National Senior Certificate / Grade 12/ N3 Certificate/ NCV Level 4 Certificate/ ABET Level 4 Certificate.
Registering for this course and successfully completing N4 and N5 will allow students to obtain credits for articulation to most
Universities .

LEARNER MATERIAL
All textbooks  are NOT included from the tuition fees. A list of textbooks will be provided by your
campus academic department.

PRICING
Programms are R7 000 per semester (6 months).

EXAMINATION AUTHORITY
• All examinations are National Examinations, set and administered by the Department of Higher Education and Training.

CERTIFICATION
• Certificates and diploma are issued by the Department of Higher Education and Training.
• All qualifications are nationally recognised by industry and universities.
Upon successful completion of this programme, learners will receive a:
• National Certificate at each level N4, N5, N6
National N Diploma in Public Management (on completion of N4-N6 and 18 months in-service training)

ARTICULATION
A candidate who has successfully completed the N4, N5 and N6 Certificates, may pursue the following path in order to obtain
the National N Diploma, as per Report 191 by the DHET. The candidate must have:
• A minimum of 12 advanced instructional offerings, with at least a pass in three instructional offerings in each of the
following levels: N4, N5 and N6, but with a maximum of five N4 instructional offerings.
• 2 instructional offerings at N6 level must be relevant to the candidate’s vocation.
• The candidate must obtain work experience of two years in industry that has as its main function the practical execution
of the 2 instructional offerings mentioned above.
• At the end of this period, the candidate is required to produce documentary proof to the DHET (letter from employer,
stating KPAs and date of employment period) of applicable experience.
• Candidate must present the N4, N5 and N6 certificate, together with above letter from employer, to the DHET to apply
for the National N Diploma