The Advanced Certificate in Project Management has been developed to meet specific national skills gaps that exist in South Africa’s’ unique and diverse
labour market. Distance education provides an ideal opportunity to people in both the public and private sectors to upgrade their knowledge and level of
professionalism without having to attend full-time (face-to-face) tuition.
The Advanced Certificate in Project Management is a one-year learning programme that enables the learner to plan, establish, implement and manage
simple to fairly complex projects.
Strong “drivers” for advanced project management training and development include the need to provide for a
comprehensive set of competencies that will enable the learner to manage, co-ordinate or support simple to fairly complex projects in any sector.
The aim of this programme is to respond by providing students with a range of relevant theoretical and practical project management and administrative
skills that will increase opportunities for their successful contribution towards national developmental goals.
This programme is, subject to the minimum admission requirement, directed primarily at persons with prior project management knowledge,
qualifications and work experience, and who would like to expand their project management competencies in any sector of the economy.
It will be of benefit to individuals who intend to broaden their project management skills and who understand that a range of additional project
management skills form an integral part of any successful and responsive work environment.
Duration
The programme duration is 1 year minimum.
Career fields
Learners could pursue a career as a:
- Project Manager
- Project Management Specialist / Consultant
- Business Manager
- Supervisor with in-house project management responsibilities
- Project Management Consultant
- Project Management Facilitator
Certification
Upon successful completion of your programme, you will receive a certificate depicting: – Advanced Certificate in Project Management and an academic
transcript. These documents will be issued at the annual graduation ceremony, couriered to the nearest branch or posted to you, provided that your
account is in order.
NB: Certificates cannot be issued to the students before a graduation ceremony.
The student’s responsibility is to ensure they meet all the programme requirements before issuing a qualification.
Admission Requirements
The minimum requirements for Advanced in Project Management are:
- A National Senior Certificate (NSC) with Diploma endorsement, or
- A National Certificate Vocational (NCV) at NQF Level 5 with Diploma endorsement, or
Alternative admission requirements
- Senate discretionary admission
- Mature Age (23 - 45 years of age)
- Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)
- Candidates over the age of 23 at registration or during their first year of attendance who have attained a Senior Certificate with at least 40% in at least four Higher Grade or Standard Grade subjects, at least three of which were passed simultaneously, one of which is a Higher- Grade subject, and one is English.
Additional Requirements
- Mathematics or Mathematical Literacy and English at NQF level 4 or equivalent
- Foreign applicants whose first language is not English, may be required to provide proof of proficiency in English prior to admission to the programme
Lyceum may require appropriate combinations of subjects and levels of achievement for certain qualification.