Programme in Accelerated Public Management Development (76643)
Programme in Accelerated Public Management Development (76643)
Duration: Six months
Target group:
All levels of supervisors and middle managers, potential supervisors and managers and/or individuals in the public sector who have not yet been introduced to the fundamental principles of management
Admission requirements:
Senior Certificate or an equivalent NQF level 4 qualification
Registration periods:
December to January and/or June to July
Course leader details:
Prof G Naidoo
Centre for Public Administration and Management
Office: 121 AJH van der Walt Building, Muckleneuk campus
Tel: 012429 6746
E-mail: naidog@unisa.ac.zaﾠ
Programme administrator:
Admin Officer
Unisa Centre for Lifelong Learning
360 Lillian Ngoyi Street, Pretoria Central
Solomon Mahlangu Building 2nd floor
Tel: 012 352 4288
Email address: UCL@unisa.ac.za
Application Link: www.unisa.ac.za/applyslp
Purpose statement:
To train students in all aspects of supervisory development management
Modules:
DASD015 - Basic Public Management Principles
Content:
Introduction to management
Self management
Time management
Planning
Organising
Leadership
Control
Decision-making
Communication
Meeting procedures
Role interpreters during a meeting
Report writing
Project management
DASD026 - Personnel Development and Communication in the Public Sector
Content:
Communication Skills
Effective Communication
Active Listening Skills
Types of Questioning
Feedback
Methods of Communication
Types of Communication
Assessing your Communication Skills
DASD038 - Public Human Resource Management
Content:
Performance Management
Introduction to Performance Management
Setting the stage for Appraisal
Performance Appraisal
Performance Feedback
Performance Development
Financial Management
DASD049 - Public Sector Labour Relations
Syllabus
Code of conduct
How to conduct a procedural and substantively fair disciplinary hearing
Disciplinary guideline
Case studies and role plays
The Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998
DASD05A - Public Financial Management for Non-Financial Managers
Content:
Principles of sound public sector financial management
Understanding the core components of the PFMA and treasury regulations
Strategic and operational planning
Successfully linking the budget to the strategic and operational Planning within the MTEF
Performance measures
Preventing unauthorised, irregular and wasteful expenditure through sound expenditure management and financial management
Identifying actions required for successful integration of the Supply Chain Management Model into the Departmentﾒs Management process
Applying risk management principles and internal control systems effectively