Centre for Public Administration and Management

Products and services

Capacity building programmes, courses and workshops are offered, include, but are not limited to the following:

SHORT LEARNING PROGRAMMES

 TUITION METHOD

 DURATION
Middle Management Development Programme for Local Government Face-to-face contact (only available
to employer groups of 15 or more)		 6 months
Programme in Basic-, Intermediate- and Advanced Project Management Distance  learning 12 months
Programme in Disaster Management Distance  learning 12 months
Programme in Local Government Management Distance learning 12 months
Programme in Accelerated Public Management Development Distance learning 6 months
Programme in Public Administration and Management Distance learning 12 months

COURSES
Local Government Councillor Orientation Course Face-to-face contact (only available
to employer groups of 15 or more)		 3 months

WORKSHOPS
Administration and Management of Public Policy Face-to-face contact 3 days
Project Management for the Public Sector Face-to-face contact 5 days
Basic Facilitation Skills Face-to-face contact 1 day
Basic Management Skills Face-to-face contact 2 days
Customer Service Training in the Public Sector Face-to-face contact 1 day
Disaster Management Face-to-face contact 5 days
Ethics and Professionalism in the Public Sector Face-to-face contact 3 days
Government Finance: Fleet Management Face-to-face contact 3 days
Leadership Skills in the Public Sector Face-to-face contact 1 day
Local Government Finance and Budgeting Face-to-face contact 5 days
Local Government Finance: Operating and Capital Budget Face-to-face contact 3 days
Local Government Finance Face-to-face contact 3 days
Managing Diversity in the Public Sector Face-to-face contact 1 day
Meeting Procedures for Local Government Face-to-face contact 1 day
Negotiation Skills Face-to-face contact 1 day
Office Management Face-to-face contact 2 days
Presentation Skills Face-to-face contact 1 day
Public Finance Face-to-face contact 5 days
Public Financial Management for Non-Financial Managers Face-to-face contact 5 days
Public Human Resource Management Face-to-face contact 2 days
Public Performance Management System Face-to-face contact 2 days
Public Sector Conflict Management Face-to-face contact 1 day
Public Sector Financial Management Face-to-face contact 3 days
Public Sector Labour Relations Face-to-face contact 4 days
Public Sector Management Orientation Face-to-face contact 3 days
Public Sector Meeting Skills Face-to-face contact 1 day
Public Administration and Management Face-to-face contact 5 days
Stress Management (In co-op with specialists in CEMS) Face-to-face contact 1 day
Team Development Face-to-face contact 1 day
Time Management Face-to-face contact

1 day

Please note:

  • All of the above mentioned short learning programmes, courses, short courses and workshops are benchmarked against NQF level 5. 
  • For face-to-face contact training sessions, a quotation for a minimum of 15 course participants must be requested from the Manager of the Centre and approved by the client before training can commence.  These courses are not for individuals.  Employers normally contact us for a quotation for 15 of their employees and they also provide the venue and refreshments for the participants. A memorandum of Agreement must be approved by Unisa before training can commence.
  • Short learning programmes, courses and workshops are not registered with SAQA on the NQF.
  • The Council for Higher Education (CHE) authorises universities to quality assure their programmes.
  • Students can only be registered on the student system during December/January and during June/July.

Last modified: Mon Aug 07 18:02:03 SAST 2023