MDP B-BBEE (Fast Track)

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MDP B-BBEE (Normal Track)

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Fundamental Management Programme (FMP)

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This programme aims to equip entry-level managers with the theoretical knowledge and hands-on skills to handle fundamental management tasks and be team leaders in rapidly changing organisations.  First-level managers such as supervisors and superintendents, as well as small business managers, enrol in the FMP to gain the management background necessary for self-development and promotion.  Some students also use the FMP as a bridging course before embarking on more advanced management development programmes. The FMP has streams for participants from both the business and public sectors.

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Leading for Innovation (LFI)

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Few words in business and other organisations are used as often and as incorrectly as ‘innovation’. Yet, despite this lack of understanding on what innovation is and how to develop innovative organisations, it remains one of the most important functions of any organisation. In this course we focus on how to lead for innovation, exploring the processes and practices that leaders can use to boost innovation in their organisations.

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Business Incubation Management and Enterprise Development Leadership (BIM-EDL)

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Enterprise development and business incubation professionals are sought after given the continent-wide drive to boost innovation and enhance the success rates of small, medium and micro enterprises as the drivers of growth. This dynamic course focuses on providing the insight, knowledge and skills to understand, lead and manage enterprise development and business incubation in South Africa and the developing world. It will equip current and aspiring enterprise development leaders and managers to effectively create sustainable development programmes, advance the development value chain and enhance the leadership pipeline.

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Executive Development Programme (EDP)

In an environment that is increasingly digital, fluid and unpredictable, executives in both the public and private sectors must be adept strategists and innovators. The EDP, which uses the latest business technologies, develops executives to manage and lead organisations in strategic decision-making cognisant of global, national and organisational contexts. The programme combines global management insight, leadership acumen, strategic-thinking skills and hands-on implementation of e-business applications, a skills set that lends itself to success in the ever-changing information economy. The EDP has business and public sector streams.

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Management Development Programme

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This programme is aimed at middle managers with the intention to become effective team players pursuing the goals of excellence within their own organizations. It is designed to facilitate an understanding of and the ability to integrate and apply the key competencies required for each of the functional areas of business.

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Advanced Project Management (APM)

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Cost and time overruns are common in projects across industries but can, with the appropriate knowledge and skills, be eliminated. The APM equips managers with the principles and know-how to complete projects on time, within budget and according to expectations and specifications. The six modules offer a practical, step-by-step approach to managing a project over its entire lifecycle – from inception to close-out.  The APM is designed for current and prospective middle managers, as well as investors and developers, in all industries.

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Practical Project Management (PPM)

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This programme is highly sought-after in the marketplace as it equips entry-level managers with the skills to transform ideas into successful projects or ventures.  Since its introduction in 1993, the programme has increasingly been updated to meet market needs.  Its aim is to provide practical experience and knowledge in project management and it is designed to ensure that theoretical knowledge complements practice.

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Programme in Advanced Strategic Management (PASM)

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There are few training courses on advanced strategic management, especially those with a focus on corporate-level strategy in the multi-business corporation.  The PASM was developed to assist senior and middle managers to understand and integrate advanced strategic management requirements for organisational value, sustainability and success. The programme aims to equip students with advanced knowledge, skills and attitudes in strategic management, including strategic intelligence and analysis, strategic decision-making, managing change and strategic risk management.

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Coaching for Leaders (CFL)

Coaching ability is considered a critical leadership skill in 21st century organisations and can be an invaluable career-enhancing attribute. This programme focuses on managers who aspire to add basic coaching skills to their personal leadership toolkit but do not necessarily want to become full-time accredited coaches.  The programme covers the basic aspects of coaching in the work context.  Modules cover coaching theories and models, ethics, personal discovery, transformation and the practical aspects relating to coaching skills.

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Short Course for Emerging Managers (SCEM)

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Anyone who wants to pursue a career in management, needs to learn basic management skills before they develop themselves further.  This programme provides the foundational skills that all other management development can be based on. The programme is intended for students who wish to develop basic management capacity.  The programme will allow students to acquire the necessary competencies to apply appropriate problem-solving and decision-making skills in a frontline management capacity.

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EDP for Women in Tourism (EDPWiT)

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Launched in 2016 as an initiative of the National Department of Tourism, the EDP WiT seeks to empower women and build an inclusive and sustainable tourism sector. Aimed at senior female leaders in tourism and hospitality, the programme deals with vital business-oriented and leadership skills, including strategic financial management, the global business environment and advanced strategic tourism management. The programme is presented as a collaborative offering between the UNISA Graduate School of Business Leadership (SBL) and the Department of Applied Management at the UNISA College of Economic and Management Sciences.

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Advanced Short Course in Big Data Analytics

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According to a study conducted by the World Economic Forum in 2020 each day there are 500 million tweets; 294 billion emails sent; 4 Peta bytes created on Facebook; 65 billion messages sent on WhatsApp. We are in the era of big data.

In a world where every business is a technology business, practitioners and business leaders are required to bring into organisations fresh ideas and perspectives, and early warnings of coming change. Big data has disrupted decision making and enterprises management, prompting practitioners and business leaders to make decisions more rapidly and to shape their capabilities to address environmental changes.

This course will enable practitioners and business leaders to process and analyse large data sets by using machine learning software.

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Broad-Based Black Economic Executive Development Programme (BBBBEE-EDP)

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In 2020 the B-BBEE Commission released a report on the National Status and Trends on broad-based economicempowerment (B-BBEE) for the calendar year 2019. Accordingto the report, for real and accelerated broad-based blackeconomic empowerment to be achieved, the mandatorycomponents of the B-BBEE Act must be applied consistently byboth the private and public sectors. In line with the concernsidentified in the report, during the period 2017 - 2019, theprogramme addresses the need for the development of anefficient transformation management tool to meet the changingtrends and industry challenges of the country to increase andstimulate the pace of transformation in the economy.

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