Overview
Within the South African labour market, there is a growing recognition of the strategic role that Human Resource Management plays in organisational development, business growth, and the creation of a competitive corporate environment. Organisations increasingly value qualified human resource professionals who can contribute effectively to both organisational objectives and employee well-being.
This qualification aims to develop competent HR practitioners who can enhance organisational performance while balancing societal, organisational, and individual employee needs.
Skills You Will Develop
This programme is designed to develop graduates who are able to think and act strategically, professionally, and ethically, enabling them to make responsible and meaningful contributions within the human resource management field.
Graduates will gain skills in:
- Human resource planning and administration
- Labour and employment relations
- Payroll administration and HR systems
- Recruitment, selection, and talent development
- Workplace ethics and organisational behaviour
Campus Locations
Northam, Germiston
Delivery Mode
Full Time, Part Time
Minimum Admission Requirements
Applicants must meet one of the following criteria:
- NSC: Higher Certificate (HC) pass with at least 30% in English
- NC(V): HC pass with 40%
- Senior Certificate (SC) : Minimum 33.3% – Endorsement not required
- SC (Amended): HC pass with a minimum of 30%
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS:
- NSC: Higher Certificate (HC) pass with at least 30% in
- A SAQA Evaluation Certificate confirming NSC Level 4 equivalence
- Minimum 30% or equivalent in English
- Senate Discretionary Admissions
- Mature Age Category 5 (23 years and older):
- Must be 23 years or older during the first year of registration
- Must have attempted a Senior Certificate or equivalent
- Minimum of three years’ work experience
- Demonstrated ability and adequate communication skills relevant to the programme
- Mature Age Category 6 (45 years and older):
- Must be 45 years or older during the first year of registration
- No formal school-leaving qualification required
Duration
This is a three-year qualification offered through the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO).
Career Options
Graduates may pursue careers in roles such as:
- Architectural Technology
- HR Officer
- HR Administrator
- HR Consultant
- Training Officer
- Skills Development Manager
- Recruitment Consultant / Recruitment Specialist
- Employee Relations Officer
- Industrial Relations Officer
- Payroll Administrator
Modules
Year 1
- Accounting 1A
- Digital and Academic Literacies
- Human Resource Management 1A
- Introduction to Quantitative Thinking and Techniques
- Human Resource Management 1B
- Accounting 1B
- Introduction to Labour Law
- Organisational Psychology
Year 2
- Employment Practices and Relations 2A
- Payroll Administration and Systems
- Business Management 1A
- Human Resource Management 2A
- Business Management 1B
- Employment Practices and Relations 2B
- Work Integrated Learning
- Human Resource Management 2B
Year 3
- Human Resource Management 3A
- Labour Law 2
- Management of Training 3A
- Business Management 2A
- Human Resource Management 3B
- Management of Training 3B
- Business Management 2B
- Work Integrated Learning