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Diploma in Explosives Management at University of South Africa

University of South Africa, South Africa

Programme overview

This qualification is designed to provide career-focussed education to equip successful candidates for the effective and safe management of human capital in organisations operating in a hazardous explosives environment. (NQF level 6, 360 credits, qualification code 98222.)

Faculty: College of Economic and Management Sciences  |  Duration: Maximum time to complete: 8 years  |  Study mode: distance  |  Location: Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

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Application information

Entry requirements

Minimum APS: 17. Minimum APS 17. Pre-approval is required - please contact Lyndsey Lourie at (011) 471-2747 or email [email protected]. Selection will be based on: Proof of current employment in the explosives industry (letter from employer), and meeting the College admission requirements listed below: A National Senior Certificate (NSC) (Diploma endorsement) with at least 50% in the language of teaching and learning and with at least 40% in Mathematics or at least 70% for Mathematical Literacy, or a Senior Certificate (SC) with at least a D symbol on HG or a C symbol on SG in the language of teaching and learning and with at least an E symbol on HG or D symbol on SG in Mathematics, or any Higher Certificate obtained in the College of Economic and Management Sciences. Applicants who would like to apply for admission through recognition of prior learning (RPL) must be at least 30 years old; have completed at least Grade 10; and have at least five years' relevant work experience in the study field in which they would like to apply for admission to a qualification. For more information on RPL criteria visit: http://www.unisa.ac.za/rpl

Tuition is charged per module, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Offers are made for a specific registration period, for example semester 1; applicants must register for the semester for which they were granted admission or re-apply in the next application period.

The non-refundable online application fee is R160. International applicants with foreign qualifications may apply without a SAQA evaluation certificate but must submit it by 15 December 2027 if accepted for 2027.

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