Duration: 12 Months
Language medium: English
Target group:
All local, provincial, and central government sphere role-players, NGOs, CBOs, communities, individuals, and other interested clients.
Admission requirements:
Senior Certificate or an equivalent NQF level 4 qualification
Registration periods:
December/ January and June/ July
Course leader details:
Ms A Barnes-Weare
Centre for Public Administration and Management
Tel: 012 429 6939
E-mail: abarnes@unisa.ac.za
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:
Training of individuals in aspects relating to Public Administration and Management. The programme focus on the introduction of Public Administration and Management, public human resource management, public information and communication principles, public project management, public financial management as well as public policy.
Modules:
PAMA01G - Introduction to Public Administration and Management
Content:
Introduction to public administration and management
Various types of public services
Stakeholders/clients of public services
Planning in public management
Why do government provide public services
Role players in public management
Management of public service provision
PAMA02H - Public Information and Communication Management
Content:
Introduction to Public Information Management
Government communication
Obtaining, storing, retrieving and dissemination of public information
E- governance
The Government and Communication and Information System (GSIS)
PAMA03J - Public Project Management
Content:
Public Project Management Theory and Principles
Public Project Management Cycle
Public Policy Problem Identification
Public Project Team Set-up
Public Project Definition and Scope
Public Project Planning
Public Project Implementation
Public Project Control and Evaluation
PAMA04K - Public Human Resource Management
Content:
Public human resource management concepts
The enabling functions of public human resources
The various functional activities relating to public personnel work
The statutory and regulatory framework for human resource management in the public sector environment
Performance management as it is applied in the public sector
Creating a cohesive team through diversity management in governments
PAMA05L - Public Policy Making
Syllabus
What is public policy
The relationship between public policy making, planning and decision-making
The public policy environment
The public policy process
PAMA06M - Public Financial Management
Content:
Introduction to public financial management
Role players in public financial management
The budget cycle in government
Financial systems and control measures in the public sector environment
Financial statement in government