NQF level 7, with 120 credits

The Advanced Diploma consists of THREE modules of 40 credits each.

Module Order

Complete Module AD1

Module AD1: Project Management: Leading, Creating, Implementing, and Improving.

Complete the remaining modules in any order:

Module AD2: Programme-managing Organisational Performance and Innovative Improvement.

Module AD3: Supply Chain Quality and Performance Management

*If the Admissions Committee determines that your current academic qualifications and working experience are not sufficient for admission, the applicant will need to complete Module ACα (Project Management: Perspective, Planning, and Implementation) at an additional cost before proceeding to module AD1.

Registration Fee:
R 4, 700.00

Fee per module:
R 22, 400.00

Academic Programme Fee Calculation:
R 4, 700.00 + (3 x R 22, 400.00) R 67, 200.00 = R 71, 900.00

*If the applicant needs to complete Module ACα, an additional cost of
R 22, 400.00 for the module will be billed.

Payment Options:
Pay the full fee or pay per module. Note that either way it is advisable for your employer to sponsor the payment(s) and claim back the fees from the relevant SETA (South Africa).

Cancellation Fee:
Contact Cranefield’s Financial Coordinator.

Module Repeat Fee:
Contact Cranefield’s Financial Coordinator.

*Fees may be claimed back from your organisation’s SETA (South Africa).

The Advanced Diploma commences every quarter starting in January, April, July, or October. For details, please view the Academic Calendar below.

Note that all lectures are streamed live online globally via Cranefield’s Virtual Learning Environment (VLE).  The online system also caters for viewing recordings of all classes afterwards.

Accreditation
The Advanced Diploma is accredited by the Council on Higher Education at NQF level 7, with 120 credits (consisting of three modules of 40 credits each). The qualification is registered by the Department of Higher Education and Training. It particularly serves to meet the need for a professional qualification on the graduate level in project, programme and portfolio management.

Certification
The Advanced Diploma is fully aligned with the Project Management Institute’s PMBoK (Project Management Body of Knowledge) and the International Project Management Association’s ICB (International Competency Baseline). Successful candidates with sufficient practical experience will be equipped to sit for the PMI’s PMP (Project Management Professional) certification, and the more experienced for PMI’s PgMP (Program Management Professional) certification. Such candidates also qualify for ICB levels D and C certifications. Moreover, module AD1 is validated by ECSA for 3 CPD points.

Cranefield College offers technology-enhanced distance learning. It entails the integration of self-study, live interactive online classes, and recordings of classes online. Cranefield’s learning mode is supported by its online Virtual Learning Environment (VLE).

All modules (live online):

• Students are encouraged to attend the live online. Note that Cranefield operates on a distance learning mode.
• Moreover, students can also view recordings of lectures online in their own time.

Time:
09h00 – 12h00

Contact Days:
Five (5) live interactive online lecture dates per module, spread evenly over the three months duration of each module. For dates see the Academic Calendar below.

A Degree or Diploma coupled with relevant experience. However, applicants who do not yet hold a tertiary qualification may in some cases be considered for entry onto the Advanced Diploma programme on the basis of recognition of prior learning (RPL). For the purpose of RPL assessment, all relevant information and documentation, including a detailed curriculum vitae (particularly describing the applicant’s substantial work experience) must be submitted to the Registrar (Academic). This is designed to provide opportunities to those who meet the following criteria:

• Have completed at least the National Senior Certificate (or international equivalent).
• Have been employed or active in the community for at least eight years since leaving secondary school.
• Have gained substantial management experience in the workplace, holding a position of authority and responsibility.
• Have successfully completed the foundational module ACα (Project Management: Perspective, Planning, and Implementation) or PM Short Course (Project Management: Perspective, Planning and Implementation) at Cranefield College.
• Have completed other courses related to the required competencies at credible institutions.

1. Submit certified copies of your highest qualifications.
2. Submit a curriculum vitae, which must reflect all your qualifications and the latest grades received.
3. The Admissions Committee may, however, require you to provide certified copies relating to all courses/programmes attended at any other institution, prior to approving admission to the learning programme involved.

General Admission for all academic programmes:

• Possession of prescribed qualifications for admission to any learning programme does not automatically qualify a student for registration.
• The prospective student may be requested to comply with additional requirements such as a special assignment or an oral or written examination.
• The admission policy is reviewed annually, and the admission requirements from the previous year may not apply.
• It is the responsibility of prospective students to keep abreast of developments.
• Because of the nature of the admission procedures, deadlines are enforced strictly.
• All relevant documentation must be provided by the specified deadlines.
• Application for any programme implies acceptance by the applicant of the admission policies and procedures.