Postgraduate Diploma in Public Supply Chain Management

The primary purpose of the PGDip programme is to prepare students on a tactical to strategic competency level to undertake advanced reflection and development by means of a systematic survey of current thinking and practice in the area of Public Supply Chain Management. South Africa needs a well-functioning public sector (education, healthcare, tax services, transport, etc.) to ensure that there is continuous service delivery. This programme will assist public sector SCM practitioners to become better equipped to implement their procurement activities in order to improve performance and service delivery. 

This change can be realised through the successful completion of the PGDip (Public Supply Chain Management). The PGDip (Public Supply Chain Management) should support and help to create a more effective and efficient public procurement environment, in which practitioners, role-players, citizens and other important stakeholders enjoy a sense of shared purpose and confidence in government contracting. This programme should also make a significant contribution to the supply value chain by ensuring that quality goods and services are delivered to citizens, which is at the heart of the way the government operates. 

The curriculum of the proposed programme aims to address the challenges described above by first establishing a deep understanding of both the regulatory environment, as well as the application of ethics in the public service, as the broad context. Thereafter students will be exposed to the current theory and practice in the fields of demand, acquisition management, logistics, disposal management, performance management, systems and risk. Two threads will be woven into all modules, namely ethics and the impact of the digitisation of supply chains. The programme structure ensures sufficient content related to the organisational and personal effectiveness knowledge areas.

FURTHER STUDY OPPORTUNITIES

Vertical articulation opportunities within STADIO: Master of Management (SAQA ID: 11786)
Horizontal articulation opportunities within STADIO: Bachelor of Business Administration Honours (SAQA ID: 117864)

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THE ADMISSION CRITERIA FOR THE POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT ARE: 

The admission criterium for the PGDip in Public Supply Chain Management is a Bachelor’s degree (NQF 7) in any of the disciplines of supply chain management, public management, public procurement, or similar. 

More generic Bachelor Degrees such as Bachelor of Business Administration or Bachelor of Commerce degrees will be accepted if students have completed credits at NQF 7 in Supply Chain Management or Public Management. STADIO may require of such applicants to complete suitable bridging courses in this regard.

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Upon completion of the programme, students will be able to:

1. Apply supply chain management principles, knowledge and skills in the public sector context, with due consideration of the specific regulatory environment and including public financial management concepts related to structures, policies and analysis.

2. Identify ethical challenges in the supply chain context of sustainable procurement and supply practices, including NDP 2030 and SDG2030, and contribute to the establishment and maintenance of ethical practice and integrity in the supply chain.

3. Implement and critically evaluate supply, sourcing, demand and acquisition processes in a public supply chain.

4. Apply an understanding of warehousing and transport to make logistics decisions with due regard to waste management.

5. Interpret contracts and design solutions to evaluate and to manage the performance of suppliers and of the organisation in order to support supplier development.

6. Design supply chain systems in light of digitalisation of supply chains and address the risks associated with the public supply chain.