Cranefield College

A Higher Certificate, or at least a Senior Certificate (‘matric’ or international equivalent) coupled with relevant management experience and/or additional courses for the purpose 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 work experience) must be submitted to the Registrar (Academic). This category 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 vocationally active in the community for at least two years since earning the Senior Certificate.
Have gained relevant management experience in the workplace, holding a position of authority and responsibility.
Have completed relevant credible courses related to the required competencies at credible institutions.
Applicants must generally comply with at least 1) to 3) above, but evidence related to 4) will also contribute significantly to a favourable outcome and may obviate the need for 3). Where an applicant has been identified by his or her employer as having leadership potential resulting from Human Resources career-path tracking, it is sufficient for him or her to comply only with 1) and 3) above.

EVERY APPLICATION WILL BE ASSESSED ON ITS OWN MERITS.

A Higher Certificate, or at least a Senior Certificate (‘matric’ or international equivalent), preferably coupled with some work experience. All relevant information and documentation must be submitted to the Registrar (Academic).

The following aspects would be advantageous:
Having been employed or active in the community since leaving secondary school.
Have gained some experience in the workplace.

Cranefield’s Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) or Advanced Diploma in Project Management. More-over, candidates who hold degrees or diplomas obtained from other recognized academic institutions and have relevant experience, may also apply. All relevant information and documentation, including a detailed curriculum vitae and the applicant’s work experience, must be submitted to the Registrar (Academic).

Hence, applicants must meet the following criteria:
Completion of Cranefield’s Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) or Advanced Diploma in Project Management, or any qualification recognised by the Admissions Committee as being equivalent, is a pre-requisite for admission to the Postgraduate Diploma in Programme Management.
An ‘equivalent qualification’ means any NQF level 7 or higher qualification with similar content as Cranefield’s Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) or Advanced Diploma.
If certain subjects were not sufficiently covered in the ‘equivalent qualification’, relevant modules from the Advanced Diploma learning programme will have to be undertaken in addition to those of the Postgraduate Diploma learning programme.
Every case will be evaluated on its own merits.

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 Mα (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.
Applicants must generally comply with at least 1) to 5) above, but evidence related to 5) will also contribute significantly to RPL. Where an applicant has been identified by his or her employer as having leadership potential resulting from Human Resources career-path tracking, it is sufficient for him or her to comply only with 1), 2) and 4) above. In evaluating students for RPL purposes, current competencies in the field of Project Management that have been acquired by experiential learning through related studies and/or experience will be closely assessed.

When considering an application for registration for the PhD degree, the Doctoral Selection Committee shall be guided by the following admission requirements:
•An appropriate master’s degree; or
•Recognition of prior learning (RPL) that results in a level of research and subject-matter competencies that may be regarded as comparable to master’s level and sufficient to complete doctoral studies successfully.
The appropriate level could, for instance, be evidenced by research articles published in refereed journals. Provision above must be read with existing Cranefield RPL policies.

Cranefield’s Postgraduate Diploma in Programme Management. Candidates who hold degrees or diplomas obtained from other recognized academic institutions and have relevant experience, may also apply. All relevant information and documentation, including a detailed curriculum vitae and the applicant’s work experience, must be submitted to the Registrar (Academic).
Hence, applicants must meet the following criteria:
Completion of Cranefield’s Postgraduate Diploma in Programme Management, or any NQF Level 8 or higher qualification recognised by the Admissions Committee as being equivalent, is a prerequisite for admission.
An ‘equivalent qualification’ means any NQF level 8 or higher qualification with similar content as Cranefield’s Postgraduate Diploma.
If certain subjects were not sufficiently covered in the ‘equivalent qualification’, relevant modules from the Postgraduate Diploma learning programme will have to be undertaken in addition to those of the Master’s learning programme.
Every case will be evaluated on its own merits.