Courses and Programmes

PUBLIC PROGRAMMES (Applications are now OPEN!)

(NEW Applicant – apply here;  RETURNING or Internal Applicant – apply here)

• Higher Certificate in Human Resource Development
• Diploma in Human Resource Development
• Practical Programme in Psychometry
• Research Methodology Online

PROGRAMMES OFFERED ON AN IN-HOUSE BASIS ONLY (For a consultation, please get in touch with Ms Rodene Dye:

Leadership Development Academy:

• Integrated Leadership Development Programmes (Emerging, Junior, Senior and Executive) (only offered in-house, no public programme)
• Emerging Leader Leadership Development Programme (only offered in-house, no public programme)
• Just-in-Time Senior Leadership Capacity Building (only offered in-house, no public programme)
• Interpersonal Communication for Leaders Online (only offered in-house, no public programme) (view brochure)
• Online Certificate in Organisational Leadership (only offered in-house, no public programme)

• Certificate in Executive Leadership Coaching (only offered in-house, no public programme) (view brochure)

• Certificate in Personal and Professional Leadership (PPL) Mastery (only offered in-house, no public programme) (view brochure)

Human Resource Management Academy:

• Best Practice Programme for HR Professionals (only offered in-house, no public programme)
• Human Resources Business Partner Programme (only offered in-house, no public programme) (view brochure)
• Organisational Effectiveness Professional Development Programme (only offered in-house, no public programme)
• Talent Management Professional Development Programme (only offered in-house, no public programme)

Vocational Development Academy:

• Trade Union Learning Practitioners (only offered in-house, no public programme) 

(NEW Applicant – apply here;  RETURNING or Internal Applicant – apply here)

• BA/BCom Honours Human Resource Management 
• BA/BCom Honours Industrial Psychology

The Department excels in research by concentrating on a select number of research focus areas.  These are:  Globalisation, Human Resources and Talent Management; Governance and Professional Ethics;  Reward, Remuneration and Performance; Psychological assessment in cross-cultural context; Leadership Excellence; Work Identity; Human Capital Metrics and Analytics; Women in the Workplace; Entrepreneurial Leadership in Emerging Economies; Organisational Leadership Challenges in Emerging Economies; and Work and Organisational Well-Being (WoW).

(NEW Applicant – apply here;  RETURNING or Internal Applicant – apply here)

• PHD in Industrial Psychology (click here for more information)
• PHD in HRM/HRD/Employment Relations (Please note:  no intake for 2023.  Applications for 2024 will open on 1 April 2023)
• PHD in Leadership (Please note:  no intake for 2023.  Applications for 2024 will open on 1 April 2023)
• PHD in Strategic Human Resource Management (Please note:  no intake for 2023.  Applications for 2024 will open on 1 April 2023)