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Nelson Mandela University

Diploma In Operations Management

The Diploma In Operations Management in Business and Management is offered by Nelson Mandela University.

Program Length: 4 YEARS.

This qualification has been approved in terms of the new Higher Education Qualification Sub-Framework (HEQSF).

The Diploma in Operations Management has been created to give students the knowledge, understanding, abilities and skills needed to become a successful and competent operations manager and employee. 

The students who get this qualification learn how to plan and manage the resources of organisations and the processes that create products and services. Among the resources are workforce, technology, supply chain, production and service creation processes, materials, and information. 

Admission Requirements 

• Minimum NSC statutory requirements for diploma entry
• Minimum Applicant Score of 310 for applicants with NSC Grade 12 Mathematics or Technical Mathematics.
• Minimum Applicant Score of 325 for applicants with NSC Grade 12 Mathematical Literacy.
• NSC achievement rating of at least 40% for Mathematics or Technical Mathematics or 60% for Mathematical Literacy.
• Be in full-time employment in a related field and present a relevant curriculum vitae along with the application form. 
• All applicants must write the National Benchmark Tests (Academic and Quantitative Literacy tests) and submit the scores before their application can be finalised.
• All Diploma in Operations Management applicants have to register for and write NATIONAL BENCHMARK TEST (NBT) before they can submit their application form along with their CV and NBT results

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICANTS WHO MATRICULATED PRIOR TO 2008

• Full-time employment in a related field.
• Senior Certificate or equivalent qualification.
• Mathematics (HG/SG) or N3 Mathematics 50%.
• Pass two official languages.
• Learners must score at least 24 points on the university’s SPS rating scale.
• Applicants who do not meet the requirements for direct admission, and who have an SPS of 18 or higher, may be referred to write the Access Assessment Battery before a decision is made on whether or not to admit the applicant to the course

Career Opportunities 

• Operations Manager
• Production Manager
• Inventory Manager

Curriculum (Full-time)

FIRST YEAR

Professional Communication I (Language)

Professional Communication I (Computers)

Fundamentals of Manufacturing I

Operations Management I

Organisational Effectiveness I

SECOND YEAR

Statistics I

Operations Project I

Organisational Effectiveness II

Operations Management Techniques II

Operations Management II

Quality I

THIRD YEAR 

Operations Management Techniques  III

Manufacturing Relations I

Operations Technology II

Costing II

Operations Project II

FOURTH YEAR

Industrial Leadership III

Operations Management III

Corporate Citizenship III

Global Operations Management III

Operations Project III (Major)