SANDF Members Receive Management Certificates.
The Pretoria Technikon yesterday awarded management certificates to 100 students, all members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF).
The certificates were a culmination of a two-year course on the Senior Management Development Programme started in 1999 after the technikon was awarded a tender to provide training to SANDF members who had no formal academic qualifications.
The programme focuses on managerial development and aims to offer the SANDF members an opportunity for intense academic growth.
Professor Reggie Ngcobo, the technikon's Vice Chancellor told the graduation ceremony yesterday that 'to plan for the future people ought to think differently and do things in more innovative ways - especially as far as education and training are concerned.'
'Vibrant partnerships, such as this one between the Technikon and the SA National Defence Force, play an important role in the effective transfer of technology and skills, since a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship cannot exist in isolation,' said Prof Ngcobo.
As the Military Academy at Saldanah only caters for the training needs of young officers under the age of 25, the technikon programme specifically aims to give those above the set age an opportunity to obtain a formal qualification and advance their careers.
The principles of recognition of prior learning are applied when officers apply for the programme in line with SAQA requirements. It is envisaged that the SMDP will, in the long run, develop into a fully-fledged degree programme ranging from junior degrees to post graduate.
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