DPSA Certificate Course for Entry into The Senior Management Service (SMS)
The Pre-entry to Senior Management Services: Nyukela Programme has been designed in conjunction with the Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) as an online course. Nyukela is a Nguni word meaning step up. It is adopted for this programme as an invitation to step up to the call to serve.
Purpose:
DPSA Certificate Course: To strengthen the recruitment process at Senior Management Service level and to ensure that senior managers are competent in their job role.
- Create appreciation of the public service as a special career.
- Deepen understanding of the mindset, attributes, values, skills and knowledge required to serve in the SMS.
- and Complement the public service recruitment process by ensuring that entrants to SMS have appropriate competences for their job roles.
- The programme is applicable to individuals who wish to apply for a position in the public service SMS.
- The target group includes individuals who aspire to enter into SMS for the first time and those progressing from one level to another within the SMS, who have not yet done this programme
- The Nyukela Programme is a non-accredited and self-paced intervention.
- The online course in its totality takes approximately 120 hours to complete, inclusive of all assessment activities.
- The course requires self registration and self funding at the affordable fee of R265
- The certificate is obtain online immediately after completion of the programme
Target group
DPSA Certificate Course: The course is applicable to public servants and citizens who wish to apply for a position in the Senior Management Service of the Public Service.
What are the minimum qualifications and experience required to be appointed into the Senior Management Service of the Public Service?
Before you enroll for the course, take note of the additional requirements:
| SMS Level | Minimum requirements Qualification |
Years of experience |
| 13 | Undergraduate qualification at NQF Level 7 | Five years’ experience at middle management level |
| 14 | Undergraduate qualification at NQF Level 7 | Five years’ experience at senior management level |
| 15 and 16 | Postgraduate qualification at NQF Level 8 | Eight years’ experience at senior management level: For an individual who is expected to function as a Head of Department at least three years of this experience must be with an organ of State |
Accreditation:
This course is non-credit bearing. Once all course requirements have been met, participants will receive a Certificate of Successful Completion.
Duration:
DPSA Certificate Course: Participants can learn at a time and pace that suits them. It takes approximately 120 hours to complete the course inclusive of all assessment activities.
Registration and Payment Details:
Payment : The course fee is R400.00. You can register your details and pay for the course by opening the link below:
Click here
Once you have completed the registration form and paid online, the system will generate an email with your login details. Your login details will be sent to the email address you provided on the registration form on the same day. Check all the folders of this email address, including the junk mail folder for your login details.
Contact the NSG eLearning Helpdesk (eLearning@thensg.gov.za) if you have not received the email with your login details within 24 hours.
Contact Details:
For more information email: nyukela@thensg.gov.za
Or visit our web site: www.thensg.gov.za
For All Other DPSA Vacancies Visit The : dpsa.allvacancies.co.za
