POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN MANAGEMENT PRACTICE (PGDip) NQF LEVEL 8
Prepare to lead
Gain the skills to manage complexities in a working environment along with the confidence that comes from being challenged – and succeeding.
There are multiple intakes available in 2025, and our next Face-to-Face intake starts on 17 February 2025 Start your application today →
We change your mind, you change the world
The PGDip will shift your mindset and extend your worldview as you transition from an undergraduate to a postgraduate level in management capability. Key networking opportunities will help you learn from management challenges and opportunities that your peers are experiencing. We’ll equip you with the know-how to transform companies, communities, and societies. From there, the route to the top is up to you.
Benefits of this programme
The PGDip provides in-person engagement with a range of facilitators and experts for an enriching learning experience alongside fellow business leaders. Graduates walk a path to the top with skills and knowledge that are anything but ordinary. Our graduates tell us that the key benefits of this programme include:
Level: NQF Level 8
Award: Postgraduate Diploma in Management Practice (PGDip)
Estimated time required: Class attendance + Self study, 23 contact days
Attendance: Part-time
Duration: 12 months
SAQA ID: 97814
Total credits: 120
Accreditation: Council on Higher Education (CHE)
Mode of delivery: Online/face-to-face
Programme type: Academic, open learning, postgraduate, accredited
Assessment: Assignments, examination, group project
Fees:
R 115,000 (VAT exempt)
A mindset for management excellence
The PGDip is an NQF Level 8 qualification accredited by the CHE, and serves as a vital milestone in your management career path. The programme is for middle to senior managers with three or more years of management experience who are ready to move into a more authoritative role and imagine new futures for themselves and their organisation.
Management experience applies to any of your current or previous role(s) that include making decisions that impact daily operations, and coordinating and influencing team members. This can also extend to a responsibility to meet financial targets, and structuring your own work tasks to solve problems and deliver results.
Henley’s style of learning is rich, relevant, and results-oriented. You will thrive on this programme if you are committed to powerful personal growth and are eager to make an impact in your workplace, and more broadly across your country and continent. For many graduates, the PGDip is a final step towards Henley’s NQF Level 9 international MBA.
PGDip modules
Systemic Management
Practice (5 days)
- External operating environment
- Personal mastery
- Classroom as leadership canvas
- Systems thinking & tools
- Action learning project
Innovative Wealth
Creation I (5 days)
- The new world of work
- Financial acumen
- Innovation strategy
- Systems thinking and action
- Learning project
Innovative Wealth
Creation II (4 days)
- Shared value
- Social innovation and entrepreneurialism
- Systems thinking and action learning project
Managing Value
Streams I (4 days)
- Strategy and change management
- Ethics and leadership
- Action learning project
Managing Value
Streams II (3 days)
- Personal mastery
- Leadership and diversity
- Action learning project
Action Learning Report
(2 days)
- Group work
- Action learning project
- Presentations
Programme information
To join the Postgraduate Diploma in Management Practice programme you will need:
- Three years’ management experience.
- A bachelor's degree or equivalent NQF level 7 qualification
- Evidence of competence in English – English language requirements (PDF), and
- You must be able to gain access to company data for assignment purposes.
All applicants must submit:
- A completed application form
- Two references
- Current CV
- Certified copies of Identity Document and degree certificates.
Please see the entry requirements and application form notes before submitting your application.
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PGDIP course fee - 2025: R115,000 (VAT exempt)
Need to finance your studies?
At Henley, we are committed to providing our students with flexible financing options for their studies. Whether you’re an individual in need of finance or an organisation motivating for an increase in budget, we’re here to help. Please click here for information and advice.
Should you require any further information about our programme, email us at pgdip.admissions@henleysa.ac.za.
Intake 1 | Intake 2 | Intake 3 | Intake 4 | Intake 5 | Intake 6 | Intake 7 | |
17 February (Face-to-face) |
10 March (Online) |
07 April (Face-to-face) |
09 June (Online) |
14 July (Face-to-face) |
18 August (Online) |
13 October (Face-to-face) |
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Block 1 Systemic Management Practice |
17-21 Feb 2025 | 10-14 Mar 25 | 7-11 Apr 2025 | 9-13 Jun 25 | 14-18 Jul 25 | 18-22 Aug 25 | 13-17 Oct 25 |
Block 2 Innovative Wealth Creation I |
5-9 May 2025 | 19-23 May 25 | 23-27 Jun 25 | 11-15 Aug 25 | 6-10 Oct 25 | 3-7 Nov 25 | 12-16 Jan 26 |
Block 3 Innovative Wealth Creation II |
7-10 Jul 2025 | 28-31 Jul 25 | 25-28 Aug 25 | 20-23 Oct 25 | 1-4 Dec 25 | 5-8 Jan 26 | 30 Mar - 2 Apr 26 |
Block 4 Managing Value Streams I |
8-11 Sep 2025 | 29 Sep - 2 Oct 25 | 27-30 Oct 25 | 26-29 Jan 26 | 9-12 Feb 26 | 16-19 Mar 26 | 1-4 Jun 26 |
Block 5 Managing Value Streams II |
17-19 Nov 2025 | 8-10 Dec 25 | 19-21 Jan 26 | 8-10 Apr 26 | 28-30 Apr 26 | 25-27 May 26 | 11-13 Aug 26 |
Block 6 Action Learning Report |
22-23 Jan 2026 | 5-6 Feb 26 | 26-27 Feb 26 | 14-15 May 26 | 18-19 Jun 26 | 2-3 Jul 26 | 21-22 Sep 26 |
Why choose Henley?
Henley Business School is a leading global business school with campuses in Africa, Europe, Asia, and the UK. It is the first internationally quadruple-accredited business school in Africa and holds a level 1 B-BBEE status. Our caring, challenging, whole-person learning approach combines up-to-date knowledge, research and commercial experience with high-contact and high-engagement. You’ll graduate with a new purpose and confidence in life and become part of a powerful global network of Henley alumni who are making an impact across the world. Your qualification is, quite simply, your entry ticket to a new world of possibilities and growth.
Henley’s learning style is:
- Rich
- Relevant
- Effective
- Results orientated
- Interactive
- Practical
- Dynamic
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Info Session
Join us for the upcoming Postgraduate Diploma in Management Practice Info Session and get a taste of the Henley learning experience. You’ll get to see for yourself how the Henley PGDip can give you a competitive advantage in your career.
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E-mail: pranishab@henleysa.ac.za
Your progress is a personal journey, and we are here to help you accomplish everything that you and your company possibly can. We take pride in graduating outstanding executives – normal people with exceptional skills and extraordinary commitment – who get results at an international level. What is your motivation for pursuing a PGDip? We’d love to nurture your vision for Africa and beyond.
Once you’ve downloaded the brochure, you will receive registration details for three engaging events (at no cost) that are designed: to help you decide if Henley is the right environment for you; and to help you ace your application, with tips for success.
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