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SAVRALA and Southern
Business School embark on education initiative …
September
2006
The Southern African Vehicle
Rental and Leasing Association (SAVRALA) has been
actively involved in promoting fleet management
education for the industry since 2001. The
association has recognised the need for wider
access to training and education in the fleet
management and leasing sectors and have now
approached Gauteng-based Southern Business School
(SBS) to assist them in their ongoing drive to
provide formal higher education qualifications to
SAVRALA members and other interested parties.
A distance learning institution, SBS (which is
registered with the Department of Education as a
private higher education institution under the
Higher Education Act, 1997) developed the Diploma
in Management (Fleet Management) in association
with Sarel Visagie of Mobilitas which is a
knowledge management company specialising in the
mobility and fleet management services industry.
“Affordability is paramount and SBS is able to
meet the demand for quality education at a very
reasonable cost,” says Visagie.
He adds that an important feature of the
qualification is that it can also be offered as an
in-house training programme in association with
the Centre for Management Development (CMD) an
organisational unit within the SBS. The CMD
operates nationally and is geared to deliver
training (short courses and Management Development
Programmes) in other parts of the African
continent.
Diploma in Management (Fleet Management)
The Diploma in Management is a 360-credit
qualification registered on the NQF at level 6. It
is a comprehensive qualification in management
that will enable successful students to continue
their studies at Advanced Diploma level. It can be
completed in minimum of three years and is
presented in English.
This Diploma has two exit levels. The first is at
120 credits when, after one year of study, the
student obtains the Certificate in Management
which is a full qualification at NQF level 5. The
second exit level is the 360-credit Diploma in
Management at NQF level 6.
Compulsory subjects for the Diploma in Management
are Management Practice I, II and III, Business
Communication and End-User Computing.
The Field of Specialisation - Fleet Management
The diploma is structured as outlined below and
the combination of major and minor electives has
been designed to be the most beneficial to the
Fleet Management qualification.
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Year 1: Management
Practice I » Fleet Management I » Business Law I »
Business Communication I » Accounting & Finance I
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Year 2: Management
Practice II » Fleet Management II » Project
Management I » Economics I » End User Computing
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Year 3: Management
Practice III » Fleet Management III » Project
Management II » Economics II
The Southern Business School is
accredited by the Council on Higher Education (CHE),
recorded on the National Qualifications Framework
(NQF) by the South African Qualifications
Authority (SAQA) and is also recognised by the
Namibian Qualifications Authority (NQA).
“Individuals or companies wishing to find out more
about the Diploma in Management (Fleet Management)
are most welcome to contact me via email on
sarel@stentor.co.za ,” concludes Visagie.
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