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Postgraduate Diploma in Management Practice.

NQF Level 8. Gain the skills to manage complexities in a working environment along with the confidence that comes from being challenged.

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There are multiple intakes available in 2025, and our next online intake starts on 13 October 2025

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We change your mind, you change the world

The Postgraduate Diploma in Management Practice (PGDip) will shift your mindset and expand your world view 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:

You’ll be confident and capable when facing complex and unfamiliar business territory.
You’ll learn to lead autonomously and take initiative with the full responsibility of a leader.
You’ll have the critical skills to find new and progressive solutions when challenges arise in your organisation.
You’ll see the bigger picture when it comes to putting your management skills to the test in situations with real-life relevance.
You’ll grasp the nuances of ethical decision-making and be well-versed in corporate governance systems.

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)

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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.

 

PGDip modules

1@2x

Systemic Management
Practice (5 days)

  • External operating environment
  • Personal mastery
  • Classroom as leadership canvas
  • Systems thinking & tools
  • Action learning project
2-3

Innovative Wealth
Creation I (5 days)

  • The new world of work
  • Financial acumen
  • Innovation strategy
  • Systems thinking and action
  • Learning project
3

Innovative Wealth
Creation II (4 days)

  • Shared value
  • Social innovation and entrepreneurialism
  • Systems thinking and action learning project
4

Managing Value
Streams I (4 days)

  • Strategy and change management
  • Ethics and leadership
  • Action learning project
5

Managing Value
Streams II (3 days)

  • Personal mastery
  • Leadership and diversity
  • Action learning project
6

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: 

 

All applicants must submit: 

  • A completed application form 
  • Two references
  • A certified copy of your National Senior Certificate
  • Current CV
  • Certified copies of Identity Document and degree certificates. 

Please read the admission 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.  

  Final Intake 2025  Intake 1 Intake 2 Intake 3 Intake 4 Intake 5 Intake 6 Intake 7
13  October
(Face-to-face)
16 February
(Face-to-face)
23 March
(Online)
04 May
(Face-to-face)
22 June
(Online)
27 July
(Face-to-face)
24 August
(Online)
26  October
(Face-to-face)
Block 1
Systemic Management Practice
13-17 Oct 2025 16-20 Feb 2026 23-27 Mar 2026 04-08 May 2026 22-26 Jun 2026  27-31 July 2026 24-28 Aug 2026 26-30 Oct 2026
Block 2
Innovative Wealth Creation I
12-16 Jan 2026 20-24 Apr 2026 18-22 May 2026 20-24 July 2026 17-21 Aug 2026 28 Sep -02 Oct 2026 02-06 Nov 2026 04-08 Jan 2027
Block 3
Innovative Wealth Creation II
 30 Mar - 2 Apr 2026 13-16 Jul 2026 03-06 Aug 2026   14-17 Sep 2026 19-22 Oct 2026 23-26 Nov 2026 25-28 Jan 2027  08-11 Mar 2027
Block 4
Managing Value Streams I
01-4 Jun 26 07-10 Sep 2026 05-08 oct 2026 16-19 Nov 2026 18-21 Jan 2027 01-04 Feb 2027 08-11 Mar 2027 03-06 May 2027
Exam   09 Nov 2026 07 Dec 2026 25 Jan 2027 31 Mar 2027 28 April 2027 17 May 2027 05 July 2027
Block 5
Managing Value Streams II
11-13 Aug 26 09-11 Nov 2026 07-09 Dec 2026 15-17 Feb 2027 31 Mar - 02 Apr 2027 28-30 Apr 2027 17-19 May 2027 05-07 July 2027
Block 6 
Action Learning Report
21-22 Sep 26 18-19 Feb 2027 25-26 Feb 2027 08-09 April 2027 06-07 May 2027 10-11 Jun 2027 08-09 Jul 2027 12-13 Aug 2027

Unparalleled personal and professional growth.

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. 

 

 

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Join the next PGDip
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.

Next Information Session:
 
 
Date: 9 September 2025
 
Time: 19:00 - 20:00
 
Location: Online via Zoom
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Unparalleled personal and professional growth

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Top ranked

We are the first internationally quadruple-accredited business school in Africa and have been ranked for five years in a row by corporate SA (PMR) as being the best MBA business school in South Africa. Henley Executive Education is also rated top in Southern Africa by the Financial Times of London.
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Life balance

Our blended learning approach is flexible and family friendly. You will experience the best of both online and face-to-face learning so you can still find time for all the things that matter most to you. Our structured support system includes administration and logistics support, academic support, as well as counselling support if needed.
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#1 for networking

The Economist has rated Henley’s alumni network as the best in the world for potential to network. This is your portal to the world. We bring classes together both in the virtual world and the real one, so you gain new connections and friendships – that last – in organisations and industries across Africa.
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Rooted in the real

Our faculty are experienced and educated – they consult to companies and boards; many have been senior executives. They manage and know organisations, which ensures that their teaching is rooted in real life, as well as being academically and theoretically rigorous.
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All about you

We are known for our care and focus on personal development – helping you to understand yourself better so that you can become a respected and well-rounded leader.
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Our compass is Africa

We have a long-term commitment to building a beautiful and prosperous future for this continent. By joining Henley you are joining a movement to build Africa. We’ll give you the ability to see business differently and the impetus to build businesses that make a difference.
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Empower yourself with the Henley PGDip experience

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Testimonials

Personal growth. Professional advancement. Practical skills. Confidence. What can you expect from the Postgraduate Diploma in Management Practice (PGDip) at Henley Business School? Hear from the programme director, Dr Janet Brumme, and one of our alumni ambassadors, Percy Vilakazi. The PGDip at Henley is so much more than just a ticket to the MBA. Make it your own!

Jeanne Neser@2x
“The great thing about the PGDip is that what we were exposed to on the course was very relevant for Africa and South Africa.”

Jeanne Neser

Product Specialist at Vitality Group Inc.

Loyiso Bala@2x
“The PGDip was the best preparation for the MBA that I could’ve had. Consistency is key to not falling behind.”

Loyiso Bala

Channel Director at TBN Africa

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