Office Management and Technology
Diploma : Office Management and Technology

DP_OMT

Campus

Duration of Programme

Enrolment Option(s)

SAQA Credits

NQF Level
Bloemfontein Campus, Welkom Campus

3 years full-time

Semester 1

360

6
Additional Admission Requirements

Grade 12.  Certain selection criteria apply. 

In addition to the general admission requirements, a mark of 50% in English is required. 

Only candidates with an AP-score of 27 and higher will be eligible for selection.   

TVET college students with only Business and Office Management related subjects will be eligible for selection and only candidates with an AP score of 27 and higher will be eligible for selection. In addition, a mark of 50% in Communication is required. 

Applicants in possession of the National Certificate Vocational (NCV) will be selected according to the selection requirements as approved by Senate. 

After successful completion of this qualification, the Diploma will be awarded during an official graduation ceremony of CUT. 

No student will be allowed to graduate without completing the Academic Literacy and Communication Studies programme (LCS5011 and LCS5012). 

No student will be allowed to graduate without completing Personal Information Management (PIM5011 or PIM 5012). PIM5011 is equivalent to PIM5012. 

Remarks

In addition to the compulsory instructional offerings, at least one optional instructional offering must be taken up to level II, so that a total of at least 17 instructional offerings constitute the Diploma. 

The candidate is expected to gain three months’ practical experience at an approved institution during the third year of study. 

This learning programme is presented both full-time. 

After successful completion of this qualification, the Diploma will be awarded during an official graduation ceremony of CUT. 

Applicants in possession of the National Certificate Vocational (NCV) will be selected according to the selection requirements as approved by Senate. 

 
Prerequisites

The student may only follow the second- and third- year level of study on condition that the first- or second-year level, respectively, has been successfully completed. 

Instructional offering 
Subject codes 
Prerequisite instructional offering 
Subject codes 
Business Studies II 
BSS215E & BSS225E 
Business Studies I 
BSS115E & BSS125E 
Business Studies III 
BSS316C & BSS326C 
Business Studies II 
BSS216E & BSS226E 
Information Administration II 
IAD216C & IAD226C 
Information Administration I 
IAD115C & IAD125C 
Work-integrated Learning for Office Management II 
OMT216W & OMT226W 
Work-integrated Learning for Office Management I 
OMT115W & OMT125W 
Information Administration III 
IAD316C & IAD326C 
Information Administration II 
IAD216C & IAD226C 
Work-integrated Learning for Office Management III 
OMT316W 
Work-integrated Learning for Office Management II 
OMT216W & OMT226W 
Work-integrated Learning for Office Management III 
OMT316W 
OMT326W 
Business Studies I 
Business Studies II 
Information Administration I 
Information Administration II 
Work-integrated Learning for Office Management I 
Work-integrated Learning for Office Management II 
 
BSS115E & BSS125E 
BSS216E & BSS226E 
IAD115C & IAD125C 
IAD216C & IAD226C 
 
OMT115W & OMT125W 
 
OMT216W & OMT226W 
 
 
Legal Practice II 
LGP216C & LGP226C 
Legal Practice I 
LGP116C & LGP126C 
Mercantile Law II 
HRG21AB & HRG22AB 
 
Mercantile Law I 
HRG11AB & HRG12AB 
Human Resources I (2nd semester) 
Human Resources II 
 
Human Resources II (2nd semester) 
HRM125E 
 
HRM216E 
 
HRM226E 
 
Human Resources I (1st semester) 
 
Human Resources I (1st and 2nd semester) 
Human Resources II (1st semester) 
HRM115E (first semester) 
 
HRM115E & HRM125E 
 
HRM216E 

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Career Opportunities

Secretary, data processor, administrative assistant, management assistant, personal assistant, legal secretary, personnel officer, administrative officer, administrative office manager.
1ST YEAR INSTRUCTIONAL OFFERINGS 
SAQA 
CREDITS 
HEMIS CREDITS 
SEMESTER 1 SEMESTER 2 
LCS5011 LCS5012 Academic Literacy and Communication Studies 12 0.0833 
BAC115C BAC125C Business Accounting 24 0.1667 
BSS115E BSS125E Business Studies I 24 0.1667 
IAD115C IAD125C Information Administration I 24 0.1667 
PIM5011 PIM5012 Personal Information Management 0 0 
OMT115W OMT125W Work-integrated Learning for Office Management and Technology I 12 0.0833 
Optional instructional offerings
Any two of the following: 
HRM115E HRM125E Human Resources Management I 24 0.1667 
LGP116C LGP126C Legal Practice I 24 0.1667 
HRG11AB HRG12AB Mercantile Law I 24 0.1667 
Total: 
144 1 

 

2ND YEAR INSTRUCTIONAL OFFERINGS 
SAQA 
CREDITS 
HEMIS CREDITS 
SEMESTER 1 SEMESTER 2 
BSS216E BSS226E Business Studies II 24 0.1667 
COM216C COM226C Communication II 24 0.1667 
IAD216C IAD226C Information Administration II 24 0.1667 
OMT216W OMT226W Work-integrated Learning for Office Management and Technology II 24 0.1667 
Optional instructional offerings
Any two of the following not previously taken: 
HRM115E HRM125E Human Resources Management I 24 0.1667 
HRM216E HRM226E Human Resources Management II 24 0.1667 
LGP116C LGP126C Legal Practice I 24 0.1667 
LGP216C LGP226C Legal Practice II 24 0.1667 
HRG11AB HRG12AB Mercantile Law I 24 0.1667 
HRG21AB HRG22AB Mercantile Law II 24 0.1667 
Total: 
144 1 

 

3RD YEAR INSTRUCTIONAL OFFERINGS 
SAQA 
CREDITS 
HEMIS CREDITS 
SEMESTER 1 SEMESTER 2 
BSS316C BSS326C Business Studies III 24 0.3333 
IAD316C IAD326C Information Administration III 24 0.3333 
OMT316W OMT326W Work-integrated Learning for Office Management and Technology II 24 0.3333 
Optional instructional offerings: 
No optional instructional offerings to be taken during this year, as three months’ work-integrated learning will take place. 
Total: 
72 1 

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