| Qualification code: | 98222 |
| NQF level: | 6 |
| Total credits: | 360 |
| SAQA ID: | 101120 |
| APS/AS: | 17 |
| Maximum time to complete this qualification: | 8 years |
Purpose statement:
This qualification is designed to provide career-focussed education to equip successful candidates for the effective and safe management of human capital in organisations operating in a hazardous explosives environment. Such environment requires suitably qualified people to play a major role in enhancing performance, ensuring legislated safety and health standards and minimising risk factors in the manufacture and utilisation of primary and secondary explosive articles, maintaining fine tolerances of quality assurance practice at work through effective applied management practices and technical explosives knowledge and competence in the explosives industry. This qualification provides an initial learning progression path in recognised national and international standards of professional explosives management processes and practices to achieve applied competence at levels defined by relevant legislation governing the explosives industry and certification standards of explosives managers set by the Department of Labour. This qualification will allow a person to advance to learning such as the Advanced Diploma in Explosives Management, NQF 7 or related qualifications.
Your admission to Unisa is dependent on you meeting the specific admission requirements for your chosen qualification.
Pre-approval is required - please contact Lyndsey Lourie at (011) 471-2747 or email Lourilc@unisa.ac.za. Selection will be based on: Proof of current employment in the explosives industry (letter from employer), and meeting the College admission requirements listed below:
A National Senior Certificate (NSC) (Diploma endorsement) with at least 50% in the language of teaching and learning and with at least 40% in Mathematics or at least 70% for Mathematical Literacy,
or
a Senior Certificate (SC) with at least a D symbol on HG or a C symbol on SG in the language of teaching and learning and with at least an E symbol on HG or D symbol on SG in Mathematics,
or
any Higher Certificate obtained in the College of Economic and Management Sciences.
Applicants who would like to apply for admission through recognition of prior learning (RPL) must be at least 30 years old; have completed at least Grade 10; and have at least five years' relevant work experience in the study field in which they would like to apply for admission to a qualification. For more information on RPL criteria visit: http://www.unisa.ac.za/rpl
Pay the application fee once you've received your student number:
Please note that this application fee is non-refundable even if you decide not to study through Unisa, do not qualify for admission to Unisa or cannot be offered a space due to limited spaces available.
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Apply for admission to undergraduate qualifications for the 2026 academic year between 18 August and 10 October 2025.
Please take note of the following:
Unisa will send the necessary information about registration dates and the registration process to all successful applicants who have confirmed their acceptance of Unisa's offer. Visit www.unisa.ac.za/register for registration information.