The Production Management Institute of Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd, trading as PMI (company registration 1997/018146/07), is a private higher education institution registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training under the Higher Education Act, 1997 (DHET registration certificate no. 2000/HE07/011). Its higher education programmes are accredited by the Council on Higher Education (CHE) under the Higher Education Qualifications Sub-Framework (HEQSF), while its vocational and occupational programmes are accredited through SETAs and the QCTO (Quality Council for Trades and Occupations). PMI states it has 45 years of experience providing training that articulates from vocational to higher education levels. It has a niche focus on operations, quality and logistics management, serving sectors such as manufacturing, automotive, supply chain, wholesale/retail and logistics. PMI operates from 5 physical campuses across South Africa plus a digital campus offering blended/flexible delivery, with its head office located on the Adcorp campus in Woodmead, Johannesburg. The institution holds B-BBEE Level 1 status. Beyond its higher education qualifications, PMI also delivers SETA learnerships, apprenticeships, trade tests, Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL/ARPL), around 46 occupational qualifications (OQSF), and 150+ short learning programmes, along with corporate B-BBEE, diversity and inclusion, and youth employment solutions.
Qualifications & Programmes
- Higher Certificate in Operations Management – NQF Level 5 (SAQA ID 98826)
- Higher Certificate in Business Management – NQF Level 5 (SAQA ID 93712)
- Advanced Certificate in Operations Management – NQF Level 6 (SAQA ID 91993)
- Advanced Certificate in Logistics Management – NQF Level 6 (SAQA ID 91995)
- Advanced Diploma in Operations Management – NQF Level 7 (SAQA ID 98910); minimum completion time 1 year, maximum 6 years
- Bachelor of Commerce Honours in Operations and Quality Management – NQF Level 8 (SAQA ID 102234)
- Additional vocational/occupational qualifications (OQSF, NQF Levels 1-6) and 150+ short learning programmes across manufacturing, logistics, wholesale/retail and related sectors