ADDENDUM TO APPLICATION FORM Bachelor of …...Human Resource Management CPT I IDUR JHB I PTA I ONLINE Head Office: 5th Floor Sunclare Building, 21 Dreyer Street, Claremont, Cape Town,

CPT I DUR I JHB I PTA I ONLINE Head Office: 5th Floor Sunclare Building, 21 Dreyer Street, Claremont, Cape Town, 7708,

South Africa 0860 77 11 11 [email protected] www.sacap.edu.za

ADDENDUM TO APPLICATION FORM

Bachelor of Social Science Honours in Human Resource Management



Name of applicant

1. Academic particulars

1.1. A minimum of an undergraduate degree with a Human Resource Management or Industrial/Organisational Psychology major having achieved a grade point average (GPA) of 65% and above in all HRM or Industrial/Organisational Psychology-related subjects undertaken in the final year of study.

2. Training and employment

2.1. Are you currently employed? If yes, please state your current form of employment. Also briefly explain how you practically plan to manage working and studying, should you be accepted into the programme.

2.2. Briefly describe the nature of previous tertiary education and the names of the institutions

at which you undertook these studies.

2.3. Specify what relevant HRM work-related experience or exposure, if any, you have had, e.g.

job position/volunteer/vocational work/ learnership/internship or graduate programme/community-focussed work in the HRM field or work context. Please provide a detailed description, and indicate where you received this experience.



2.4. What type and level of academic research do you have? Please describe previous academic

research and community research projects you have conducted?

3. Interest in the BSocSciHons (HRM) degree

3.1. Why do you want to complete the BSocSciHons (HRM) programme, and what specific personal characteristics do you think would make you a good candidate for this honours programme?

3.2. Considering your style of working and learning, what would you consider to be personal

areas that you are less effective in and still need to improve in?



4. Career path 4.1. When you cast your mind into the future, what does your career path look like? Where will

you work? What types of HRM-related work areas are you interested in working in and what challenges do you forsee?

5. Personal

5.1. Provide a self-description and an account of some of the key experiences that have shaped you as an individual (NB: Maximum of 300 words).



6. Financial

6.1. How are you expecting to fund your studies? (Self/Sponsor/Bursary)

7. Example of academic writing skills Please attach to this addendum an example piece of your own published or unpublished academic writing. Please do not submit a co-authored (group submission) paper as we require an example of your writing ability. This piece should be no longer than an A4 page. 8. References Two forms have been included for you to send to two people whose academic and professional knowledge of you is such that they will be able to respond meaningfully. Please note that family members and friends are not deemed suitable referees. People you know from an academic and professional environment are best suited to complete the attached reference reports. Please supply the following referee particulars:



Referee name 1

In what capacity does he/she know you?

Referee name 2

In what capacity does he/she know you?

Please note: Your applications will be considered incomplete and will not be processed if: 1. The referee reports are not received before the closing date. 2. This application is returned after the closing date. 3. A full academic transcript of all undergraduate and postgraduate studies is not enclosed. Continued on the next page…



Confidential Referee’s Report: Bachelor of Social Sciences Honours in Human Resource Management

Dear Applicant, Kindly forward this confidential referees report to your referees together with the request that he/she complete the second section and return it to us as soon as possible. Late applications will not be considered. SECTION 1:

Name of referee

Position/profession

Address

Telephone No.

Email address

Name of applicant

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Dear Referee, Kindly respond to the questions below, bearing in mind the applicant’s suitability for training as a Bachelor of Social Science Honours in Human Resource Management student. Your comments are strictly confidential and will not be divulged to the applicant. Please ensure that you cover both the applicant’s strengths and limitations.

1. For how long, and in what capacity, have you known the applicant?

2. Do you consider the applicant to be very suitable/reasonably suitable/unsuitable for training

as a potential BSocSciHons (HRM) student? Please provide motivation for your opinion.

3. How would you rate the applicant’s ability/potential in the following areas? Please mark the

appropriate column with an ‘x’.

Below Average Average Above Average Outstanding Insufficient

Knowledge of candidate

Academic Ability

Writing Ability

Qualitative Research Skills

Quantitative Research Skills

Critical Thinking Skills



Work Ethic

Reliability

Independence

Initiative

Verbal Ability

Maturity

Ability to cope under pressure

Ability to work in a group

4. Please provide any qualifying statements or additional information with reference to the

evaluations made in the table above.

5. Please use the space below for any additional comments or reservations you may have

concerning the applicant.



Signature

Date

PLEASE SCAN AND EMAIL WITH THE SUBJECT ‘CONFIDENTIAL REFEREE’S REPORT – [APPLICANT’S NAME] TO: [email protected]

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ADDENDUM TO APPLICATION FORM Bachelor of …...Human Resource Management CPT I IDUR JHB I PTA I ONLINE Head Office: 5th Floor Sunclare Building, 21 Dreyer Street, Claremont, Cape Town,