polytechnic of namibia 2013 graduation report “october...

POLYTECHNIC OF NAMIBIA

Management Information and Institutional Research

Polytechnic of Namibia

2013 Graduation Report

“October 2013 Graduation” Ceremony

November 2013

Department of Management Information and Institutional Research (MIIR) Private Bag 13388

Windhoek Namibia

Tel: +264 61 207 2303 Email: edumeni at polytechnic.edu.na

http://mail.polytechnic.edu.na:8080/mi/index.html

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Introduction This document presents statistics of the Graduates for the 2013 October Graduation. The data was collected from the faculty officers and forwarded to the MIIR Department for processing, verification, and analysis and report production. A total of 1292 awards were offered to 1126 graduates, and 661 were females. These graduates met the graduation requirements and were awarded with degrees, diplomas or certificates both at undergraduate and postgraduate level. The 2013 October graduation report comprises six sections as follows;

1. Qualification type awarded 2. Awards by offering mode 3. Graduates by school and department 4. Qualifications name awarded 5. Graduates duration of period of study 6. Graduates nationality, age and gender

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1. Qualification type awarded

This section presents the graduates per Qualification type awarded and Qualification type registered. A comparison between gender of the graduates is also made. Table 1.1 shows the number and the percentages of awards given to graduates by Qualification type awarded and gender. While a total of 1292 awards were issued, the highest Award Type were Bachelor Degrees (37.5%), followed Certificates and Diplomas with 28.5% and 27.7% respectively. A few Honours degrees 2.6%, and 1.6% for Masters degrees were awarded. Close to 60% of the awards were issued to the female graduates. Table 1.1: Awards by Qualification Type Awarded and Gender

NUMBER PERCENT

FEMALE MALE TOTAL FEMALE MALE TOTAL

BACHELOR DEGREE 307 178 485 40.1 33.8 37.5

CERTIFICATE 205 163 368 26.8 31.0 28.5

DIPLOMA 222 136 358 29.0 25.9 27.7

HONOURS DEGREE 16 17 33 2.1 3.2 2.6

MASTER DEGREE 8 13 21 1.0 2.5 1.6

POST GRADUATE CERTIFICATE 1 4 5 0.1 0.8 0.4

PROFESSIONAL BACHELOR DEGREE 7 15 22 0.9 2.9 1.7

Total 766 526 1292 100.0 100.0 100.0 Table 1.2, below clearly indicates that the students who registered for different programme types were awarded with a completed programme qualification or different exit qualification. Table 1.2: Awards by Qualification Registered and Qualification Type Awarded and Gender

REGISTERED QUALIFICATION TYPE QUALIFICATION TYPE AWARDED

NUMBER PERCENT


BACHELOR DEGREE BACHELOR DEGREE 302 175 477 39.4 33.3 36.9 CERTIFICATE 183 119 302 23.9 22.6 23.4 DIPLOMA 216 117 333 28.2 22.2 25.8

CERTIFICATE CERTIFICATE 4 12 16 0.5 2.3 1.2

DIPLOMA CERTIFICATE 18 30 48 2.3 5.7 3.7 DIPLOMA 6 18 24 0.8 3.4 1.9

HONOURS DEGREE BACHELOR DEGREE 3 3 6 0.4 0.6 0.5 HONOURS DEGREE 16 17 33 2.1 3.2 2.6 INTERGRATED BACHELOR HONOURS DEGREE CERTIFICATE 1 1 0.0 0.2 0.1 DIPLOMA 1 1 0.0 0.2 0.1

MASTER DEGREE MASTER DEGREE 8 13 21 1.0 2.5 1.6

NON DIPLOMA PURPOSES CERTIFICATE 1 1 0.0 0.2 0.1

POST GRADUATE CERTIFICATE POST GRADUATE CERTIFICATE 1 4 5 0.1 0.8 0.4

PROFFESIONAL BACHELOR DEGREE BACHELOR DEGREE 2 2 0.3 0.0 0.2


Total 766 526 1292 100.0 100.0 100.0

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2. Awards by Offering Type

This section presents the graduate awards by Offering type, Qualification types and sex. Figure 2.1: Awards per Offering Type and Gender

Table 2.1: Awards per Offering Type and Gender OFFERING TYPE NUMBER PERCENT


DISTANCE 153 73 226 20.0 13.9 17.5

FULLTIME 408 292 700 53.3 55.5 54.2

PARTTIME 205 161 366 26.8 30.6 28.3

Total 766 526 1292 100.0 100.0 100.0

Figure 2.1 and table 2.1, above shows that 1292 awards, of which 54.2% were issued to fulltime students, 28.3% issued to part-time students and 17.5% issued to distance education students. The table revealed that more than half of the awards in all offering types were issued to female graduates. Table 2.2: Awards per Offering Type, Qualification Type Awarded and Gender

OFFERING TYPE QUALIFICATION TYPE AWARDED NUMBER PERCENT


DISTANCE BACHELOR DEGREE 77 39 116 10.1 7.4 9.0

CERTIFICATE 30 13 43 3.9 2.5 3.3

DIPLOMA 45 19 64 5.9 3.6 5.0

HONOURS DEGREE 1 2 3 0.1 0.4 0.2

FULLTIME BACHELOR DEGREE 144 86 230 18.8 16.3 17.8

CERTIFICATE 134 106 240 17.5 20.2 18.6

DIPLOMA 122 85 207 15.9 16.2 16.0

HONOURS DEGREE 1 1 0.1 0.0 0.1


PARTTIME BACHELOR DEGREE 86 53 139 11.2 10.1 10.8

CERTIFICATE 41 44 85 5.4 8.4 6.6

DIPLOMA 55 32 87 7.2 6.1 6.7

HONOURS DEGREE 14 15 29 1.8 2.9 2.2

MASTER DEGREE 8 13 21 1.0 2.5 1.6

POST GRADUATE CERTIFICATE 1 4 5 0.1 0.8 0.4

Total 766 526 1292 100.0 100.0 100.0 Table 2.2 above shows the Award types per Offering type and Qualification type awarded by gender. Certificates were the highest for full-time (18.6%). While the highest qualification type for distance and part-time was the bachelor degree which account for 9% and 10.8 % respectively.

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54.2

28.3

DISTANCE FULLTIME PARTTIME

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Table 2.3, shows awards offered per school and gender. The School of Management offered the highest number of awards (5400) followed by the School Economics and Finance (370) and the School of Natural Resources and Tourism (122. Table 2.3: Awards by School, Offering Type and Gender

SCHOOL NAME DISTANCE FULLTIME PARTTIME TOTAL

FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE

ECONOMICS AND FINANCE 38 27 166 70 45 24 370

ENGINEERING 2 24 55 2 15 98

HEALTH AND APPLIED SCIENCES 2 8 1 3 14

HP GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS 8 8 16

HUMANITIES 1 5 2 1 12 6 27

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 11 31 22 33 97

MANAGEMENT 106 38 148 70 111 67 5400

NATURAL RESOURCES & TOURISM 6 3 55 57 1 122

OFFICE OF THE RECTOR 4 4 8

Total 153 73 408 292 205 161 1292 Table 2.4 below shows extra information on awards offered per school, qualification type awarded and gender. Table 2.4: Awards per School, Qualification Type awarded, Offering Type and Gender

SCHOOL NAME QUALIFICATION TYPE AWARDED

DISTANCE FULLTIME PARTTIME TOTAL FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE

ECONOMICS AND FINANCE BACHELOR DEGREE 19 18 70 32 21 8 168 CERTIFICATE 4 1 40 20 9 9 83 DIPLOMA 15 8 56 18 15 7 119 ENGINEERING BACHELOR DEGREE 3 1 2 7 13 CERTIFICATE 2 13 32 8 55 DIPLOMA 1 7 8

PROFESSIONAL BACHELOR DEGREE 7 15 22

HEALTH AND APPLIED SCIENCES BACHELOR DEGREE 2 8 2 12 HONOURS DEGREE 1 1 2 HP GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS MASTER DEGREE 8 8 16 HUMANITIES BACHELOR DEGREE 2 1 5 2 10 CERTIFICATE 2 7 3 12 DIPLOMA 1 1 HONOURS DEGREE 1 2 1 4 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY BACHELOR DEGREE 5 9 15 18 47 DIPLOMA 6 22 3 8 39 HONOURS DEGREE 4 3 7 MASTER DEGREE 4 4 MANAGEMENT BACHELOR DEGREE 54 21 51 20 43 16 205 CERTIFICATE 22 9 62 38 21 20 172 DIPLOMA 30 8 35 12 37 17 139 HONOURS DEGREE 9 10 19 POST GRADUATE CERTIFICATE 1 4 5 NATURAL RESOURCES & TOURISM BACHELOR DEGREE 4 11 15 30 CERTIFICATE 2 1 19 16 38 DIPLOMA 2 24 26 52 HONOURS DEGREE 1 1 MASTER DEGREE 1 1 OFFICE OF THE RECTOR CERTIFICATE 4 4 8 Total 153 73 408 292 205 161 1292

Table 2.4, above shows the number of graduates by Offering Type, per Award Type and per School divided into Gender.

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3. Awards By School and Department This section presents numbers of awards per School, Department. Further, a breakdown of all schools is shown per Department, Offering type, Qualification type and Gender. Tab 3.1: Herold Pupkewitz Graduate School of Business

DEPARTMENT NAME QUALIFICATION TYPE

DISTANCE FULLTIME PARTTIME TOTAL

FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE HP GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS MASTER DEGREE 8 8 16 Total 8 8 16

Tab 3.2: School of Management

DEPARTMENT NAME QUALIFICATION TYPE DISTANCE FULLTIME PARTTIME TOTAL

FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE BUSINESS MANAGEMENT BACHELOR DEGREE 16 6 12 3 9 2 48 CERTIFICATE 8 1 23 14 4 11 61 DIPLOMA 12 4 8 5 10 3 42

POST GRADUATE CERTIFICATE 1 4 5

HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT BACHELOR DEGREE 26 8 26 8 29 9 106 CERTIFICATE 4 1 8 3 5 1 22 DIPLOMA 13 1 21 6 17 10 68 MARKETING BACHELOR DEGREE 1 1 OFFICE MANAGEMENT & TECHNOLOGY BACHELOR DEGREE 3 2 1 6 CERTIFICATE 6 1 2 1 10 DIPLOMA 2 1 1 7 1 12 OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR BACHELOR DEGREE 1 1 2 CERTIFICATE 1 1 PUBLIC MANAGEMENT BACHELOR DEGREE 7 6 13 9 3 4 42 CERTIFICATE 9 5 25 20 7 4 70 DIPLOMA 3 2 5 1 1 2 14 TRANSPORT & LOGISTICS MANAGEME CERTIFICATE 1 1 3 3 8 DIPLOMA 2 1 3 HONOURS DEGREE 9 10 19 Total 106 38 148 70 111 67 540

Tab 3.3: School of Economics and Finance



ACCOUNTING & FINANCE BACHELOR DEGREE 11 13 39 9 8 80

CERTIFICATE 1 1 23 10 7 3 45

DIPLOMA 13 7 37 13 14 5 89

ECONOMICS BACHELOR DEGREE 4 4 13 13 5 39

MARKETING BACHELOR DEGREE 4 1 18 10 8 8 49

CERTIFICATE 3 17 10 2 6 38

DIPLOMA 2 1 19 5 1 2 30

Total 38 27 166 70 45 24 370

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Tab 3.4: Office of the Rector


FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE CENTRE FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP & CERTIFICATE 4 4 8 Total 4 4 8

Table 3.1 to 3.4, shows business related graduation awards, most awards were from the Department of Human Resources followed by the Department of Accounting & Finance and Business Management.

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Table 3.5: School of Humanities DEPARTMENT NAME QUALIFICATION TYPE DISTANCE FULLTIME PARTTIME TOTAL


COMMUNICATION BACHELOR DEGREE 2 1 3 6 CRIM JUSTICE & LEGAL STUDIES BACHELOR DEGREE 2 2

CERTIFICATE 2 7 3 12

DIPLOMA 1 1

LANGUAGES BACHELOR DEGREE 2 2

HONOURS DEGREE 1 2 3

MEDIA TECHNOLOGY HONOURS DEGREE 1 1

Total 1 5 2 1 12 6 27 Table 4.5, shows that in the School of Humanities, most awards were awarded from Criminal Justice & Legal Studies department. Table 3.6: School of Engineering


FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE CIVIL ENGINEERING BACHELOR DEGREE 2 3 5 CERTIFICATE 2 11 17 30 DIPLOMA 3 3


ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING BACHELOR DEGREE 4 4 CERTIFICATE 2 6 8 DIPLOMA 1 3 4 ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING BACHELOR DEGREE 3 1 4 CERTIFICATE 4 4


MECHANICAL ENGINEERING CERTIFICATE 5 5 DIPLOMA 1 1

PROFESSIONAL BACHELOR DEGREE 2 2

MINING ENGINEERING PROFESSIONAL BACHELOR DEGREE 4 3 7

VOCATIONAL EDU & TRAINING CERTIFICATE 8 8 Total 2 24 55 2 15 98

Table 3.6, shows that the majority of the awards in the School of Engineering were Certificates. Table 3.7: School of Health and Applied Sciences


FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS BACHELOR DEGREE 2 8 2 12 HONOURS DEGREE 1 1 2 Total 2 8 1 3 14

Table 3.7, shows that in the School of Health and Applied Science, a total of 14 awards were all issued from the Department of Mathematics and Statistics.

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Table 3.8: School of Information Technology DEPARTMENT NAME QUALIFICATION TYPE DISTANCE FULLTIME PARTTIME TOTAL

FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE BASIC COMPUTER STUDIES DIPLOMA 1 1 BUSINESS COMPUTING BACHELOR DEGREE 2 1 6 5 14 DIPLOMA 1 6 2 2 11 HONOURS DEGREE 3 3 COMPUTER SYSTEMS & NETWORKS BACHELOR DEGREE 1 1 5 8 15 DIPLOMA 5 11 1 4 21 HONOURS DEGREE 1 2 3 DEAN: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MASTER DEGREE 4 4 SOFTWARE ENGINEERING BACHELOR DEGREE 2 7 4 5 18 DIPLOMA 5 1 6 HONOURS DEGREE 1 1 Total 11 31 22 33 97

Table 3.8, shows that in the School of Information Technology, a total of 97 awards were issued. Most awards were offered from the Department of Computer Systems and Networks. Table 3.9: School of Natural Resources & Tourism


FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE AGRICULTURE BACHELOR DEGREE 8 12 20 DIPLOMA 11 7 18 HONOURS DEGREE 1 1 HOSPITALITY & TOURISM MANAGEM. BACHELOR DEGREE 4 4 CERTIFICATE 2 1 14 4 21 DIPLOMA 2 1 3 LAND MANAGEMENT BACHELOR DEGREE 2 1 3 CERTIFICATE 5 12 17 DIPLOMA 11 17 28 MASTER DEGREE 1 1 NATURE CONSERVATION BACHELOR DEGREE 1 2 3 DIPLOMA 2 1 3 Total 6 3 55 57 1 122

Table 3.9, shows that in the School of Natural Resources & Tourism, a total of 122 awards were awarded in the different departments.

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4. Qualifications Awarded by Name

Section 4 presents the awards by Qualification Type Name. A comparison is made between the different Qualification name and type awarded and sex by school. Table 4.1 Harold Pupkewitz School of Business

QUALIFICATION TYPE QUALIFICATION NAME GENDER FEMALE MALE TOTAL

MASTER DEGREE MASTER OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS 4 5 9 MASTER OF LEADERSHIP AND CHANGE MANAGEMENT 4 3 7 Total 8 8 16

Table 4.2 School of Business and Management

QUALIFICATION TYPE QUALIFICATION NAME GENDER

FEMALE MALE TOTAL

BACHELOR DEGREE BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 37 11 48

BACHELOR OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP HONOURS 2 1 3

BACHELOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT 77 25 102

BACHELOR OF OFFICE MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY 5 1 6

BACHELOR OF PUBLIC MANAGEMENT 5 6 11

BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY IN HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT 4 4

BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY IN PUBLIC MANAGEMNT 18 13 31

CERTIFICATE CERTIFICATE IN PUBLIC MANAGEMENT 32 26 58

CERTIFICATE IN TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT 4 4 8

NATIONAL CERRTIFICATE IN OFFICE MANAGEMENT & TECHNOLOGY 9 2 11

NATIONAL CERTIFICATE IN BUSINESS STUDIES 35 27 62


NATIONAL CERTIFICATE IN PUBLIC MANAGEMENT 9 3 12

DIPLOMA DIPLOMA IN HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT 17 7 24

DIPLOMA IN TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT 2 1 3

NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 30 12 42

NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT 33 10 43

NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN OFFICE MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY 11 2 13

NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN PUBLIC MANAGEMENT 9 5 14

HONOURS DEGREE BACHELOR OF LOGISTICS HONOURS 9 10 19 POST GRADUATE CERTIFICATE

POSTGRADUATE EXECUTIVE CERTIFICATE IN ICT POLICY AND REGULATION 1 4 5

Total 365 175 540 Table 4.3 School of Finance and Accounting

QUALIFICATION TYPE

QUALIFICATION NAME GENDER

FEMALE MALE TOTAL

BACHELOR DEGREE BACHELOR OF MARKETING 30 19 49

BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY IN ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE 58 22 80

BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY IN ECONOMICS 22 17 39

CERTIFICATE CERTIFICATE OF TECHNOLOGY IN ACC AND FIN 1 1 2

NATIONAL CERTIFICATE IN ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE 30 13 43


DIPLOMA BACHELOR OF MARKETING 1 1

NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE 64 25 89

NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN MARKETING 22 7 29

Total 249 121 370

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Table 4.4 Office of the Rector

QUALIFICATION TYPE QUALIFICATION NAME GENDER

FEMALE MALE TOTAL

CERTIFICATE APPLIED BUSINESS PROCESS MANAGEMENT 4 4 8

Total 4 4 8 Table 4.1 to 4.4, shows business related graduation awards and most qualifications were awarded in the school of Business Management (table 4.2). Table 4.5: School of Humanity

QUALIFICATION TYPE


FEMALE MALE TOTAL

BACHELOR DEGREE BACHELOR OF COMMUNICATION NQF Level: 7 5 1 6 BACHELOR OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE (POLICING) NQF Level: 7 2 2 BACHELOR OF ENGLISH NQF Level: 7 2 2

CERTIFICATE CERTIFICATE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE NQF Level: 5 3 3 6 CERTIFICATE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE NQF Level: 5 4 4 NATIONAL CERTIFICATE IN POLICE SCIENCE 1 1 NATIONAL HIGHER CERTIFICATE IN POLICE SCIENCE 1 1

DIPLOMA NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN POLICE SCIENCE 1 1

HONOURS DEGREE BACHELOR OF ENGLISH HONOURS NQF Level: 8 1 2 3

BACHELOR OF JOURNALISM AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY HONOURS NQF Level: 8 1 1

Total 15 12 27 Table 4.5, shows that in the School of humanity, most of the students were awarded with a bachelor of communication (6) and Certificate in criminal Justice (6). . Table 4.6: School of Engineering

QUALIFICATION TYPE QUALIFICATION NAME GENDER FEMALE MALE TOTAL

BACHELOR DEGREE BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING (ELEC & TELECOM) 1 1 BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY IN ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING 2 1 3 BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY IN ENGINEERING (URBAN) 1 2 3 BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY IN ENGINEERING (WATER) 1 1 2 BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY IN POWER ENGINEERING 4 4 CERTIFICATE CERTIFICATE IN VOCATION AND TRAINING: TRAINER 8 8 NATIONAL CERTIFICATE IN ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING 2 2

NATIONAL CERTIFICATE IN ENGINEERING (CIVIL AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT 11 14 25

NATIONAL CERTIFICATE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING 2 2 NATIONAL CERTIFICATE IN POWER ENGINEERING 1 2 3 NATIONAL HIGHER CERTIFICATE IN ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING 2 2 NATIONAL HIGHER CERTIFICATE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING 3 3 NATIONAL HIGHER CERTIFICATE IN POWER ENGINEERING 1 4 5 NATIONAL HIGHER IN ENGINEERING (CIVIL AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT 2 3 5

DIPLOMA NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN ENGINEERING (CIVIL AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT 3 3

NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING 1 1 NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN POWER ENGINEERING 1 3 4 PROFESSIONAL BACHELOR DEGREE BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING (CIVIL) 1 6 7 BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING (ELEC & TELECOM) 2 4 6 BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING (MINING) 4 3 7 BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING MECHANICAL 2 2 Total 28 70 98

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Table 4.6, shows that in the school of engineering, most of the students (27 students) were awarded with a National Certificate in engineering civil and project management. Table 4.7: School of Health and Applied Sciences

QUALIFICATION TYPE

QUALIFICATION NAME GENDER FEMALE MALE TOTAL

BACHELOR DEGREE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN APPLIED MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS (Accounting Option) 1 2 3

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN APPLIED MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS (Economics Option) 1 8 9

HONOURS DEGREE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE HONOURS IN APPLIED MATHEMATICS 1 1 BACHELOR OF SCIENCE HONOURS IN APPLIED STATISTICS 1 1 Total 3 11 14

Table 4.7, shows that in the School of Health and Applied Science, most of the students were awarded with a Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics and Statistics for Economics (9). Table 4.8: School of Information Technology

QUALIFICATION TYPE


FEMALE MALE TOTAL BACHELOR DEGREE BACHELOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN BUSINESS COMPUTING 8 5 13 BACHELOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN SOFTWARE ENGINEERING 6 13 19

BACHELOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATION AND NETWORKS 6 9 15

DIPLOMA DIPLOMA IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 9 30 39

HONOURS DEGREE BACHELOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY HONOURS IN BUSINESS COMPUTING 3 3

BACHELOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY HONOURS IN COMPUTER NETWORKING 1 2 3

BACHELOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY HONOURS IN SOFTWARE ENGINEERING 1 1

MASTER DEGREE MASTER OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 4 4

Total 33 64 97 Table 4.8, shows that in the School of Information Technology, most of the students were awarded with a Diploma in Information technology (39). Table 4.9: School of Natural Resources & Tourism

QUALIFICATION TYPE

QUALIFICATION NAME GENDER FEMALE MALE TOTAL

BACHELOR DEGREE BACHELOR OF AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT 8 12 20 BACHELOR OF GEO-INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 2 1 3 BACHELOR OF NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN NATURE CONSERVATION 1 2 3 BACHELOR OF TRAVEL AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT 4 4 CERTIFICATE CERTIFICATE IN HOSPITALITY OPERATIONS 3 3 CERTIFICATE IN LAND SURVEYING 1 3 4 NATIONAL CERTIFICATE IN GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS 1 1 NATIONAL CERTIFICATE IN LAND ADMINISTRATION 2 4 6 NATIONAL CERTIFICATE IN LAND USE PLANNING 2 4 6 NATIONAL CERTIFICATE IN ROOMS DIVISION OPERATIONS 2 2 NATIONAL CERTIFICATE IN TRAVEL AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT 11 5 16 DIPLOMA DIPLOMA IN AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT 11 7 18 DIPLOMA IN GEOINFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 3 3 DIPLOMA IN GEOMATICS 1 3 4 DIPLOMA IN PROPERTY STUDIES 2 1 3 NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN GEO-INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 2 3 5 NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN LAND MANAGEMENT AND REGISTRATION 2 9 11 NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN LAND USE PLANNING 1 1 2

NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (NATURE CONSERVATION) 2 1 3

NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN TRAVEL AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT 3 3 HONOURS DEGREE BACHELOR OF AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT HONOURS 1 1 MASTER DEGREE MASTER OF INTERGRATED LAND MANAGEMENT 1 1 Total 61 61 122

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Table 4.9, shows that in the School of Natural Resources & Tourism, most of the students were awarded with a Bachelor of Agriculture management (20).

5. Duration of Period of Study (Time to Award) This section presents the average duration of study in years per qualification awarded, Offering Type and school divided in gender denominations (Table 6.1-6.3). The average time to complete each qualification is calculated by using the total number of years each student is registered at the Polytechnic of Namibia. The student may have been registered for and/or completed another award during this time, therefore this is just a Proxy Indictor.

Table 5.1 Duration of Period of Study per Qualification Type awarded and Gender

QUALIFICATION TYPE AWARDED GENDER

FEMALE MALE TOTAL

BACHELOR DEGREE 4.1 4.0 4.0

CERTIFICATE 2.7 2.6 2.7

DIPLOMA 4.0 3.4 3.8

HONOURS DEGREE 1.6 1.4 1.5

MASTER DEGREE 2.9 3.2 3.0

POST GRADUATE CERTIFICATE 1.1 1.0 1.1

PROFESSIONAL BACHELOR DEGREE 4.0 4.1 4.1

Total 3.2 3.1 3.2 Table 5.1 shows that the duration of period of study per qualification type varies considerably. On average it took 3.2 years for graduates to complete a qualification type. Table 5.2 Duration of Period of Study per Offering Type, Qualification Type awarded and Gender

OFFERING TYPE QUALIFICATION TYPE GENDER

FEMALE MALE TOTAL

DISTANCE BACHELOR DEGREE 4.3 5.2 4.6

CERTIFICATE 4.1 3.8 4

DIPLOMA 5.2 4.9 5.1

HONOURS DEGREE 1 1 1

Total 3.6 3.7 3.7

FULLTIME BACHELOR DEGREE 3.9 3.5 3.8


DIPLOMA 3.3 3.1 3.2

HONOURS DEGREE 3 3

PROFESSIONAL BACHELOR DEGREE 4 4.1 4.1

Total 3.3 3.4 3.3

PARTTIME BACHELOR DEGREE 4.1 3.8 4

CERTIFICATE 3 2.3 2.6

DIPLOMA 4.5 3.2 4


MASTER DEGREE 2.9 3.2 3

POST GRADUATE CERTIFICATE 1.1 1 1.1

Total 2.9 2.5 2.7

Grand Total 3.2 3.1 3.2

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Table 5.2, shows that it took on average 3.3 years for fulltime graduates, 2.7 years for part time graduates and 3.7 years for distance graduates to complete the qualification type.

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Table 5.3 Duration of Period of Study per School, Qualification Type awarded and Gender OFFERING TYPE QUALIFICATION TYPE GENDER

FEMALE MALE TOTAL

ECONOMICS AND FINANCE BACHELOR DEGREE 4.5 4.5 4.5


DIPLOMA 4.6 4.3 4.5

ENGINEERING BACHELOR DEGREE 3.8 5.0 4.5


DIPLOMA 3.0 4.6 4.4

PROFESSIONAL BACHELOR DEGREE 4.0 4.1 4.1

HEALTH AND APPLIED SCIENCES BACHELOR DEGREE 3.5 3.4 3.4


HP GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS MASTER DEGREE 2.9 3.0 2.9

HUMANITIES BACHELOR DEGREE 2.7 1.7 2.4


DIPLOMA 6.0 6.0


INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY BACHELOR DEGREE 3.6 3.7 3.6

DIPLOMA 1.6 1.7 1.6


MASTER DEGREE 3.5 3.5

MANAGEMENT BACHELOR DEGREE 3.9 4.0 3.9


DIPLOMA 3.9 3.8 3.9


POST GRADUATE CERTIFICATE 1.1 1.0 1.1

NATURAL RESOURCES & TOURISM BACHELOR DEGREE 3.3 2.9 3.1


DIPLOMA 2.9 3.3 3.1

HONOURS DEGREE 3.0 3.0

MASTER DEGREE 3.0 3.0

OFFICE OF THE RECTOR CERTIFICATE 2.3 2.5 2.4

Total 3.2 3.1 3.2 Table 5.3, shows that the graduates take on average 5.0 years to complete a diploma in the School of humanities, and this is the highest record.

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6. Nationality and Age This section presents number of graduates by Nationality and Age Table 6.1 Nationality of the graduates

NATIOANLITY GENDER FEMALE MALE TOTAL

ANGOLA 8 11 19 BOTSWANA 4 6 10 CONGO 2 2 4 INDIA 2 2 INDONESIA 1 1 KENYA 1 1 NAMIBIA 744 493 1237 NIGERIA 1 1 2 TANZANIA 1 1 ZAMBIA 3 1 4 ZIMBABWE 3 8 11 Total 766 526 1292

Table 6.1, indicates that most of the graduates were Namibian Nationals (1237) followed by Angola (19), Zimbabwe (11) and Botswana 10 Nationality. Table 6.2: SADC Countries Graduates

SADCNATIOANLITY GENDER FEMALE MALE TOTAL

ANGOLA 8 11 19 BOTSWANA 4 6 10 CONGO 2 2 4 TANZANIA 1 1 ZAMBIA 3 1 4 ZIMBABWE 3 8 11 Total 20 29 49

Table 6.2, shows that the most SADC graduates are from Angola (19) followed by Zimbabwe (11) and Botswana (10). Table 6.3 Age of Graduates

AGE GROUP GENDER FEMALE MALE TOTAL

19-24 365 251 616 25-29 187 143 330 30-34 92 71 163 35-39 87 37 124 40-44 19 15 34 45-49 11 5 16 50+ 5 4 9 Total 766 526 1292

Table 6.3, shows that most of the graduates were between the age categories of 19-24 years (616), followed by 25-29 years (330).

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