1.0 WHAT IS e-STUDY

Heedmorine Municipal Institute delivers training in Municipalities via e-Study and Full Time Study (Contact Study). e-Study (Online Study) is a training Modus Operandi that is a critical Online Training Aid which is employed for delivery of training programs that are tenable at Heedmorine Municipal Institute.

Because e-Study is Online based, the number of contact sessions between students and academic staff are effectively reduced. This is favourable to individuals who are employed because they will be able to concurrently study and work. This means that employed individuals will use e-Study to work and study at the same time.

It must be borne in mind that students who will qualify to use e-Study, will be assigned a student number and a Log-In Password after registration which they will use to Go Online on www.heed-ngo.org.za and click on Study Guides & Examination Results (Log-In) to access study material, submit assignments, receive periodic feedback, obtain examination results etc.

2.0 ADVANTAGES OF e-STUDY

By its nature, e-Study has advantages for both Heedmorine Municipal Institute and students in that it is associated with the following:

• Because it is “Online Based,” e-Study is comparatively cheaper than Full Time Study which is also known as “Contact Study”
• e-Study is comparatively convenient in that students who are enrolled for e-Study do not have to travel to Heedmorine Municipal Institute for excessive contact sessions
• e-Study users will have the luxury and benefit of registering and commencing with their studies at any time of the year
• Because e-Study effectively reduces the number of contact sessions between students and academic staff, individuals who are employed will be able to concurrently study and work

3.0 QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS PROGRAMS THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR e-STUDY

The e-Study Modus Operandi is available for individuals who wish to enroll at Heedmorine Municipal Institute for the following qualifications:

3.1 ANIMAL PRODUCTION QUALIFICATIONS

• NQF 1 Certificates in Animal Production
• NQF 2 Certificates in Animal Production
• NQF 3 Certificates in Animal Production
• NQF 4 Certificates in Animal Production
• NQF 5 Diploma in Animal Production (To be accredited by 2015)
• NQF 6 Degree in Animal Production (To be accredited by 2016)

3.2 PLANT PRODUCTION QUALIFICATIONS

• NQF 1 Certificates in Plant Production
• NQF 2 Certificates in Plant Production
• NQF 3 Certificates in Plant Production
• NQF 4 Certificates in Plant Production
• NQF 5 Diploma in Plant Production (To be accredited by 2015)
• NQF 6 Degree in Plant Production (To be accredited by 2016)

3.3 GENERIC SHORT COURSE PROGRAMS AVAILABLE FOR e-STUDY

Also available for e-Study are the 240 accredited Professional Short Courses that have been customized into a “Commercial & Industrial Program” which comprises skills that are needed in the Commercial & Industrial sectors. Examples of skills that constitute the said Commercial and Industrial Program are stated but not restricted to the list below:

• Accounting (Debtors & Creditors Clerk Training)
• Administration
• Book keeping
• Budgeting
• Communication Skills
• Computer Studies (Basic & Advanced)
• Equipment Maintenance
• Grounds & Gardens Maintenance
• Human Resource Management
• Marketing
• Office Management
• Project Management
• Public Relations
• Receptionist Skills
• Stores Controller (Purchase & Supply Training)
• Strategic Management
• Supervision (Active Supervision)
• Tour Guide Operations
• Truck & Tractor Maintenance & Repair
• Transport Management
• Vehicle Maintenance & Repair
• etc

NOTE: Specific Short Courses that are available in the current calendar quarter are listed in our Prospectus

3.4 TAILOR MADE IN-SERVICE TRAINING AVAILABLE FOR e-STUDY

e-Study is also available to staff and/or members of organizations that require Tailor Made In-Service Training. Ideally, tailor made skills training programs comprising a carefully selected combination of any of the 240 accredited short courses may be delivered using the e-Study Modus Operandi. Enquiries about e-Study for Tailor Made In-Service Training must be directed to the office of the Registrar registrar@heed.org.za

4.0 ELIGIBILITY (Who may participate in e-STUDY)

From the onset, it is essential to point out that e-Study is suitable for people who are employed in entities that are likely to provide practical training as part of the normal day to day work routine. An example of a beneficial user of e-Study is that of an Accounting Debtor’s Clerk who wishes to register for a generic short course in Book keeping with the understanding that his day to day work routine which involves data capturing for book keeping purposes, will naturally be used to capture credits for practical sessions (i.e. Workplace Integrated Learning).

The employer in this case will host such a candidate for Workplace Integrated Learning and will Technically be referred to as “Host Employers” who will appoint a specific Site Mentor whereas Heedmorine Municipal Institute will place the role of “Chief Mentor.”

To qualify to use the e-Study Modus Operandi, individuals must ideally meet with the following concomitant criteria for participation in e-Study:

• Potential participants must be provisionally admitted to Heedmorine Municipal Institute via either the normative selection criteria or via Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) both which are clearly elucidated in our Prospectus

• e-Study users will have to look for appropriate Host Employers at which they will conduct  their practical sessions (i.e. Workplace Integrated Learning). Note that the Host Employer and Site Mentor will first have to be approved by the REWICO office that co-ordinates academic activities and is contactable on rewico@heed.org.za

• Because e-Study is online based, potential participants will have to be Information Communication Technology competent

• e-Study participants must have unrestricted independent access to Information Communication Technology software and hardware

• Much as e-Study drastically reduces contact hours between students and academic staff, participants of the e-Study Modus Operandi will have to be prepared to travel to Heedmorine Municipal Institute for Minimum Contact Sessions in the form of tutorials and evaluations via oral, psychomotor and written assessments. To wit, the said Minimum Contact Sessions at most be once every quarter for periods not exceeding 2 working days.

Applications for the e-Study Modus Operandi must be made by completing Form APP 101. Enquiries about e-Study must be directed to the office that co-ordinates academic activities whose address is: The REWICO Co-ordinato on rewico@heed.org.za

5.0 OTHER PROGRAMS THAT ARE RUN BY HEED

In order to understand the extent of our academic engagement, we encourage you to view our current list of Registered Students & Guest Lecturers

To view Extra Mural and other activities that Heedmorine Municipal Institute has scheduled to be commemorated this academic year, you are encouraged to download the list of Events

Empowerment and development enthusiasts are encouraged to read about the following  programs that are concurrently run by HEED and are found on the Home page:

* Academic Programs & Faculties
* Alumni Matters & Graduate Employment Opportunities
* Advocacy
* Bursary Applications Selection And Forwarding
* Community Awareness
* Conference Co-Ordination
* Evaluation and Benchmarking of Foreign Qualifications and Foreign Academic Credits
* Extra Mural Activities
* Fellowship, Internship, Bursaries, Scholarship & Studentship (FBSS)
* Infrastructure Resource Mobilization
* Intellectual Property Support
* Internet for All
* Machinery And Equipment Mobilization
* Non Profit And Community Based Organisation Support
* Research, Publications & Guest Lecturer Program
* Self-Help Volunteer Support
* Small, Medium & Micro Enterprise (SMME) Support
* Student Exchange
* Study Guides & Examination Results (Log-In)