About the Programme

The Master of Public Sector Management is an intensive, full-time, 12-month long training programme consisting of four modules and a research project.

 

Entry Requirements

1. The PSMTP will accept applications from candidates who possess all the following minimum qualifications and attributes:
   • A good first university degree (equivalent professional qualifications obtained by formal study and examination and recognized as a degree equivalent by the Africa University Senate) and 4 years of relevant post-qualification work experience;
   • Be a middle-level African professional or manager employed by a government or state enterprise located in Eastern or Southern Africa. (More senior officials located in the same region may also be eligible for special consideration);
2. Competence in basic Mathematics not below GCE ‘O’ level shall be an added advantage.
• Preference will be given to candidates recommended by those Governments or state enterprises which make an explicit commitment to provide the successful graduates with the requisite institutional environment (including appropriate incentive systems) that would enable them to make good use of their newly acquired skills and competences in the collective pursuit of sustainable development and poverty reduction on the Continent