MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME IN HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT | ENROLMENT DEADLINE 30 SEPTEMBER 2026 | ONLINE PROGRAMME STARTS OCTOBER 2026
Your hospital's biggest leadership risk is already on your payroll.
Not medicine. Management. Most clinicians promoted into leadership were never trained to run a budget or a team. This programme can support Workplace Skills Plan (WSP) priorities and broader skills development objectives.
Transfer skills levy spend into leadership capability.
8 MONTHS
6 HOURS PER WEEK
SEFAKO MAKGATHO HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY
CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCE
R34,950
PER LEARNER. EARLY BIRD PRICE R31,950 *T&Cs APPLY
FORMAT
CERTIFIED ONLINE SHORT COURSE
TIERED PRICING
VOLUME DISCOUNTS. PAY LESS. (See details below)
ENROLMENT DEADLINE 30 SEPTEMBER 2026 | ONLINE PROGRAMME STARTS OCTOBER 2026
Management Development Programme In Healthcare Management
Your management pipeline is a retention risk you haven't measured yet
Most first-time healthcare managers are promoted for clinical skill, then handed a budget, an HR function and a team, with no formal training in any of it. Nearly half of employees who leave a job leave because of how they were managed, not the organisation itself. Every manager promoted without leadership training introduces risk to patient outcomes, employee engagement and talent retention.
This programme is the right investment for teams that include:
- Healthcare professionals you plan to promote to management or leadership roles
- Clinicians, nurses and other health professionals who need a deeper understanding of healthcare management principles to match their clinical expertise
- Teams driving new healthcare ventures or service innovation
- Current managers and administrators who need stronger business and financial acumen
- Public health officials and policymakers responsible for healthcare system efficiency and effectiveness
- Any healthcare staff member whose role would benefit from a solid foundation in economics, finance, technology and leadership
What your team will walk away with
Six modules, one clear capability from each, built specifically for healthcare
Lead teams, manage conflict and make sound decisions under pressure
Navigate healthcare compliance and ethical risk with confidence
Make sound resource allocation and investment decisions
Read, build and defend a real healthcare budget
Evaluate and adopt new healthcare technology with clarity
Run departments, manage change, and lead through crisis
1 – 4 LEARNERS
R34,950 PER LEARNER*
EXCL. VAT
*EARLY BIRD PRICE R31,950 T&Cs APPLY
5 – 9 LEARNERS
R32,950 PER LEARNER
EXCL. VAT
10 – 19 LEARNERS
R31,950 PER LEARNER
EXCL. VAT
20+ LEARNERS
R30,950 PER LEARNER
EXCL. VAT
Workplace Skills Plan (WSP) and skills levy
Employers registered with the Health and Welfare Sector Education and Training Authority (HWSETA) can direct mandatory and discretionary grant funding towards accredited leadership development. This programme can form part of that plan.
We can support your HR or skills development facilitator with the motivation, so this sits inside your existing training budget rather than a new line item.
The Healthcare Management Development Programme (HMDP) is a partnership between Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (SMU) and DigitalCampus. October 2026 intake.
*Early Bird Offer Terms and Conditions: Early Bird pricing is available to delegates whose programme fees are paid in full by 30 September 2026. Delegates with outstanding balances at the commencement of the programme will be charged the standard programme fee. Early Bird discounts are non-transferable and may not be used in conjunction with any other offer.
