APS 24
minimum admission score
3 years
to complete
NQF 6
qualification level
31 Jul 2026
applications close
The Dip (Supply Chain Management) is a diploma offered by TUT for 2027 learners, taking 3 years to complete. This page covers the Grade 12 subjects and admission score you need to qualify, what the course involves, where you can study it, the careers it leads to, and how to apply.
Do you qualify
Grade 12 Required Subjects to study Dip (Supply Chain Management) at TUT
- Grade 12 (National Senior Certificate) with: English Mathematics or Technical Mathematics or Mathematical Literacy
- Minimum Admission Point Score (APS): 24
- Recommended (non-compulsory) additional subjects: Commercial subjects
What you study
About Dip (Supply Chain Management)
This diploma in Supply Chain Management, offered through TUT's Faculty of Management Sciences, runs over 3 years of full-time study. Graduates are prepared for practical, career-focused roles such as buyer, materials manager, logistics manager, distribution manager, warehouse manager, in line with TUT's applied, industry-linked approach to education. Students who complete this qualification successfully can typically progress to further studies such as AdvDip, PGDip, MMSc and DMSc: Supply Chain Management.
After you graduate
Careers After Dip (Supply Chain Management)
Course intelligence for Dip (Supply Chain Management)
Data-driven planning insights for this specific course: job market outlook, NSFAS funding, and how competitive admission is likely to be.
Job market outlook
Good sign: Retail Buyer appears on South Africa’s National List of Occupations in High Demand, a Department of Higher Education and Training analysis of employer hiring activity. Employers have been reporting real recruitment pressure for this role, which generally works in your favour once you’ve completed Dip (Supply Chain Management).
NSFAS funding
As a Diploma at TUT, a public institution, this course generally falls within NSFAS’s undergraduate funding scope. Funding is means-tested and not automatic, so confirm your own eligibility at nsfas.org.za before relying on it.
Admission chances
Meeting the requirements at an admission score of APS 24+ doesn’t guarantee a seat here, demand for this course tends to outstrip the places available, especially closer to the closing date. Apply early rather than waiting until the deadline.
These insights are estimates generated from South Africa’s National List of Occupations in High Demand (DHET, November 2023 draft), NSFAS’s published funding rules, and this university’s general applicant demand. They’re planning guidance, not a guarantee. Always confirm funding and admission specifics directly with TUT and NSFAS.
Step by step
How to Apply for Dip (Supply Chain Management) in 2027
Apply directly through TUT's online application system at https://www.tut.ac.za/study-at-tut/ (application fee of R240 payable once-off for first-time applicants).
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