All seven are at public universities — DUT, TUT and UJ — and I meet the published entry requirements for each, verified against the official 2027 prospectuses.
Why these six — in my own words
For the past year I've been building things every day — websites, small apps and AI tools — and designing all of it myself. That taught me what I actually enjoy: making things that look right and communicate clearly, and understanding how a business runs behind the scenes so it can run better. The design courses match the first part. The information, supply chain and operations courses match the second. None of these are compromises — each one is the formal version of something I already do by choice.
Durban University of Technology · Durban
Bachelor of Design: Visual Communication Design
A full Bachelor's degree in design for brands and communication — visual identity, layouts, digital and print design, campaign work. Entry is by portfolio and interview.
Why me: every business needs design — websites, logos, documents, marketing — and design quality is what makes a company look credible. For the past year I've designed every website and app I've built myself, so the portfolio this course requires for entry already exists. The degree turns a skill I already use daily into a formal qualification.
meets entry requirements ✓degree
Tshwane University of Technology · Pretoria
Diploma: Supply Chain Management
How companies buy, move and manage goods and services — procurement, logistics, warehousing, supplier contracts and negotiation.
Why me: every company that buys, moves or stores anything needs supply chain people — in construction and engineering it decides whether projects come in on budget. I'm good at working out how things should flow and where delays and costs hide, and I already use software and AI tools for exactly this kind of analysis. It's also one of the most reliably employable business fields in the country.
meets entry requirements ✓
Durban University of Technology · Durban
Diploma: Business & Information Management
Where business meets information systems — managing a company's information, processes and systems, and analysing how the business runs so it can run better.
Why me: businesses run on information — clients, jobs, invoices, reports — and this course teaches how to manage and improve that. The apps I've already built do exactly this: they track clients, send follow-ups and produce reports automatically. It leads to business-analyst work, one of the most in-demand business roles in South Africa.
meets entry requirements ✓
Tshwane University of Technology · Pretoria
Diploma: Administrative Information Management
How organisations manage their information — documents, records, contracts and the systems that keep everything organised, findable and moving; increasingly digital and automated.
Why me: every company runs on documents — contracts, project files, records — and most handle them badly. I already build systems that organise information automatically, so this is natural ground for me. And because it's needed on every single project a company runs, it's work that never dries up.
meets entry requirements ✓
University of Johannesburg · Soweto campus
Extended Diploma: Small Business Management
Starting, running and growing a business — business planning, small-business finance, operations and growth, with a foundation year built in.
Why me: this course teaches how to plan, finance and grow a business properly. I've already started and run my own small projects — finding customers, doing the work, getting paid — so I know the practical side. The course adds the structure and financial knowledge I haven't taught myself yet.
meets entry requirements ✓
University of Johannesburg · Bunting Road campus
Higher Certificate: Business Management (Project Management)
A one-year certificate in the fundamentals of managing projects — planning, coordination, budgets and delivery — offered part-time, and designed to extend into UJ's diploma programmes afterwards.
Why me: project management is planning work, coordinating people and delivering on time — a skill every industry pays for. It's what I already do whenever I build something of my own from start to finish. This is a recognised one-year certificate that puts a formal name on that skill, and it leads into UJ's diploma programmes afterwards.
meets entry requirements ✓
Durban University of Technology · Durban
Diploma: Operations Management
How organisations deliver their work efficiently — planning, productivity, quality management, workflow and project coordination.
Why me: operations is how a company gets its work out the door — planning, productivity, quality control. When I look at any process I look for the slow or wasteful step, and I've built tools that remove those steps. It's a practical qualification and the one that leads most directly into management.