Registration Guide Advanced Programme in South African Tree

Appraisal Method

The Department of Environmental Sciences

The Centre for Sustainable Agriculture and

Environmental Sciences

Dear Student

SATAM - 72885

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Thank you for showing interest in the Advanced Short Learning Programme: South African Tree Appraisal Method (SATAM). The programme is aimed at the development of horticulturists and other members of the green industry as tree appraisers, to correctly utilize SATAM for the appraisal of urban trees in South Africa.

Please note: A NQF 7 qualification in horticulture or any environmentally related qualification is necessary to apply for this course.

The registration process:

Submit application form, a certified copy of your ID and certified copies (not older than six months) of your qualifications to: fourigs@unisa.ac.za

The application and supporting documentation will be reviewed by the Department of Environmental Sciences. If you do not submit all the required documentation or send uncertified documentation, your application will be discarded.

The application will be forwarded to the Centre for Sustainable Agriculture and Environmental Sciences.

The Centre for Sustainable Agriculture and Environmental Sciences creates a student number and invoice for you. This invoice will contain the bank details.

You are responsible to pay the deposit for the Programme and send the proof of payment to the Centre for Sustainable Agriculture and Environmental Sciences. Please send the proof of payment to gaffnmj@unisa.ac.za or moimams@unisa.ac.za

On receipt of your deposit you will be registered for the modules indicated on your application form.

You will receive an invoice for the outstanding amount from the Centre for Sustainable Agriculture and Environmental Sciences. This outstanding amount has to be paid in full prior to the start of the practical session. Also note that marks will only be released to fully paid up students.

Please refer all payment queries to: gaffnmj@unisa.ac.za or moimams@unisa.ac.za

You will need to submit the following documentation with your registration form: (Certification may not be older than 6 months)

A certified copy of your ID or Passport

A certified copy of your qualifications

An application form

A brochure – for information about the modules, fees and related requirements

Exam venues list

Letter with the SATAM fee structure

Should you need any further information, please do not hesitate to contact me. I wish you success with your application. Kind regards Ms GS Fourie Programme Coordinator fourigs@unisa.ac.za

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COURSE & COST BREAK DOWN OF ADVANCED PROGRAMME - 2015

The cost of each Module is Three Thousand Rand (R3 000.00) Total cost for the Advanced Programme is R15 000.00

MODULE CODE MODULE NAME PRICE

APTA04Y Tree Identification R3 000.00

APTA053 Tree Biology and Pruning R3 000.00

APTA01V The Aesthetic and Environmental Value of Trees

in Urban Landscapes

R3 000.00

APTA03X Legal Liability of Persons Causing Damage to

trees

R3 000.00

APTA02W Hazard Tree assessment and Abatement

Procedures

R3 000.00

TOTAL AMOUNT: R15 000.00

PLEASE NOTE

There is a non-refundable deposit of R1000.00 per module of the advanced programme, payable at registration. The

rest of the amount (R2 000.00) per module, must be paid before the practical/ contact session commences. Should a

student fail to comply with this rule his/her registration will be cancelled and he/she will only be able to register for the

following semester’s intake. . Should you register for all the modules the non-refundable deposit will be R5000.00

It is advised that students complete all of the modules in the same semester. There is a practical/contact session that is presented to assist students with the completion of the portfolios. If a student is unable to complete all of the modules together it is advised that the Tree Identification module be taken first and then the other modules together in the same semester.

Registration and Financial Enquiries should be directed to the Centre for Sustainable Agriculture and Environmental Sciences staff:

Manoko Schultz Moima Marion Gaffney moimams@unisa.ac.za gaffnmj@unisa.ac.za

All academic related enquiries should be directed to the Department of Environmental Sciences staff: Genevieve Fourie Elize van Staden fourigs@unisa.ac.za vstadem@unisa.ac.za

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Payment of programme fees

Dear Students

Please note: The total deposit amount must be paid upon registration (you are allowed a

two week window - after application, to pay the deposit). If the deposit is not paid, your

application will be cancelled immediately and you will not be able to access the study

material on myUnisa. No late deposit payments will be accepted!!

Please select one of the payment options below, indicate the modules that you are registering for (mark with an x),

sign the document and send it along with your application form.

Payment option APTA04Y

APTA053

APTA01V

APTA03X

APTA02W Total amount outstanding

Paid in full at registration

Monthly Instalments (x3) (February, March & April) Sem1

Monthly Instalments (x3) (July, August, September & October) Sem2

Paid in full by April 2015 (Sem 1 only)

Paid in Full by October 2015 (Sem2 only)

Please note that 30 April 2015 (Semester 1) and 30 October 2015 (Semester 2) are the last

days, respectively to make payments. No student will be permitted to write exams or attend the practical/ contact

session if the outstanding amount on your account is settled. All students that do not settle their account on these

dates will be de-registered immediately.

Kind regards

Mrs EM van Staden and Ms GS Fourie

Student number: Name& Surname:

Signature: Date:

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THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES AND

THE CENTRE OF SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

APPLICATION FORM FOR ADVANCED SHORT COURSES: SOUTH AFRICAN TREE APPRAISAL METHOD (SATAM)

PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Students must have ACCESS TO THE INTERNET and MUST BE COMPUTER LITERATE to apply for this course. All correspondence and study material will only be available to students in electronic format. It is the responsibility of the student to register on the myUnisa system once their application was accepted and they received their student number.

PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO THE CORRECTNESS OF THE INFORMATION COMPLETED BELOW!

A minimum of 20 Students need to be registered for the course to be offered.

NO APPLICATION WILL BE PROCESSED IF IT IS NOT COMPLETED CORRECTLY AND COMPLETELY!!!

1 Student number

3 Surname, Initials, Title (e.g. Smit B Me)

4 First Names

5 Maiden name and/or previous surname

6 Identity or Passport number

7 Date of birth YY

YY MM

MM

DD

DD

8 Gender (mark with an x) Male Female

9 Home Language

10 Are you physically disabled? (mark with an x) Yes No

Nature of disability Blind

Cerebral palsied Deaf

Other (indicate)

11 Contact information: Telephone numbers (dialing code, number and extension) e.g. 012-352 1711 x 7101

Home Cell

Work Fax

E-mail

Postal address Physical address

Postal code Postal code

12 Examination Centre Centre code Centre Name

INFORMATION GIVEN IN QUESTION 13 – 16 IS USED FOR STATISTICAL PURPOSES ONLY

13 Nationality 14 Population group

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15 Occupation 16 Economic sector (e.g. Banking)

17 Particulars of all current and previous registrations at Unisa and/or other educational institutions (start with most recent)

Institution (e.g. UCT, Stellenbosch) Qualification (e.g. diploma, degree)

Year(s) (e.g. 2004-2006) Student number (if available)

Year completed

REMEMBER TO ATTACH CERTIFIED COPIES OF ALL ACADEMIC TRANSCRIPTS, DEGREES, CERTIFICATES AND DIPLOMAS. ONLY CERTIFIED COPIES WILL BE ACCEPTED!!

18 Ensure that all codes for the Advanced Short Courses for which you wish to register are provided in the spaces below (maximum of 5)

Advanced short course codes (e.g. APTA04Y) Title of course

Semester

Year FOR OFFICE USE 1 2

19 Particulars of payment

Please note a compulsory deposit of R1000.00 per module has to be effected before the student is registered. A letter of approval and invoice with the outstanding amount will be sent to you once your application was approved by the Centre for Sustainable Agriculture and Environmental Sciences.

20 DECLARATION AND UNDERTAKING – I declare that all the particulars furnished by me on this form are true and correct, and I undertake to comply with the rules, regulations and decisions of the University, the Centre of Sustainable Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, and the Department of Environmental Sciences, any amendments thereto, and have taken note of advice which may be applicable to students in general and/or to the advanced short course for which I am registered. I undertake to protect the copyright of the University and under no circumstances to make the study material available for use by any other person.

Surname:

First names:

Date:

Students signature:

Completed forms must be e-mailed to: fourigs@unisa.ac.za

NOTE: A myLife e-mail address will be provided for each student on the myUnisa system and must also be activated by them. This is the only e-mail address that will be used to correspond with students once they are registered. Should a student wish to use their personal e-mail address, they must divert or forward all their e-mails from their myLife e-mail address to their own personal e-mail address.

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Examination centres

Republic of South Africa

A. Republic of South Africa B. Other countries in Africa C. Overseas countries D. Prisons and detention barracks

IMPORTANT

You are referred to the lists below and requested, where possible, to select the examination centre NEAREST TO YOUR HOME. Prisoners are referred to list D.

The CODE of the centre of your choice must then be given as your answer to Question 13 on your registration form. The centre and CODE must also be given if, during the year, you request that your examination centre be changed.

NOTE that you may later be requested by the University to write your examination(s) at a centre other than that of your choice, but only if the University should find it necessary for you to do so for specific reasons.

EXAMINATION CENTRES

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Z

A

Code Centre

0903-2 Aberdeen

4118-1 Acornhoek

2101-6 Adelaide

3407-X Alberton

7764-X Alexander Bay

1973-9 Alexandria

2121-0 Aliwal North

3901-2 Amersfoort

3823-7 Arabie

0014-0 Athlone

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Z

B

Code Centre

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4601-9 Balfour

2651-4 Balgowan

4001-0 Barberton

2131-8 Barkly East

1001-4 Beaufort West

4341-9 Bela Bela (Warmbaths)

3513-0 Benoni

4611-6 Bethal

5201-9 Bethlehem

5501-8 Bloemfontein

6011-9 Bopedi-Bapedi

4901-8 Bothaville

3401-0 Brakpan

0510-X Brandvlei

0501-0 Bredasdorp

3701-X Brits

3801-6 Bronkhorstspruit

4701-5 Bultfontein

2111-3 Burgersdorp (Eastern Cape)

4119-X Bushbuckridge

8203-1 Butterworth

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Z

C

Code Centre

0511-8 Caledon

1011-1 Calvinia

0011-6 Cape Town (Parow)

3111-9 Carletonville

1021-9 Carnarvon

3921-7 Carolina

2151-2 Cathcart

0401-4 Ceres

4411-3 Christiana

0193-7 Citrusdal

0191-0 Clanwilliam

1201-7 Colesberg

1211-4 Cradock

3712-5 Cullinan

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Z

D

9

Code Centre

1411-7 De Aar

4431-8 Delareyville

4621-3 Delmas

2281-0 Dordrecht

1621-7 Douglas

3021-X Dundee

2820-7 Durban (DLI Hall)

2713-8 Durban (Hellenic Centre)

2770-7 Durban (Jewish Club)

2601-8 Durban (Regional Office)

2635-2 Durban (Telkom Learning Centre)

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Z

E

Code Centre

2001-X East London

2161-X Elliot

Ellisras - see Lephalale

4015-0 Elukwatini

2923-8 Empangeni

8211-2 Engcobo

3931-4 Ermelo

2901-7 Eshowe

2621-2 Estcourt

4613-2 Evander

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Z

F

Code Centre

5111-X Ficksburg

1724-8 Fochville

2007-9 Fort Beaufort

5001-6 Frankfort

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Z

G

Code Centre

4220-X Ga Kgapane

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0095-7 Garies

0701-3 George

3511-4 Germiston

6301-0 Giyani

69604 Goedemoed

1221-1 Graaff-Reinet

1801-5 Grahamstown

0070-1 Grassy Park

2741-3 Greytown

3821-0 Groblersdal

4665-5 Groothoek Hospital

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Z

H

Code Centre

8303-8 Hammanskraal

5211-6 Harrismith

1611-X Hartswater

4111-4 Hazyview

5011-3 Heilbron

6985-X Helderstroom

3833-4 Hendrina

0531-2 Hermanus

7013-0 Hoedspruit

1631-4 Hopetown

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Z

I

Code Centre

8215-5 Idutywa

2603-4 Illovo Beach

2511-9 Ixopo

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Z

J

Code Centre

4318-4 Jane Furse Hospital

5505-0 Jan Kempdorp

1111-8 Jansenville

0821-4 Jeffreys Bay

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3306-5 Johannesburg (Ormonde)

0831-1 Joubertina

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Z

K

Code Centre

4013-4 Kabokweni

4014-2 Ka Nyamazane

1715-9 Kathu

1641-1 Kimberley

1901-1 King William's Town

0904-0 Kirkwood

0103-1 Kleinsee

4501-2 Klerksdorp

0711-0 Knysna

5641-3 Koffiefontein

2301-9 Kokstad

5041-5 Kroonstad

3101-1 Krugersdorp (Greek Church)

4190-4 Krugersdorp (PP Church)

1711-6 Kuruman

3824-5 Kwa Mhlanga

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Z

L

Code Centre

0611-4 Ladismith (Western Cape)

8221-X Lady Frere

5131-4 Ladybrand

2641-7 Ladysmith (KwaZulu/ Natal)

1041-3 Laingsburg

4316-8 Lebowakgomo

3720-6 Lehurutshe

4351-6 Lephalae (Ellisras)

4201-3 Letaba (Tivumbeni)

4451-2 Lichtenburg

4322-2 Limburg

0013-2 Lime Acres

5051-2 Lindley

4331-1 Louis Trichardt (Makhado)

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8217-1 Lusikisiki

4101-7 Lydenburg

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Z

M

Code Centre

2211-X Maclear

1721-3 Mafikeng

4005-3 Malelane

0311-5 Malmesbury (DR Church)

2303-5 Matatiele

Messina - see Musina

1251-3 Middelburg (Eastern Cape)

3831-8 Middelburg (Mpumalanga)

7583-3 Mkuze

8704-1 Mlumati

4357-5 Modimolle (Nylstroom)

4314-1 Modipa (Limpopo)

4326-5 Modjadji

7482-9 Mogwase

4321-4 Mokopane (Potgietersrus)

4325-7 Mookgopong (Naboomspruit)

0220-8 Moorreesburg

0801-X Mossel Bay

3837-7 Mpudulle

4301-X Musina (Messina)

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Z

N

Code Centre

Naboomspruit - see Mookgopong

4011-8 Nelspruit

3041-4 Newcastle

3408-8 Nigel

Nylstroom - see Modimolle

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Z

O

Code Centre

4801-1 Odendaalsrus

13

4505-5 Orkney

0621-1 Oudtshoorn

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Z

P

Code Centre

0421-9 Paarl

4911-5 Parys

6023-2 Penge

5030-X Petrus Steyn

4207-2 Phalaborwa

2731-6 Pietermaritzburg

Pietersburg - see Polokwane

3941-1 Piet Retief

0321-2 Piketberg

1513-X Pofadder

4311-7 Polokwane (Pietersburg)

3943-8 Pongola

1821-X Port Alfred

0901-6 Port Elizabeth (Algoapark)

2030-3 Port Elizabeth (SouthEnd)

0174-0 Porterville

0093-0 Port Nolloth

2521-6 Port Shepstone

1731-0 Postmasburg

4511-X Potchefstroom

Potgietersrus - see Mokopane

4320-6 Praktiseer (Burgersfort)

3601-3 Pretoria (Hall C)

1521-0 Prieska

1051-0 Prince Albert

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Z

Q

Code Centre

2231-4 Queenstown

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Z

R

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Code Centre

3331-6 Randburg

3102-X Randfontein

5071-7 Reitz

2921-1 Richards Bay

1291-2 Richmond (Northern Cape)

2531-3 Richmond (KwaZulu-Natal)

0541-X Riversdale

0431-6 Robertson

3340-5 Roodepoort (only students residing in Roodepoort)

3721-4 Rustenburg

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Z

S

Code Centre

4115-7 Sabie

5701-0 Sasolburg

8307-0 Saulspoort

4461-X Schweizer-Reneke

5081-4 Senekal

4315-X Senwabarwana (Bochum)

7011-4 Sibasa

3822-9 Siyabuswa

4021-5 Skukuza

4335-4 Soekmekaar

1301-3 Somerset East

0443-X Somerset West

8306-2 Soshanguve

3350-2 Soweto

0101-5 Springbok

5303-1 Springfontein

3421-5 Springs (Hellenic Centre)

4651-5 Standerton

2801-0 Stanger

5900-5 Stellenbosch (DR Church)

2241-1 Sterkstroom

1311-0 Steynsburg

1121-5 Steytlerville

0265-8 Strand

1061-8 Sutherland

0551-7 Swellendam

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Z

T

Code Centre

1742-6 Taung College

3599-8 Tembisa (Olifantsfontein)

5533-6 Thaba Nchu

3741-9 Thabazimbi

4721-X Theunissen

7011-4 Thohoyandou

2401-5 Tongaat

0495-2 Touwsriver

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Z

U

Code Centre

2008-7 Ugie

0911-3 Uitenhage

7511-6 Ulundi

8233-3 Umtata

2541-0 Umzinto

2671-9 Underberg

0841-9 Uniondale

1701-9 Upington

3044-9 Utrecht

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Z

V

Code Centre

3211-5 Vanderbijlpark

4471-7 Ventersdorp

3258-1 Vereeniging

1415-X Victoria West

4921-2 Viljoenskroon

4811-9 Virginia

3951-9 Volksrust

5223-X Vrede

0331-X Vredenburg

0211-9 Vredendal

1741-8 Vryburg

3081-3 Vryheid

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Z

W

Code Centre

Warmbaths - see Bela Bela

4821-6 Welkom

0481-2 Wellington

5401-1 Wepener

3295-6 Westonaria

2551-8 Wild Coast Sun

1015-4 Williston

1131-2 Willowmore

5551-4 Winburg

3841-5 Witbank

3055-4 Witpoortjie

5801-7 Witsieshoek

4483-0 Wolmaranstad

0491-X Worcester

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Z

Z

Code Centre

5411-9 Zastron

3713-3 Zeerust

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I have a disability. Can I still study through Unisa?

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