Graduates with industry-relevant ERP competencies are highly sought after. This requirement is due to a dominance of
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems and the positive affect which good quality ERP specialists have on the success
rate of ERP system implementation projects. Universities are therefore increasingly pressurised to supply graduates with the
appropriate competencies and as a result have adopted a hands-on approach to teaching ERP systems in Information Systems
(IS) degree programmes. Whilst several frameworks for ERP education have been proposed, they are not comprehensive and
do not link the competencies required for ERP specialists with an appropriate approach to ERP adoption in the IS curriculum.
A comprehensive, competency-based education framework for ERP education is proposed and implemented at a South
African university. Analysis of the results reveals that the students enjoyed the hands-on use of the ERP system and that there
was a positive improvement in self-efficacy and the competencies of the students.