January 2007

2007 - A Time for New Opportunities 

At the onset of this new year, we are filled with the excitement of new opportunities, challenges and developments that stretches ahead for 2007.   

Our focus for 2007 will be on enhancing the company's position as a market leader in training and career development for the public and commercial sectors within Southern Africa. We will continue to create an innovative environment in our quest to render a world-class training experience. 

Deon Herbst, Managing Director of CE at UP 

To ensure that we keep on occupying the high ground within the continuing education training environment, we are also looking at extending our current programme offering. This will be achieved through the introduction of new products in line with the latest market trends. 

In 2007, we would like to challenge you to take up the opportunity to enhance your personal and professional development. 

We are looking forward to
  welcoming you to our 
quality career-focused courses 
during the course of the year!

South Africa - Truly an Entrepreneurial Nation?

Entrepreneurship is widely regarded as an integral part of the South African business culture, and particularly as an engine for job creation and economic growth. Even so, South Africa can not justly be classified as an entrepreneurial nation. According to The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2005 South African Report, South Africa is ranked 25th out of 35 countries with a Total Entrepreneurial Activity (TEA) Rate of 5.1%. 

Professor Jurie van Vuuren, Co-ordinator of the Chair in Entrepreneurship, hosted by the Department of Business Management at the University of Pretoria, identifies three distinctive role players within the South African entrepreneurial business environment – survivalists, small business individuals and entrepreneurs. “A survivalist is a trader who sells produce merely for the sake of survival, while the small business individual is a business owner who lost his entrepreneurial flair and stagnated. Neither one of these role players generates wealth, or contributes towards job creation,” states Professor van Vuuren. “A true entrepreneur is an individual that realises an opportunity and proceeds to build a sustainable business. Entrepreneurs create opportunities, contribute towards job creation and generate wealth.”

Professor Jurie van Vuuren, 
Co-ordinator of the Chair in Entrepreneurship

In comparison with other developing countries, South Africa has the lowest TEA rate. The country’s start-up businesses are second least likely to mature to a new firm stage and only 1.3% of South African businesses reach the established firm stage. 

Corporate entrepreneurship is another critical focus area within the entrepreneurial business environment. “Corporate entrepreneurship must be advanced in South Africa. With the countries high failure rate of start-up businesses, corporate businesses must play their part in advancing economic growth and job creation to balance the limited contribution of start-up businesses,” says Professor van Vuuren. 

The University of Pretoria offers entrepreneurs assistance through training and mentorship. The Department of Business Management, in association with Continuing Education at the University of Pretoria, currently offers a number of entrepreneurial short courses from a basic Business Plan Compilation Course through to a Programme in Advanced Entrepreneurship. Courses in Corporate Entrepreneurship and Corporate Venturing promote entrepreneurial growth and assist in creating new ventures within established businesses. 

February 2007

19 February - Introductory Course on Multi-Disciplinary
                       Concepts in Railway Engineering 
21 February - Basic Property Programme
24 February - Dispensing for Non-pharmacist Health
                       Care Professionals
26 February - Fraud Examination

March 2007

01 March - Certificate in Sports Law
02 March - Constructal Theory
05 March - Primary Aviation Medicine Course
05 March - Afrikaans for Beginners
06 March - Afrikaans at Intermediate Level
08 March - Research Methods Workshop
08 March - English Grammar and Writing
08 March - Disciplinary Enquiries at the Workplace
12 March - Trauma Counselling
12 March - Developing Contextual Ministries
12 March - Advanced Fraud Examination
12 March - Finance for Non-financial Executives
13 March - HIV/AIDS: Practical Strategies for
                  Stigma Mitigation
13 March - Employee Assistance Programmes
16 March - Music and the Young Child
16 March - African Music
18 March - Principles of Risk Management
19 March - Youth Ministry
20 March - Property Intermediate Programme
22 March - Poverty, Gender and AIDS
26 March - Labour Relations
27 March - CIA Preparation Course - Part 1
28 March - Contract Management
28 March - Spreadsheets as Process Engineering Tool
28 March - Gender Mainstreaming
28 March - CIA Preparation Course - Part 2
29 March - CIA Preparation Course - Part 3
30 March - CIA Preparation Course - Part 4

An assortment of year courses across the full range of academic disciplines will be commencing early in 2007. 

For a detailed list of our year courses click on the "2007 year courses" button above.

In-house training 

Training programmes can also be presented on an in-house basis where the course content is customised to meet the unique needs of each particular company. 

    Complete a Certificate Course 

Contact us on (012) 420 5015 or data.ce@up.ac.za for further information.  For online enrolments visit www.ceatup.com

The University of Pretoria is now a PGA accredited provider of education, training and coaching to all prospective golf professionals, including players, coaches and professional club managers. The University is currently the only tertiary institution in the country with this accreditation, which puts it at the forefront of golf development in South Africa. 

This accreditation — combined with the facilities available from the University of Pretoria, the highperformancecentre, CE at UP and the existing Golf Academy — provides prospective golf professionals with possibly the most comprehensive, structured and internationally recognised training programme in the country. 

While South Africa is keeping up with international trends, this Club Professional Golfing Programme marks the start of the country’s leadership in golf development. All students who are accepted on this programme will be required to engage in a rigorous athletic training programme. This will ensure that prospective professional golf players enjoy world-class facilities and top-notch support structures in developing their potential to the fullest. Those students who choose to rather direct their careers towards coaching, will have firsthand experience of a truly professional coaching programme.  We believe that, as a result of this practical and personal experience in athletic development, our coaches will be in a league of their own.

The first programme kicks off in February 2007 and will follow the normal academic year. Applications are invited from golf enthusiasts who have already achieved a high level of play and who have completed their matric qualification.  The programme is accredited with both the PGA and the South African Qualifications Authority. The PGA-prescribed golf apprenticeship also forms part of this comprehensive programme. 

For additional information on this course, contact the Programme Manager, Johan Steyn, on 082 995 3015 or johan.steyn@hpc.co.za.

Focus on Education and Training

Education and training is concerned with workplace learning to improve performance. More specifically it encompasses the development of skills relevant to one's current occupation. 

Such training can be generally categorised as "on-the-job" or "off-the-job". On-the-job describes training that is given in a normal working situation, using the actual tools, equipment, documents or materials that they will use when fully trained. On-the-job training is usually most effective for vocation work. Off-the-job training takes place away from the normal work situation. An advantage of off-the-job training is that it allows people to get away from work and totally concentrate on the training being given. This is most effective for training concepts and ideas. 
 

Higher Education and Training Practice 

• Service-Learning Training Programme (SLTP); the main focus of this course will be on service-learning as a form of community engaged learning. Community Engagement refers to a course- or module-based, credit-bearing educational experience and includes various forms of student community engagement off campus.

• Instructional Practices in Science Education (IPISE); this course deals with in-service training of teachers based on the principles ad guidelines on classroom practices as stated by the New Curriculum Statement document. This course is centered on specific content that drives innovative classroom practices. 

• Innovative Training Practices; this course will empower higher education, training and development practitioners to facilitate learning in an innovative way. The course cover modules such as community-base learning, research supervision, mentorship, electronic learning and entrepreneurial practice. 

Research Skills 

• Research Methods Workshop; this two-day workshop enables social scientists / practitioners to do their own research projects, to facilitate a conceptual understanding of the rationale of research and to provide basic skills in conceptualising a research project and formulating a workable proposal . 

Distance Education 

• The E-Learning Nite Series; this series of six evening sessions of three hours each will orientate Instructional Designers and Managers in the field of E-Learning, Mobile Learning and Web-based Distance Education in terms of the composition of the local field and the key issues in the international arena. 

For additional information on our Education and Training portfolio visit the Courses section of our website.