Executive Education

About Executive Education

Executive Education describes various non-formal programmes for working professionals with practical content that impact their professional and personal development. Executive Programs are targeted toward managers and executives from middle- to upper-management levels and entry-level managers. Executive programs are characterised as generic management programs with no separation by industry and are designed to survey various management and leadership topics and current issues.

So, whether you are a team leader, supervisor, front-line manager, or perhaps a promising individual for entry into a management position, make sure you apply for our Executive Education Short Learning Programmes.

Qualify yourself and supercharge your career with any of our offerings:

Project Management and Advanced Project Management
Fundamental Management, Middle Management
Advanced Short Learning Programme on Management Strategy
Forensic Short Learning Programmes
- Commercial Forensic Accounting
- Commercial Forensic Investigation
- Commercial Forensic Information Technology
- Commercial Forensic Law
- Commercial Forensic Fraud Risk Management
Programmes presented by thinking fusion AFRICA
- Leadership in the connection economy
- Women who lead
- Leading Essential Leadership Insight programme
- Self-leadership programme
- Leadership Academy for Agriculture
- Leadership Academy for Mining

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Format

Mode of delivery: Contact

Minimum Requirements

SHORT LEARNING PROGRAMME ON FUNDAMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Admission requirements:
(2) Two years’ experience or participants who are earmarked by an organisation as managers. They should have the potential for advancement and require basic skills and knowledge to enhance their managerial effectiveness.
Learning assumed to be in place:
National Senior Certificate or an equivalent NQF Level 4 qualification. Supervisors and first-line managers with two years working experience or earmarked by the organisation as managers. Basic working skills and knowledge are required to enhance their managerial effectiveness are required.

SHORT LEARNING PROGRAMME ON MIDDLE MANAGEMENT

Admission requirements:
(3) Three years’ practical management experience. Participants must currently occupy a middle management position or be ready to be promoted to middle management. Participants must have through their work experience acquired a fair level of knowledge and skills in the field of general management and human relations.

Learning assumed to be in place:
Supervisors and managers in junior management with three (3) years’ practical management experience or earmarked by the organisation as middle managers. They should have the potential for advancement and a fair level of knowledge and skills in the field of general management and human relations. National Senior Certificate or an equivalent NQF Level 4 qualification.

ADVANCED SHORT LEARNING PROGRAMME ON MANAGEMENT STRATEGY

Admission requirements:
Participants entering this Short learning programme on Advanced Management must have completed the National Senior Certificate or an equivalent NQF Level 4 qualification and the NWU Middle Management course or equivalent. Participants will also currently occupy at least a middle management position or be ready to be promoted to middle management. Participants will have at least (3) three years of practical management experience. Participants must also be able to join an allocated syndicate group that would be able to function in a modern electronic environment.

Learning assumed to be in place:
Participants entering this Short learning programme on Advanced Management will have through their work experience as middle managers acquired a fair level of knowledge and skills in the field of general management, human relations and the use of technology within the context of an organisational strategic setting.