2016 – THE YEAR FOR INNOVATION IN SKILLS DEVELOPMENT

No matter how or why money is being spent, the outlay of funds is always accompanied by an expectation of return on investment (ROI). In the realm of skills development, innovation leads to greater ROI, while the effective management of people impacts on the holistic performance of the organisation – offering elevated ROI in terms of productivity and profitability. At […]

EXCELLENCE IN TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT REWARDED

As South Africa continues to expand, evolve and explore new markets, it is overflowing withexciting and innumerable opportunities. To capitalise on these opportunities companies mustdevelop a respect for growth, a love for learning and a penchant for upskilling their employeesto offer educated and professional solutions to real needs.In recognition of this, the MEA South Africa Awards (Middle East and Africa) […]

Staying Ahead

Staying Ahead

Unbelievable!  We are already half way through the year.  If 2020 has proved anything to us it is that we are a society who values connection and our ability to adapt is of vital importance. Our CEO, Mark Orpen, has long recognised the inevitable adjustments the Institute of People Development (IPD) needed to make to be relevant in the Fourth […]

Youth Month 2020

Youth Month 2020

Archbishop Desmond Tutu summed up the Zulu proverb Ubuntu as `the essence of being human’. Ubuntu speaks particularly about the fact that you can’t exist as a human being in isolation.  It’s about our interconnectedness … Too frequently we think of ourselves as individuals, separated from one another.  Whereas in truth we are all connected and what we do affects […]