IKHWEZI Management and Training Institute (IKHWEZI), was created out of a need for transformation in the working environments and our primary objective is to provide long-term sustainable leadership and development solutions for individual and organisational growth and transformation, skills development and employee advancement.

IKHWEZI focuses on leadership and managerial training in the business environment offering skills programmes, short courses and full learnerships accredited with the respective SETA’s and/or the SABPP (see Products and Services). IKHWEZI will develop and provide solutions driven qualifications in Leadership and Management Development Programmes, including the crucial soft skills required to ensure successful leaders. This will be driven by our constantly evolving business world, and the requirements for more management in terms of Employment Equity and the need for black directors, senior managers and small business owners, in accordance with the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment’s Codes of good practice.

The two partners have other companies providing consulting across Human Resources, Industrial Relations, Business Planning and Consulting, Employment Equity Management, Skills Development Facilitation and Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Consultation. This has resulted in IKHWEZI being a training provider, who has real hands-on experience that can train and develop from a practical knowledge component as well as a theoretical one.

Substantial market research has established that Leadership Development training is one of the country’s fastest growing service industries. IKHWEZI identified a significant complexity within the local market for Management and Development training. IKHWEZI identified a (often painful) detachment between the training providers and their clients. Many businesses and training solutions providers in the industry “train for the sake of training” and do not fully understand the intricacies of the soft skills required to make the training relevant in the workplace.

IKHWEZI differentiates itself from its competitors (generally larger national companies) through competitive pricing and the development of unique workshops that will focus on real “on-the-job” experiences as training aids.  A vast amount of the learners has come from the workforces of the existing client base of the partners. Additionally, as per the 2013 DTI Codes of good practice, IKHWEZI provides a service to this client base by sourcing and training unemployed people to meet the B-BBEE requirements under the Skills Pillar. By specialising in the development of leaders and organisational culture, IKHWEZI hopes to partner with companies to ensure the success of their training and development divisions.

VISION, MISSION AND VALUES

VISION

To provide continuous training and development, through Divinely inspired training, which will enhance personal productivity, change through growth and marketability, thereby investing in any Company’s most valuable asset, their people.

MISSION

To become a skills hub for accelerated business, management and entrepreneurial learning for companies by promoting and delivering accessible quality capacity building services while providing an unmatched instructive atmosphere that will add to a unique learning experience for our stakeholders, through the provision of critical knowledge and skills at the different levels in business.

VALUES

As training service providers and business professionals we are committed to:

Care, Compassion and Respect

Of fundamental importance to us as training service providers / business professionals are care, passion, and respect for the educative well-being and dignity of all those we will train and mentor.

Quality and Excellence

Our highest priority is quality and the services we provide.  We continually strive for excellence and are committed to evidence-based improvements.

Competence and Knowledge

We ensure that we have the knowledge, skills and tools to respond to service needs and improve the competency levels of the workforce and leadership population, now and in the future.

Partnership and Collaboration

We recognise that delivery of training facilitation is complex and relies on the connection and collaboration of many.  We work in partnership and share responsibility with our colleagues, clients, communities, and municipal and government organisations to integrate services and improve continuous education.

Integrity, Accountability and Ethics

We fulfil our duties and obligations and honour our commitments to each other and every person we serve.  We communicate with openness and honesty.  We hold ourselves to the highest ethical standard in our work and take responsibility for the consequences of our actions.

Creativity and Innovation

We fill needs creatively and seek new ways of looking at old problems.  We support advancements in education and training by seeking, facilitating and promoting learning, research and education.

Pride and Recognition

We value everyone’s contribution and commitment to excellence.  We demonstrate pride in self and our organisation.

Diversity

We fashion programmes to recognise and accommodate the unique needs of our very diverse population.

Sustainability

We must be wise in balancing the services we provide with the resources available in order to ensure a sustainable system.  We invest in what is effective in meeting needs, and we ensure that services are managed with efficiency.

Ikhwezi Management and Training Institute can help you achieve your desired results by partnering with your organisation across a host of services, training and leadership development, communications solutions, corporate strategy, management consultancy, operations and quality management, business development and mentoring, all of which can help you define and achieve whatever success you have in mind for your business or organisation, and have sustainable impact on the bottom line.