Professional Programmes – BA ISAGO University

Centre for Professional Development & Consultancy

Foreword

BA ISAGO University Centre for Professional Development and Consultancy (CPDC) is a business centre established by the University to address the training and consultancy needs of the industry and commerce.

The Centre has a good portfolio of short learning programmes to meet the diverse training needs of both corporate and individual clients. All the programmes are Botswana Qualification Authority (BQA) accredited therefore, organisations can access the training levy and apply for a refund after the training.

Our workshop facilitators are seasoned industry experts who are abreast with latest developments in the market and use their experience and knowledge to provide effective training. Our approach to training is experiential learning which is the best approach for transferring skills and enrich learning with what the participants already know. CPDC offers both face-to-face training and online training and follow all the COVID-19 protocols to ensure a good health and safety environment for the participants. Register with BA ISAGO CPDC for a worthwhile training and enquire about our consultancy services.

Vision

To be a vibrant regional centre of excellence in project management, professional development and consultancy by 2022.

Mission

To provide top notch professional training and consultancy to individuals and institutions in Botswana and beyond.

What we do

Consultancy Services

CPDC provides consultancy services in a wide array of areas from management sciences, project management, monitoring and evaluation, development of public health and social programmes, development of organisation strategy, development of organisation communications strategy ,development of organisation corporate social responsibility strategy and team building. The center also conducts workshops on design thinking (problem solving methods), good governance, water governance and community-based development. The experience and expertise developed by CPDC through years of R&D activities are utilised for offering better consultancy services.

Short Learning Programmes

The short learning programmes are developed in consultation with the industry. All the programmes being offered at the Center are Botswana Qualifications Authority (BQA) accredited. Pre-training and post training meetings are conducted by the Center as part of the training service offering. Pre-training meetings are conducted for the purposes of customizing the training while post training meeting acts as a monitoring and evaluation means. The trainings are conducted using experiential learning method of delivering to ensure transfer of skills.