Education and Training Business News Features

HR managers need to up their strategic thinking and aspire towards a seat at the boardroom table to shed HR’s image as a simple administrative function, says Erna Oldenboom, convener of a new short course called ‘HR as a Strategic Business Partner’ launching at the UCT Graduate School of Business (UCT GSB) this year.

The UCT Graduate School of Business was recently named a winner at the eighth annual African Access National Business Awards (AANBA). The GSB scooped top honours in the Business Education and Training category.

South African artists and creative professionals might feel side-lined when it comes to the world of business, but according to Elaine Rumboll, Director of Executive Education at the UCT Graduate School of Business, they have a central role to play in the economic development of the country.

Poor education (especially in maths and science), negative socio-economic conditions and a lack of access to finance continue to clip the wings of local entrepreneurs – as they have done for the past nine years.