Skills Enhancement Courses take off in South Africa
7th August 2008The international roll-out of Kentz Skills Enhancement Courses (SECs) gathered pace in South Africa with the delivery of a representative selection of courses in Midrand and Secunda selected by regional management. The courses were coordinated for the Africa region by Hayley Barker, Regional HR Manager and facilitated by Corporate Learning Consultants Ltd.
The courses delivered were:
| SEC | Location | Dates | The courses delivered were: |
|---|---|---|---|
| Managing Difficult Employees | Midrand | July 3 & 4, 2008 | Takis Karallis |
| Performance Management | Secunda | July 7, 2008 | Takis Karallis |
| Managing Difficult Employees | Secunda | July 8 & 9, 2008 | Takis Karallis |
| Essential Skills of Management | Secunda | July 10 & 11, 2008 | Eric Sandelands |
| Behavioural Events Interviewing | Midrand | July 14, 2008 | Donal O’Neill |
| Essential Skills of Leadership | Secunda | July 17 & 18, 2008 | Eric Sandelands |
All SECs are work-focused, use live examples, and through discussion seek to craft solutions that participants can use back at work.

Essentials Skills of Management (Secunda), pictured:
Jason English, Stuart Kent, Hennie Meyer, Essa Bux, Mandla Lunga, Kenneth Mboweni, Eric Sandelands (facilitator), Daniel Mphanya
Sitting: Jacob Mogano, David Parrott, David Molebatsi, Solly Limalia, Albert van Wyk, Peter Magouego

Essentials Skills of Leadership (Secunda), pictured:
Back: Kenneth Mboweni, Eric Sandelands (facilitator), Richard Mason
Front: Tony Lopes, Jason English, Reform Mathe
Among the SECs offered by Kentz are:
- Basic negotiating skills;
- Behavioural events interviewing;
- Change management;
- Communications skills;
- Conflict & poor performance management;
- Dealing with difficult employees;
- Essential skills of leadership;
- Essential skills of management;
- Influence & assertiveness;
- Interpersonal effectiveness;
- Mentoring;
- Performance management;
- Team building;
- Time management;
- Train the trainer.
Coordination of the courses for Kentz Group is by Gwen Gannon and Melissa O’Connor. Those wishing to know more about Kentz Skills Enhancement Courses should contact their regional HR representative.









