The Business Skills for South Africa (BSSA) Foundation is a non-profit, educational trust established in 1994 by PwC and the National Industrial Chamber (NIC).
BSSA’s mission is to provide business skills training for the benefit of the full range of SMMEs in Sand to create sustainable jobs and increase wealth through the transfer of practical business skills.
Continue reading →The Bureau of Market Research (Pty) Ltd (BMR) operates as an independent market research entity within the University of South Africa (Unisa) Corporate Group structure. Based on industry demand the BMR was established in 1960 and transformed into a wholly owned subsidiary of Unisa Enterprise (Pty) Ltd in 2019 to optimize its business functionality.
Continue reading →The Chartered Institute of Business Management is not an examining body but recognises subjects passed or exempted from the CGISA curriculum. The major difference is that students will be entitled to apply for membership of the Chartered Institute of Business Management at various levels after passing a minimum of five CGISA modules or if exemptions are granted and apply the appropriate designatory title after their names.
Continue reading →The Construction Education and Training Authority (CETA) provides skills development services to the construction sector, to implement the objectives of the National Skills Development Strategy (NSDS III) and to ensure that people obtain the critical or scarce skills that are needed to build the capacity of the construction sector to become economically sustainable and globally competitive. To better understand the skills need in the construction industry CETA conducts research on the skills that employers need. CETA is responsible for identifying skills gaps and developing the education and training programmes that are appropriate to address the skills shortage in line with the skills needs of the construction industry. CETA also funds a number of learning programmes including skills programmes, learnerships, apprenticeships, internships and bursaries at various public education and training institutions such as Universities and TVET Colleges. that all training reflects the needs and requirement of the sector.
Continue reading →The Chamber of Engineering Technology is a body representing Registered Engineering Practitioners in South Africa. It is an Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) recognised Voluntary Association . ECSA is the South African statutory body which is constituted in terms of the Engineering Professions Act 46 of 2000.
The Chamber is a multi disciplinary, non political, voluntary association not for gain. It monitors engineering education and training standards and cares for the interests of its members wherever possible.
The Black Conveyancers Association (BCA) was formed in May 2005 in response to the historical inequalities in the conveyancing industry. As the only identifiable, credible black conveyancing organisation, this organisation is instrumental in advancing and representing the interests of black conveyancers nationally.
Continue reading →The Black Professional Valuers Association (BPVA) was formed to address the historic and legacy imbalances within the property valuation industry. Black candidate valuer’s historically struggled to become professional valuer’s. As a result the industry does not reflect the the demographics of South Africa. BPVA aims to help transform representation withn the industry.
The Black Professional Valuers Associationrepresents train and educate Black Professional and Candidate Valuer’s. The BPVA also strives to create awareness within the public and private sector about the profession throught various initiatives .
Continue reading →Formed with the objective of raising funds to support training and research, The Anaesthetic Foundation, a registered Section 21 company, is administered by a Board of Directors drawn from senior anaesthetists in private practice.
Continue reading →ACTSA aims to provide both its members and potential members with ongoing networking opportunities, exposure to international treasury practices and creates a forum for the discussion of industry-specific issues.
In the fast developing world of finance, the management of an organisation’s cash flows, investments, borrowings and financial exposures is no longer left to the accountant, who may not have the necessary understanding of the risks and required management skills. Treasury is the responsibility of trained specialists whose expertise includes financial strategy formulation, a good knowledge of investments, the management of the treasury systems and banking relationships, and the management and understanding of market, interest and liquidity risks. Although ACTSA’s functions are concentrated in the following regions of South AfricGauteng, Cape and Kwazulu-Natal, membership is open across Southern Africa and with special permission even elsewhere in the world.
The Accounting Technicians SA (AT(SA)) is an associate member of SAICA. They are an associate body of The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA). The association is part of a forward-thinking institute at the helm of developing, influencing and leading the future of the accountancy profession at large. They represent accounting technicians who are committed and empowered to deliver and uphold the high professional standards and ethics that the profession demands.
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