Workforce Development

What is Workforce Development?

Skills shortages are a key threat to the future growth of South African businesses. We believe that companies should have a suitable skills development plan to optimise the technologies that are deployed, systematically developing employees to address the skills gap as a great way to achieve empowered human capital. The CTU Corporate division provides consultative training and development solutions to corporate organisations, government, SMME’s, technology partners and vendor partners.

B-BBEE

CTU Training Solutions has B-BBEE experts available to assist in ensuring that learnership interventions are implemented in a manner that maximises the B-BBEE scorecard. Points are based on a Generic Scorecard.

There is an array of benefits that include redeeming your SD spend / BBBEE points which vary dependent on intervention / Tax rebates / skills attainment and growth both internally and externally / 4Ir readiness / youth unemployment / community support and development / the inclusive market based system both in Africa and globally (i.e. international certs and graduates)

OFFERINGS

Short Courses

Short courses present the perfect opportunity to upskill. Classes are presented during the day, evening and Saturdays. International certifications are obtainable after passing the international exams written at the international testing centres located at the CTU campus. Short learning programmes are not credit bearing courses.

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Learnerships

Skills shortages are a key threat to the future growth of South African businesses. Upskilling the existing workforce is vital for securing a business’s future and ensuring it remains competitive. If you or your employees are well trained they’ll be more productive, leading to increased efficiency, and higher profits for your business. Gear up for the 4th industrial revolution with our leading skills Learnerships; not only addressing IT skills gap in the industry, but also assisting with your BBBEE transformation imperatives. A learnership is a work-based route to a qualification. It is a workplace education and training programme comprising of both structured practical workplace (on-the-job) experience and structured theoretical training. The duration of a learnership is approximately twelve months, and results in a full national qualification.

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Packages On Offer

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CompTIA

CompTIA offers courses that help you to learn more about core technologies, ranging from security to cloud to data management. CompTIA is the industry standard for launching a career in IT. They offer international, vendor-neutral certifications that will help prove a technician’s competency in network infrastructure. Through CompTIA you can secure your knowledge in one of the fastest growing fields in IT, Security. So sign up for one of our amazing CompTIA packages.

Job Opportunities :

Service Desk Analyst
IT Consultant
Systems Administrator

There are two package options available:

IT Operations Specialist Package
Secure Infrastructure Specialist Package

IT Operations Specialist Package

The IT Operations Specialist Package offers courses that help you to learn more about core technologies, ranging from security to cloud to data management. CompTIA is the industry standard for launching a career in IT. They offer international, vendor-neutral certifications that will help prove a technician’s competency in network infrastructure. Through CompTIA you can secure your knowledge in one of the fastest growing fields in IT, Security.

There are two courses included with the package :

CompTIA A+
CompTIA Network+

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Secure Infrastructure Specialist Package

The Secure Infrastructure Specialist Package offers courses that help you to learn more about core technologies, ranging from security to cloud to data management. CompTIA is the industry standard for launching a career in IT. They offer international, vendor-neutral certifications that will help prove a technician’s competency in network infrastructure. Through CompTIA you can secure your knowledge in one of the fastest growing fields in IT, Security.

There are three courses included with the package :

CompTIA A+
CompTIA Network+
CompTIA Security+

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Microsoft Azure

Microsoft Azure offers courses that teach how to translate business requirements into secure, scalable, and reliable solutions. Lessons include design considerations related to logging, cost analysis, authentication and authorization, governance, security, storage, high availability, and migration.

Job Opportunities :

Administrator
DevOps Engineer
Data Analyst

There are three package options available:

Microsoft Azure Architect
Microsoft Azure DevOPS Engineer
Microsoft Azure Data Engineer

Microsoft Azure Architect

Microsoft Azure Architect offers courses that show how to translate business requirements into secure, scalable, and reliable solutions. Lessons include design considerations related to logging, cost analysis, authentication and authorization, governance, security, storage, high availability, and migration.

There are three courses included with the package :

AZ-104: Microsoft Azure Administrator
AZ-303: Microsoft Azure Architect Technologies
AZ-304: Microsoft Azure Architect Design

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Microsoft Azure DevOps Engineer

Microsoft Azure DevOps Engineer offers courses that show developers how to create end-to-end solutions in Microsoft Azure. Students will learn how to implement Azure compute solutions, create Azure Functions, implement and manage web apps, develop solutions utilizing Azure storage, implement authentication and authorization, and secure their solutions by using KeyVault and Managed Identities. Students will also learn how to connect to and consume Azure services and third-party services, and include event- and message-based models in their solutions.

There are three courses included with the package :

(55264) Introduction to Programming Using Python
AZ-204: Developing Solutions For Microsoft Azure
AZ-400: Designing And Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions

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Microsoft Azure Data Engineer

Microsoft Azure Data Engineer offers courses where the student will learn about the data engineering patterns and practices as it pertains to working with batch and real-time analytical solutions using Azure data platform technologies. Students will begin by understanding the core compute and storage technologies that are used to build an analytical solution. They will then explore how to design an analytical serving layers and focus on data engineering considerations for working with source files. The students will learn how to interactively explore data stored in files in a data lake. They will learn the various ingestion techniques that can be used to load data using the Apache Spark capability found in Azure Synapse Analytics or Azure Databricks, or how to ingest using Azure Data Factory or Azure Synapse pipelines.

There are two courses included with the package :

Course 10985-C: Introduction to SQL Databases
DP-203 Data Engineering On Microsoft Azure

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AWS Associate

This course covers the fundamentals of building IT infrastructure on the AWS platform. Students learn how to optimize the AWS Cloud by understanding how AWS services fit into cloud-based solutions. In addition, students explore AWS Cloud best practices and design patterns for architecting optimal IT solutions on AWS, and build a variety of infrastructures in guided, hands-on activities. The course also covers how to create fledgling architectures and build them into robust and adaptive solutions.

Job Opportunities :

Cloud Architect
Cloud Software Engineer
Cloud Developer

There are two courses included with the package :

AWS Certified Solutions Architect
AWS Certified Solutions Architect Exam Readiness

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Adobe Design

Graphic designers plan, analyse and create visual solutions using typography and images to present information. They develop the overall layout and design of magazines, newspapers, journals, and other publications. Adobe offers multiple options for learners and facilitators to validate their digital media skills.

Job Opportunities :

Graphic Designer
Brand Designer
Production Artist

There are three courses included with the package :

Adobe InDesign
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop

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Microsoft Office

Microsoft Office is the industry standard of software that is used by millions of organizations worldwide. Many companies choose Microsoft Office because it is powerful yet very user-friendly. Microsoft Office is also used at home by students and for personal use. The packages include training for Microsoft Excel, Powerpoint and Word.

Job Opportunities :

Personal Assistant
Administrative Officer
Admin Clerk

There are three package options available:

Microsoft Office End User Starter Package
Microsoft Office End User Semi Pro Package
Microsoft Office End User Elite Package

Microsoft Office End User Starter Package

Microsoft Office Starter will provide delegates with the basic concepts required to produce work in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint. The package aims to provide you with a foundation. Microsoft Office is the industry standard of software that is used by millions of organizations worldwide. Many companies choose Microsoft Office because it is powerful yet very user-friendly. Microsoft Office is also used at home by students and for personal use.

There are three courses included with the package :

MOS: Microsoft Office Excel 2016 Level 1
MOS: Microsoft Office Word 2016 Level 1
MOS: Microsoft Office Powerpoint 2016 Level 1

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Microsoft Office End User Semi Pro Package

Microsoft Office End User Semi Pro Package will provide delegates with the intermediate concepts required to produce work in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint. This package builds upon the foundation provided in the Microsoft Office End User Starter Package. Microsoft Office is the industry standard of software that is used by millions of organizations worldwide. Many companies choose Microsoft Office because it is powerful yet very user-friendly. Microsoft Office is also used at home by students and for personal use.

There are three courses included with the package :

MOS: Microsoft Office Excel 2016 Level 2
MOS: Microsoft Office Word 2016 Level 2
MOS: Microsoft Office Powerpoint 2016 Level 2

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Microsoft Office End User Elite Package

Microsoft Office End User Elite Package will provide delegates with the advanced concepts required to produce work in Microsoft Word, Excel and Office 365. Microsoft Office is the industry standard of software that is used by millions of organizations worldwide. Many companies choose Microsoft Office because it is powerful yet very user-friendly. Microsoft Office is also used at home by students and for personal use.

There are three courses included with the package :

MOS: Microsoft Office Excel 2016 Level 3
MOS: Microsoft Office Word 2016 Level 3
Microsoft Office 365 Online (with Teams for desktop)

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4IR Basic Management Skills

The 50-Minute 4IR Basic Management Skills Package was designed to cover critical business and professional development topics in the shortest time possible. Our easy-to-read, easy-to-understand format can be used for self-study or classroom training, or even office training. With a wealth of hands-on exercises, the 50-Minute books keep you engaged and help you retain critical skills.

There are four courses included with the package :

Effective Management
Conflict Management: Resolve disagreement at work
Emotional Intelligence for Managers
Critical Thinking: Make strategic decisions with confidence

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