Kishugu Business School promises you a prosperous future
Kishugu believes in the power of the collective. We are all about breaking ground in pursuit of discovering innovative solutions and empowering others, aiming to make a social, economic and environmental impact beyond expectations and borders. Kishugu is the leader in many fields and strives – for the greater good – in everything we do.
Kishugu Holdings (Pty) Ltd consists of four subsidiaries, Kishugu Aviation (Pty) Ltd, Kishugu Fleet Solutions (Pty) Ltd, Kishugu Training (Pty) Ltd and Working on Fire (Pty) Ltd. Kishugu has been the implementing agent for the award winning EPWP, Working on Fire Programme for the past 18 years, and still going strong.
Kishugu Training recently undertook a new initiative for the betterment, upliftment and skills development of the people of our province. With the opening of the Kishugu Business School, we create future business leaders through education excellence. We see this as ground breaking as KBS would be encouraging though leadership and action research programmes that forms the basis for defining future action.
A dream came true for the directors of the Kishugu Business School when its doors opened this week. Through Kishugu Training, an academy that offers a wide variety of courses, from wildland firefighting, to First Aid Training and Conservation and Tourism, a Driving School, Security Training and Early Childhood Development, they also envisioned a business school to create a platform for the people of our province to study various courses from Diplomas to skills programmes and in return create future business leaders through education excellence.
Kishugu Business School (KBS), which opened its doors this month, is having an OPEN WEEK from 24 January – 01 February 2022. This is your chance to a brighter future at massive discounted rates. Anyone who would like to do a course in Accounting and Business, Paralegal, ICT and Digital Business or Hospitality and Tourism, should sign up before 01 February to enjoy 25% discount on your course fees. According to Thomas Varghese, a director of KBS, they aim to be a Training and Education centre of choice and to create skilled citizenry in our province. “Our students should enjoy affordable courses and at the same time embrace innovation, optimal use of technology and develop human competency,” he said.
He continued that the Kishugu Business School will serve those students who wish to obtain a formal qualification and an accredited membership of an esteemed and recognised institutes that will allow them to participate freely in the employment market and, more importantly, prepare them to become entrepreneurs for creating employment. This will be done through partnerships with The Institute of Certified Bookkeepers and Accountants (ICBA), COMPTIA for IT Training, and Highfield International body on Hospitality and Tourism. The leadership and Management faculty is in discussions with international universities such as Indian Institute of Management – to have alliance, partnerships and collaborations in the offering of Management development programmes. KBS, through its technological and instructional resources will seek engagements with other role players to enhance the standard of employment and entrepreneurship in the province – a research division that would host a pool of knowledge, a pioneering local initiative on Business Talks – (Business, Innovations, solutions and more.)
We are proud to announce that the Kishugu Business School also formed a Council to give academic, strategic and practical guidance and lead in our course offerings. Profound personalities as Prof John Shongwe – the Chairperson of the council, Mrs Pinky Phosa, Mr. William Lubisi, Mr. Jyotish Namboothiri and Ms. Cornelia Basson, brings their own skillset, knowledge and leadership to the business school. “Kishugu is proud to be associated with leaders in the industry and will be working closely with the council and other corporates in the same industries to place and groom students,” Thomas stated.
“We invite everyone who is interested to visit our campus during the open week, enrol in one of our courses and grow in the process for a brighter future,” Thomas concluded.
