Centre for Training and Development

This Centre strives through ongoing professional training and development programmes, to address the needs of industry, business and communities regarding the development of people.  Services rendered are client centered to ensure high quality people development.

Centre for Entrepreneurship

This Centre contributes, according to international standards, a value-added and practical way to promote entrepreneurship in Southern Africa to contribute to the social and economic progress of our country.  The Centre formed partnerships with the University of Trento, Italy, Polytechnic in Namibia and the St Thomas University in Mosambique

Centre for Marketing Research

This Centre does ad hoc contract research that deals mainly with market feasibility. Studies involve in-depth research of the characteristics of a specific industry, with the emphasis on understanding its mechanics, from the technicalities of the manufacturing or supplied products, to product formulation and the marketing of these products.

Centre for New Venture Creation

This Centre is situated on the Polokwane campus and was established in 2001.  The Centre aims to facilitate the creation of new business ventures and to assist previously disadvantaged communities to facilitate their entrance into the business community.  Our students are trained in the successful start-up and operation of a business.  Prospective entrepreneurs are encouraged to address the needs of the local economic development strategy of the Limpopo province.

Thabeisa (Technical and Business Education Initiative in South Africa)

This Centre is situated on the Soshanguve Campus.  The Centre aims to establish an entrepreneurial culture through training programs for staff, students as well as the local community, provide small business support and advice to new and existing entrepreneurs and to do research in the area of entrepreneurship.

Our Faculty is in the fortunate position to have one of the accredited Business Schools in the country.  Although our Business School is one of the smallest, they received a PMR award as one of the Top 12 Business Schools in the country.  Our Business School offers the MBA which consists of 15 modules, presented by way of lecturers, group discussions, case studies and role-players.  

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