{"id":38631,"date":"2022-11-14T12:25:37","date_gmt":"2022-11-14T10:25:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/ccpd-copy-2\/"},"modified":"2025-10-22T08:53:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T06:53:07","slug":"cpd-homepage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/cpd-homepage\/","title":{"rendered":"CPD"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"38631\" class=\"elementor elementor-38631\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c0e13ae elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c0e13ae\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Centre-for-Professional-Development-Subpage-Banner-1-300x67.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Centre-for-Professional-Development-Subpage-Banner-1-1024x228.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Centre-for-Professional-Development-Subpage-Banner-1-768x171.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Centre-for-Professional-Development-Subpage-Banner-1-1536x342.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Centre-for-Professional-Development-Subpage-Banner-1-360x80.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fe9f95f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fe9f95f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-313499a\" data-id=\"313499a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e426042 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e426042\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1><span style=\"color: #d23443;\"><strong>Welcome to the Centre for Professional Development<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a0771ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Welcome to the Centre for Professional Development (CPD) at SPU (CPD@SPU). As part of SPU \u2013 the first and only university in the Northern Cape \u2013 we are committed to quality, community-centred training and lifelong learning. CPD@SPU was established to address local skills shortages by offering accredited short learning programmes co-created with industry and public sector partners. Our mission is to empower working professionals, graduates and the public with up-to-date knowledge and practical skills. All courses are delivered by SPU academics and experienced industry facilitators, ensuring both scholarly depth and real-world relevance. Explore our wide range of short courses or contact our team to discuss your training needs and advance your career.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1de2396 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1de2396\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ba0609b\" data-id=\"ba0609b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9044b1 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" 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class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/cpd-contact-us\/\">Contact Us<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c3df86\" data-id=\"1c3df86\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-745cc48 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"745cc48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/SPU-Short-Course-Terms-and-Conditions-2023.pdf\" 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