{"id":80293,"date":"2025-08-15T11:02:28","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T09:02:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/?page_id=80293"},"modified":"2026-08-19T21:39:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T19:39:22","slug":"about-cpd","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/about-cpd\/","title":{"rendered":"About CPD"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"80293\" class=\"elementor elementor-80293\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7776631 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7776631\" 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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elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d3634ac\" 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-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5341753\" data-id=\"5341753\" 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-c8ddcab elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c8ddcab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\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-78bdb4a elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"78bdb4a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1105f02\" data-id=\"1105f02\" 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-e234451 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e234451\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About CPD<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02a980d elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"02a980d\" 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;\">SPU established the CPD to strengthen and support local capacitation, through targeted professional and personal development. CDP complements the university\u2019s academic programmes by focusing on lifelong learning, continuing education, and workplace development. This strategic role is closely aligned with SPU\u2019s broader vision of community engagement, democratic practice, and social justice, fostering a life-long commitment to learning in the Northern Cape. CPD works alongside government, business and community partners to co-design and deliver short courses that reflect regional and local priorities. In this way, we support professional growth at all levels, contributing to careers, organisations, and society in line with the university\u2019s values of access, excellence, and inclusion.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-154461b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"154461b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Courses<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-148dae5 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"148dae5\" 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;\">CPD offers a wide portfolio of internally registered and certified short courses across several sectors and thematic areas. Each course, carefully designed to build the requisite knowledge and practical skills that meet the needs of a changing workplace. We can also customise a short course for your organisation\u2019s purpose.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Our <strong>current<\/strong> short course offerings include:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1fc914 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a1fc914\" 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;\"><strong>Management, Business and Finance<\/strong><\/p><ul style=\"text-align: justify;\"><li>Basic Accounting Skills<\/li><li>Fundamentals of Project Management<\/li><li>Introduction to Retail Management<\/li><li>Finance for Non-Financial Managers<\/li><li>Public and Municipal Finance<\/li><li>Retail Management<\/li><li>Transport Management<\/li><li>Business Model Viability<\/li><li>Finance for Small Businesses<\/li><li>Compliance for Small Businesses<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Information &amp; Communications Technology<\/strong><\/p><ul style=\"text-align: justify;\"><li>Business Intelligence<\/li><li>Computer Network and IT Support<\/li><li>Digital Transformation<\/li><li>Data Management and Analysis<\/li><li>Foundations of Knowledge Management<\/li><li>Introduction to Database Management<\/li><li>Programming Language<\/li><li>Web Design and Development<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Languages &amp; Communication<\/strong><\/p><ul style=\"text-align: justify;\"><li>South African Sign Language: Beginner<\/li><li>South African Sign Language: Intermediate<\/li><li>South African Sign Language: Advanced<\/li><li>Introduction to Corporate Communication<\/li><li>Conversational Khoekhoegowab<\/li><li>Community Sport Administration<\/li><li>Basic Principles of Archival Studies and Records Management<\/li><li>Advance Principles of Archival Studies and Records Management<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Education<\/strong><\/p><ul style=\"text-align: justify;\"><li>Leading and Managing Extra-curricular and Co-curricular Activities<\/li><li>Leading and Managing People and Change<\/li><li>Leading and Managing Teaching and Learning Schools<\/li><li>Leading and Managing the School as an Organisation<\/li><li>Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in Teaching and Learning<\/li><li>Artificial Intelligence, Digital Technologies and Digital Methodologies in Teaching and Learning Practices<\/li><li>Authentic and Digital Teaching in the Natural Science Classroom<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Governance, Public Sector and Universities<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Future Leaders<\/li><li>Governance Leadership and Management (Local Government)<\/li><li>GeNxt (Student Leadership)<\/li><\/ul>\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 class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aab5be2\" data-id=\"aab5be2\" 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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-742706c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"742706c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1f6324 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c1f6324\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Latest news<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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