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YOUR EXPERT TRAINING PROVIDER

YOUR EXPERT TRAINING PROVIDER

 

We at Afroteq Academy are your all-inclusive facilities management training provider and specialist in the built environment sector.

We are passionate about the growth of people in the facilities management and built environment industry and deliver tailored, professional and occupationally based training programmes accredited by the Quality Council for Trades and Occupation (QCTO). A wide range of accredited facilities management qualifications, training programmes and workshops are presented by practicing facilitators and subject matter experts who are passionate about skills development.

All our training programmes are aligned to the Facilities Management ISO 41001:2018 standards ensuring that our students and delegates are equipped with industry skills your workplace deserves.

MORE ABOUT AFROTEQ ACADEMY

 

Leading the Way
Accreditation
Training Approach
Engaging Content
Corporates

Leading the Way

Established in 2002, the Afroteq Academy was the first private facilities management (FM) training provider endorsed by the South African Facilities Management Association (SAFMA) and achieved Services SETA accreditation for two of its training programmes for over five years.

The Academy is a division of Afroteq Advisory, a level 2 BBBEE contributor with 51% black ownership. Afroteq Advisory is a professional company providing specialist and professional expertise to the built environment sector since 2000 and is ISO9001:2015 and ISO45001:2018 certified.

Continuing Professional Development Accreditation

All registered SAFMA members earn Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points, upon presentation of their Certificate of Completion.

  • Accredited by the QCTO for professional and occupation based training programmes.
  • Services SETA accreditation.
  • ISO9001:2015 and ISO45001:2018 certified.

  • South African Facilities Management Association (SAFMA) CPD points are earned by registered SAFMA members upon presentation of their Certification of Completion.

The Afroteq Academy training programmes are endorsed by the following professional bodies.

  • SAFMA
  • The South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE)

  • Services SETA
  • South African Institute of Occupational Health (SAIOSH)

  • Project Management South Africa

Trained by Current Industry Professionals

All training programmes are presented by experienced FM professionals and subject matter experts, who hold senior management roles in various business portfolios.

 

Online Training Programmes

Delegates are able to enrol for the online training programme giving them the flexibility to work at their own pace over a two month period to complete the training programme.

Facilitator Led Programmes

Our facilitator led programmes are offered in a blended workshop style and online format and includes:

  • Workshop style training with a minimum of six and a maximum of 12 delegates presented in Cape Town and Johannesburg
  • Presenters cover extensive content and implement practical exercises, as well as case studies with delegates across various business sectors
  • Most programme training material is available via our online training portal
  • Access to the online training portal from date of registration for two months

Our Engaging Online Content includes:

  • All training material for the relevant training programme
  • PowerPoint presentation with audio voice over (unavailable for download)
  • An introduction clip to the online training programme covering the programme outcomes
  • Specific key concepts in each section of the training programme
  • Discussion chat forums to interact with other delegates and to ask questions of the facilitator

  • All formative and summative assessments for completion of the portfolio of evidence
  • Delegates can submit an electronic portfolio of evidence, for assessor and moderator review
  • Easy navigation through our online content and an enriching learning experience awaits the delegate

Customised for Corporates

All our training programmes can be customised to address specific training needs for our clients across a broad spectrum of industries. We work in partnership with the client to find the best training solution to address their needs as follows:

  • Attend a pretraining meeting – conduct a needs assessment and customisation of programmes aligned to client requirements
  • Determine the method of skills transfer – online only or a blended of online/ facilitator training programme
  • Decide on post assessment process and reporting

  • Issue certification of attendance for the online training programme or the blended online and facilitator training programme
  • Facilitate the process related to the SSETA Certificate of Competence in the form of a statement of results that reflects credits earned on completion of a portfolio of evidence, following a SSETA external verification site visit

SAFMA CPD points earned by SAFMA members on presentation of the certification successfully achieved.

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OUR EXPERT FACILITATORS

Lydia Hendricks Business Development and Marketing Director, AFMS Group (Pty) Ltd
Lydia Hendricks

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Maja Macdougall Human Resources Director, AFMS Group (Pty) Ltd.
Maja Macdougall

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Sjaneen Pyper Afroteq Advisory Consultant
Sjaneen Pyper

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Errol Gunn Afroteq Academy Lead Facilitator Afroteq Advisory Technical Manager
Errol Gunn

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Jamie Louw
Jamie Louw

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Andries Mars
Andries Mars

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Desiree Lang Afroteq Academy Lead Facilitator Head of the Afroteq Academy
Desiree Lang

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TESTIMONIALS

Nontembiso Kilani Chief Works Manager at the Department of Public Works I really enjoyed working as a group,
sharing our thoughts and doing
exercises independently.
" " Principles and Practices of FM
Natalie De Freitas Operations Manager at GrowthPoint Properties Very informative, enjoyed the easy
pace of the workshop.
Group activities were good.
" " Project Management for Facilities Managers
Unathi Msitshana Director at ACME FMS I enjoyed the amount
of knowledge that
I gained for my company.
" " Health, Environment and Safety in Facilities Management
Johnwin Lewis Handyman at Tsebo The facilitator gave
me a broad foundation to work
with in the future.
" " Facilities Maintenance: Handyman Training
Susan Britz Switchboard Operator at MMI Holdings The friendly and kind way of
the facilitator provided us with permanent
examples, explanations and
concepts about our training to
uplift our skills.
" " Generic Management Qualification: Customer Management

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Millennium Business Park,
19 Edison Way,
Century City,
Cape Town

Gauteng

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Lincoln Wood Office Park,
Woodlands Drive,
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    Desiree Lang – Academy Senior Facilitator

    Desiree Lang Afroteq Academy Lead Facilitator Head of the Afroteq Academy

    Desiree is a training consultant and has over 13 years’ experience in the skills development arena. Registered with the Services SETA, as both constituent assessor and moderator on NQF L5, Desiree is passionate about people development and positive performance management, with a proven track record across several business sectors and key clients.

    She has held senior management roles within the contact centre industry and has worked as an accredited facilitator and assessor on the Department of Trade and Industry Work Ready Skills programmes for over 400 learners, within an international operational environment.

    Her style of facilitation of the National Certificate: Generic Management Customer Management Qualification modules is practical, interactive and engaging, with the focus on the skills delegates will apply, back in the workplace. Delegates are encouraged and supported throughout their learning journey.

    Desiree has the following qualifications, which complements her extensive business experience:

    • Assessor & Moderator Certification NQF L5 Services SETA
    • Coaching & Facilitator Accreditation Services SETA
    • Marketing Management Certificate Damelin/ Institute of Marketing
    • Professional Sales Management Certificate Damelin/ Institute of Marketing

    Training Programme: National Certificate: Generic Management – Customer Management (elective)

    Andries Mars – Academy Senior Facilitator

    Andries Mars

    Andries is the Senior Health and Safety Manager of the AFMS Group (Pty) Ltd and is responsible for managing and driving health and safety compliance, across all the business sites nationally.

    He ensures adherence to structures and processes in place for staff and contractors, support site managers and the leadership, in ensuring injury and incident free operations at all sites.

    With over 32 years’ experience, incorporating OHS and various management principles, his extensive experience contributes to his effectiveness as Senior Health and Safety Manager, where he ensures that all contracts undertaken by the AFMS Group and sites adhere, to the OHS Act and various industry related legislations.

    Andries style of facilitation, ensures that delegates take away the importance of this serious legal business aspect.

    Andries has the following key qualifications, which complement his extensive business experience:

    • Management and Director Development Programme
    • Disaster Risk Management Training for Managers
    • Facilitators and Moderators Course
    • Practical Project Management
    • Risk Management
    • Advanced Health and Safety Management

    Training Programme: Health Environment and Safety in Facilities Management

    Jamie Louw – Academy Senior Facilitator

    Jamie Louw

    Jamie is the Financial Director of the AFMS Group (Pty) Ltd and is responsible for the provision of Financial Strategy and insight to the overall group and its subsidiaries.

    Jamie is a passionate and dedicated business professional, committed to value creation through service and functional excellence. His sphere of business experience is within soft, professional and financial services, non-profit and non-governmental organisations, as well as manufacturing and servicing environments.

    He engages his delegates and learners with a practical learning approach, which keeps them stimulated and participating in the learning process.

    Jamie has the following key qualifications, which complement his extensive business experience:

    • Qualified Chartered Accountant – CA (SA) (2007), SAICA
    • SAICA Member Number: 08178342
    • B.Com (Hons) Accounting (2004), University of Kwa-Zulu Natal (enrolled at the National School of Accounting)
    • B.Com Commercial Accounting (2003), University of Stellenbosch
    • Current studies, Post Graduate Diploma in Management Practice (2016-2017), University of Cape Town, Graduate School of Business

    Training Programmes: Contractor and Contract Management and Procurement of FM Services

    Errol Gunn – Academy Technical Facilitator

    Errol Gunn Afroteq Academy Lead Facilitator Afroteq Advisory Technical Manager

    Errol is a technical manager with 27 years’ experience managing the technical aspects of various types of medical and corporate facilities. He currently manages the technical portfolio at a national key point site where he is responsible for the technical maintenance management for the facility comprising of 20 buildings.

    He previously managed a multi-million rand technical maintenance contract in the healthcare industry based in the Eastern Cape and headed up the team that performed conditions audits throughout the medical facilities.

    Errol’s practical approach to technical maintenance enables him to relate to issues and he is able to teach learners the practical approach to solving technical maintenance issues aligned to a corporate standard.

    Errol has the following qualifications, which complements his technical and business experience:

    • N3 Electrician Westlake Technical Training College
    • Trade Tested – Printers Electrician Red Seal – Olifantsfontein

    Training Programme: Facilities Maintenance: Handyman training

    Sjaneen Pyper – Academy Senior Facilitator

    Sjaneen Pyper Afroteq Advisory Consultant

    Sjaneen has more than 15 years’ experience in the facilities management and project management sectors, where she has managed numerous high value, high impact, business critical projects. She is currently responsible for sales and business development of project and programme management, space planning and design, training and professional services for Afroteq.

    Sjaneen has been our lead facilitator on the Project Management for Facilities Managers training programme since 2004. Delegates respond well to her practical experience, methodologies and knowledge shared and as a result confident to apply the knowledge gained within the workplace.

    Sjaneen has the following qualifications, which complement her extensive business experience:

    • Moderator Certification Services SETA
    • Assessor Certification Services SETA
    • OPITO Accredited Internal Auditor – Skills Dynamics Africa
    • Mechanical Engineering National Diploma – Cape Technikon

    Training Programme: Project Management for Facilities Managers

    Maja Macdougall – Academy Senior Facilitator

    Maja Macdougall Human Resources Director, AFMS Group (Pty) Ltd.

    Maja is an accredited HR Professional with the South African Board of Personnel Practitioners (SABPP) and is the Human Resources Director for the AFMS Group (Pty) Ltd.

    Maja has 20 years practical experience in the facilities management and human resources industry. Being part of the Afroteq Academy management team and facilitating various training programmes as a facilities management professional, she has contributed to the course content and ongoing relevance to industry standards.

    Accredited with South African Facilities Management Association (SAFMA) as a facilities management professional and a Services SETA registered facilitator and moderator. She has served as chairperson of the board of SAFMA’s Cape Town Chapter in 2004/5 and 2009/10 and 2010 to 2016 she acted as treasurer.

    Maja has the following qualifications, which complement her extensive business experience:

    • Accredited Facilities Management Professional (SAFMA registered)
    • Moderator Certified – Services SETA
    • Facilitator Certified – Services SETA
    • Personnel Management – National Diploma – CPUT

    Training Programme: Principles and Practices of FM and Service Compliance Management for FM

    Lydia Hendricks – Academy Senior Facilitator

    Lydia Hendricks Business Development and Marketing Director, AFMS Group (Pty) LtdLydia is the Business Development and Marketing Director for the AFMS Group (Pty) Ltd.

    Based on Lydia’s experience in managing and directing facilities management operations for 25 years, she brings a wealth of practical knowledge and skill in procurement, service level agreements, and strategic service integration and management techniques.

    Having rendered services within the petroleum industry for a number of years, Lydia’s exposure to international best practice has expanded her knowledge and depth in facilities management which is, implemented to excellent effect in all AFMS’ operations. Lydia is part of a team of experts that develop Academy’s training programme material, as a result, her intellectual property is incorporated into the material and transferred to the delegate.

    Lydia has the following qualifications, which complement her extensive business experience:

    • Accredited Facilities Management Professional (SAFMA registered)
    • Assessor Certification – Services SETA
    • Business Management Diploma – Damelin Management School
    • Diploma Project Management – Varsity College School of Business

    Training Programmes: Principles and Practices of FM, Contractor and Contract Management, Health, Environment and Safety Management in FM and Facilities Risk Management and Event Planning

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