The courses AstroTech provide are informative and
designed to give you cutting edge knowledge of the most
critical business issues of the day.
In a world where who you know is often as important as
what you know (and how you apply it), the courses also
provide important networking forums. Many participants
note in feedback reports how interesting their fellow
delegates were. Learning from the experience of other
participants is often a significant learning experience.
All the AstroTech trainers are handpicked experts in
their field. They range from prominent lawyers, to
accountants, IT experts, business executives and
university academics - all with a track record of
hands-on experience. Some AstroTech courses utilise the
expertise of more than one trainer to ensure you get the
widest range of information and experience available to
help you advance in your career, or as a company
executive to ensure you have a management corps that
ensures you can effectively compete in a globalised
world.
AstroTech has assisted more than 1 000 companies, parastatals and government departments with their
training, consulting and project management needs. These
are just a few of our satisfied clients:
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These essentials are not always easy to understand but Colin
Osborne of Kuehne and Nagel said the trainer made the
“entire process very clear, and practical examples gave
clear understanding. An excellent course.” Frikkie Enslin of
Spoornet also felt he understood Balanced Scorecard
Essentials “better” after the course and found the section
on “measurement to rectify” most useful. JM Carhier of Makro,
Durban on the other hand, learnt the most from the section
on the “importance of CEO and executive buy-in” and said the
course was “good.”
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Mathetja Damela from the National
Home Builders Registration Council, gave the course ten
out of ten, with the comment, ‘well prepared’. Both
Nonini Makhoeng of The Department of Finance, and Murray
Botha of WG Wearne, found the programme to be. ‘very
interesting and informative.’
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A strong contingent from Medscheme attended this course. Bilkees Ahmed of that company said the “facilitator was excellent.” He complimented the course content and said he particularly valued the section on “mapping as is and to be” and liked the fact that it was “interactive.” Colleague, Marzel Welgemoed said the course was “brilliant and informative.” Anel Maharajh agreed that the course was “very good.”
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J Matthee of APL Cartons came into the training thinking
this was not such an interesting subject, but came out
with the opinion, “Good - Very well presented”. Noel
Oberem regarded the programme as “excellent”, while
Liezl le Roux found the course “very useful and
practical”.
“Thank you for a well presented course, “ said Pam van
Blerk of NBI. “ it was fun and I learnt a lot”. Ashleen
Rughoobeer was even more enthusiastic, using the word
“brilliant” to describe the programme, while Ravi Naidu
thought that the course was “very well organised”.
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Selby
Shabangu also of City Power found the course,
"brilliant, and well packaged." His colleague,
Vuyiswa Mbonani conceded that "before I didn't quite
understand service level agreements and who exactly
should enter into the agreement. The course was very
informative, especially to people who are not
involved directly with procurement."
Mary
Sebesho, also of City Power was adamant that
"everyone in procurement needs to attend this
course, it was very impressive and informative."
Mahlomola Khumalo of Khula Enterprise Finance found
“every aspect” of this course useful and considered
it “excellent,” Lauren Klinck of Absa shared his
views and said she also found it “enjoyable and
worthwhile.” Sandra Herbst and Pierre de Lange of
SIYA both found it “very good and interesting” and
Pierre said he particularly benefited from the
training on SLA’s because he is “currently drafting
and negotiating SLA's.”
Linda Easton of
Donaldson, described the training as “highly
informative”, while both Les Harland and Lucille Meyer
from the same company used the word, “impressive” to
express their opinions, with Lucille concluding that the
training “will add value”.
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Mirna Wessels of Synerate said she, “enjoyed the practical interactions more than the slides: easier to understand.” Overall she said the course was “great and gave me what I hoped for.”
S Motara of the Department of Trade and Industries would have liked more time for the course and benefited most from the section on “benchmarking change management.”
Tim Downes and Bev Wood of Capital Outsourcing Grow complimented the module on “change management, steps in the process” and said overall, the found the course, “very good, the presenter was informative and gave good examples.”
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Conflict Resolution is a key element of knowledge in
effective governance and management - even in
interpersonal relationships. The course offered by AstroTech is presented by highly skilled experts who offer insight into
the nuances of
Conflict
Resolution.
Praba Thandrind of Adcock Ingram found the role
enactments very useful, "it provided real time
observation of what can happen in a conflict
situation. (The course was) well presented."
Nizaam Abdurahman of CD Warehouse gave every
aspect of the course a 10 and said, "it made me
think about how I have always reacted to conflict.
The role play put the whole course into a very real
situation and highlighted the way I would deal with
a particular situation." The course was "very
worthwhile and provided me with the skills and tools
that I have lacked; now I must practice this."
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Frik de Beer of De Beers Fuel who attended this
course, Corporate Governance course found it “good” and said he particularly benefited from the aspects relating to fraud and the Ring B principle.
Precious Tsolo from the Department of Science & Technology said the course was extremely informative, “it accommodated public and private sector issues.”
JM Weidemann of Kalahari Rio Corp gave the course and the trainer 10/10 and said he found the financial aspects excellent.
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Jurie le Grange of Xstrata Coal SA found the whole course “very good” and particularly valued the “charts and subreports.” Josia Nel of Nedbank also liked the subreports as well as the “base layout and the formula editor.” He considered the course, “very good, well-paced and informative.” Mike Farrell of the City of Johannesburg Property Company said he found everything on the course very useful.
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Jim Denny of Sara Lee was one of many on this course who gave it a full 10 out of 10, everything from trainer to venue was tops in his view. His comment was that this course, “did the job, very good knowledge of DR.”
S Nekhishime of the Department of Justice also gave the course, trainer and venue top marks, "I liked the whole content of the course, it was very informative". N. Monageng of the National Treasury was similarly enthused and said the course was "very good".
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Pfizer Laboratories found the course excellent, relevant
and motivation. A delegate from FNB said "I will be able
to reinvent myself as tools have been given to me".
Fresenius-Kabi felt that the course was "Excellent and
feels privileged to have the opportunity to attend such
a quality and professional course". While a delegate
from Rand Merchant bank explained the course as
"Excellent - Learned a lot of practical information".
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Parmalat
Johannesburg. One delegate described the course as “very
informative and will recommend”, and De Villiers Boshoff
said that the programme was “very good” as was the
presenter. Another delegate also had high praise for the
facilitator: “presented excellently - really went into
detail”.
Annamarie
Grobbelaar of Fresenius-Kabi raved, “Fantastic, the best
course I’ve been on my 3rd cours this year)!”. Marichen
van der Merwe found the training “very informative and
well presented”, while Vuyi Mrwetyana agreed, and added
that the presenter was “very well informed”.
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AstroTech
has held several sessions of this training
programme over the past few months, and the
feedback has been most encouraging. For example,
Annamary Xolo of Standard Bank rates this course
as the best of all the courses she has ever
attended, and so did Karen van der Walt of ABSA.
‘Excellent, very informative and well
presented’, said Althea Manning of RMB, while
Chanelle Cloete of Nedbank ‘gained so much’.
Other delegates used terms like ‘challenging,
exciting, spectacular and awesome’ to describe
their experience (Patricia, from Vodacom,
Chanelle and Desiree from Nedbank and Shereen
from Strate).
Tersia Barnard (Dimension Data) summed it as
‘informative, motivating and fabulous’, while we
cannot express it any better than Jean
Waddington(De Beers), who wrote to us to convey
her thanks ‘for an excellent course and
exceptional presentation. I feel refreshed and
ready for all the various challenges that
present themselves to us as PAs.’
When asked to rate our presenters out of ten,
many delegates were not satisfied with just
giving a perfect score, and several of our
presenters earned an eleven, a fifteen and even
a twenty out of ten for their efforts! This was
underscored by the feedback from Helen Scholtz
from BNS Medical, who commended the trainer
highly for keeping the sessions alive and
encouraging active participation.
To sum it up, we cannot do better than Leanne
from Zest Electric Motors, who wrote:
‘Excellent, fun, informative and enriching!’ or
Louise Benn (SAMSA) who ‘loved every minute of
the course!’
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Mark de Deneker of Sasol Petroleum International gave the course and the trainers 10 out of 10. Kelian Thomson of ICAP enjoyed the legal issues presented by trainer, Warren Weertman, saying that he found him a “very good trainder on a very good course.” Miriam Matabane of the Ombudsman of Short Term Insurance found information on “the Acts most informative” and the “IT concepts.”
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Andrew Breckenridge of WBHO Construction found the whole course, “very interesting and informative”, while Sam Tsima of Motorola said the course was “very practical and relevant” and was pleased of an opportunity to re-examine the Basic Conditions of Employment Act. E Lusignia of Umgeni Water hailed the course as “excellent” and enjoyed the “interaction of the group with certain topics.”
Viwe Xozwa of Inzuzu
IT Consulting, ‘loved it’, while the word ‘Excellent’
was used to describe the programme by SG Nkhi of Gauteng
Provincial Legislature, Angie van Graan of Mining
Consultancy Services and S MSani from Eskom. Colin
Edelstein from the City of Johannesburg found the course
‘well balanced’.
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The
Johannesburg session in September was most
successful with delegates such as Rensche Jansen
van Rensburg of Xstrata, who found the course,
‘Very good, interesting and informative’. Yega
Govender from the NHLS summed it up as
‘excellent’, while Shani de Koker of Nashua
described the experience as ‘Enjoyable,
informative and motivating’.
Every delegate at our Durban session rated the
facilitator as ‘ten out of ten’, and with
feedback like ‘Brilliant’ from Athena Landsberg
(Deloitte) and Rangini Chetty (National
Bioproducts) and ‘Very captivating and
interesting’ from Vanessa Naidoo (Nedbank), it
seems that this course is only gaining in value
and popularity.
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Ricky Pearson of Revlon congratulated AstroTech on presenting a “very good” course, the second AstroTech course she had attended, she particularly enjoyed the “interaction” with other delegates during the training. Oxana Frolova of Maersk Line enjoyed the section on “the nurturing leader” and said the course was “very informative and very good.” A Behrends of Bankserv said he had obtained the necessary information during the course on “leadership and management to give me the means and tools to add value to my environment,” he described the course as “very impressive.”
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Gary Tomlinson of Spar, KwaZulu Natal enjoyed the “group discussion and the informality” he said the course was “very good, very well-presented by a person with good knowledge of the subject.” R Hall of Nedschroef Jhb Pty Ltd also liked the “interaction from the instructor and delegates” and considered the course, “very good.” Ben de Lange of Nortje and Associates gave “full marks to facilitator Leigh Allardyce” and hailed the section on “the legal strike”, it was he said, a “very interesting course.”
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Andre Meyer of Cummins was effusive about the course saying “it was fantastic.” Dawie Staden of Diageo SA liked “all aspects especially the exercises and what I learnt from them.” M Marais of Melco said the course was “great” and learnt the most from the aspects on “leadership skills and where to improve on them.”
Kaveshnee
Naicker was full of praise for the training and
commented that the course was “excellent, and
highly recommended”. Jackie Strydom found the
training “very helpful, lots of fun, a learning
experience” and her colleague Brenda Koch
described the instructor as “brilliant” and the
course as “very good and interesting”.
· Excellent and Highly recommended – Kaveshnee
Naicker
· Very helpful, lots of fun, a learning
experience – Jackie Strydom
· Very good, interesting, Andy is a brilliant
trainer (instructor) – Brenda Koch
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M Mkaza
(Great Basin Gold) thought that the course lived
up to his expectations and described the
programme as “excellent”. Tsholofelo said that
it was “very well prepared, credible and
effective”, and Dudu Rathsefola described the
training as “very informative, and it reminded
me of the little things that can make an
impact”.
Frieda
Viviers (BHP Billiton) said that the course was
very well facilitated and that she appreciated
the personal learnings shared. Bontle Mtshengu
from Richards Bay Minerals agreed, and said, ‘I
learnt a lot and would go on an advanced course
anytime’. Esmerelda Bezuidenhout of Boxmore
found the course very informative. ‘It gives you
the methods necessary for projects,’ she said.
Zanele Stokwe (Eskom) found the presenter
‘excellent’.
Other delegates, such as Christa Olivier of
Merck, described the programme as ‘very
interesting and well presented’, as did Michelle
Tito (Das Food Systems), who added that it was
also ‘informal, fun and informative’. These
thoughts were shared by Dave Arnold of Electric
Assemblies, who also found the course ‘well
organised and a fun environment’. Gary Downes (Safmarine)
complimented the presenter as ‘Good, well
informed and confident with the subject’.
B Behrens
(Nanoteq) expressed the view that the course was
“very good, and a sound foundation provided”.
Heuning Fourie was impressed by the presenter,
as was JMP Grove, who added that he appreciated
the content giving a more human side to
management.
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Once
again, our delegates were enthusiastic in their
feedback: Dion Wheal (ASA Metals) told us that
this was the best of the four courses which he
had attended in the past four months! JP
Pretorius of Open Doors felt the course was well
presented and that, ‘the instructor has good
practical experience of the subject’. Madelien
Fourie of Indevco felt that the course was,
‘very informative, with good material to take
away’.
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The
facilitator was rated 10 out 10 by the whole
class, except for one delegate who gave her 10
Plus!
Some feedback received included Annemarie Jonker,
who said, I have learned a lot, and I got a lot
of self esteem from the presenter: Thank you for
your compassion and warmth that you shared with
us - I really enjoyed and learned a great deal”.
Chantelle Jonker agreed, “very good, it really
helped me a lot”. S Hain’s enthusiastic response
was “excellent, I absolutely LOVED this
course!”.
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After a
number of sessions of this programme held over
the past few months, we have been getting some
impressive feedback from delegates.
Andrzej Szanda of Nedbank was very impressed: ‘I
really enjoyed it and got value out of it’.
‘Good, very informative, thought provoking and a
great learning experience’ were some of the
collective comments from Tracie McCluskey (Enviroserv),
Andrew Marsh (De Beers) and Jeshhika Pillay
(Impala Platinum).
Lawrence Louis of Mutual and Federal described
the course as, ‘Powerful and empowering, the
whole course was very enlightening, especially
the instructor’s knowledge’.
W Whitaker and Prega Padayachee of Playtex and
GijimaAst respectively would both recommend this
course as ‘well worth it’ and ‘very good’.
And finally, Belinda Schutte from Nedbank found
the facilitator ‘very thorough, great – has
passion and drive and believes in what he is
lecturing’.
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Johan van
den Heever of the National Department of Health,
found our 3 Day MBA to be ‘very professional,
informative and well presented’, and these views
were echoed by Desire Daniels of ABSA, and Bev
Bingham of Wits Health Consortium, who found the
content and presentation, ‘Very professional,
great and informative’. Lungisani Dlamini of
Ithala Limited commented that the course was ‘an
excellent orientation programme that is
necessary for all levels of management,’ and
this was reiterated by Edward Sewnarian of
Mailtronic Direct Marketing, who found the
programme, ‘very stimulating for a company
executive.’
Automotive
Leather Company. Ravine Pillay described his
overall impression of the course as “good, most
informative and well laid out”. SM Geldenhuys
was particularly impressed by “very good
presentation” and Leon Joubert not only thought
it was “good” but also “worth the time and
money”.
Grant Thorpe, the Managing Director, took the
time and trouble to provide the following
feedback to AstroTech: “I think the course was
just what we needed. Not only a re-awakening of
the some of the basics, but in some cases a real
eye-opener to some of the team, especially in
the labour lecture”.
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