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Digital Transformation within L&D

Digital Transformation

within L&D

Now On-Demand

A defined digital transformation journey has seen us transition to an e-Learning platform, geared to deliver quality learning in a digital landscape. In our live session, our team shares insights on opportunities for learning continuation from both an Operations and IT/Ed-Tech perspective. Available now, in both video and podcast format

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Digital Transformation within L&D

06 May 2021

Key Takeaways

  • What is Digital Transformation
  • Why has business been slow to transition / pivot towards digitally transforming L&D
  • Creating Digital Transformation within your organisation (Short-termism vs Sustainable Transformation)
  • Showcase: A Digital Transformation Framework for Learning & Development in 2021 and beyond
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Our Speakers

David Londt

Chief Technology Officer

Cindy Londt

Operations Executive

Virtual Open Day 2020

Virtual Open Day 2020
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VIRTUAL OPEN DAY 2020

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A strategic plan to align Learning and Development initiatives to meet the goals of the organisation, whilst evaluating custom solutions for various human capital needs can be rather daunting.

As a decision-maker you may not know where or even how to get started, evaluating the multitude of learning solutions available in the market. Do you do online learning or accredited learning, or both?

Join our Learning & Development professionals as they answer these pertinent questions and delve into the solutions available for you to consider adopting into your Learning and Development strategy.

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  • Session 1

  • KEy TakeAways

  • Presenter Profile

The role of Learning and Development is evolving. What are you doing to adapt?

Session 1 Time: 10:00 - 11:00

An internal training department is critical to the success of developing a learning culture through the continuous skilling, upskilling and reskilling of employees within the organisation.


In this session, Ghawa will be discussing the impact of change on how we design, deliver and evaluate learning.  

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  • Session 2

  • KEy TakeAways

  • Presenter Profile

Contact Centres have been catapulted into a new normal. Are you ready?

Session 2 Time: 11:00 - 12:00

Implementing changes to meet customer demand requires a willing and adequately skilled workforce and the leadership to recognize opportunity in adversity.


Our Development Stack for Contact Centre professionals link to specific career pathways allowing for vertical and horizontal growth, including roadmaps containing both accredited, non-accredited and e-Learning solutions.

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  • Session 3

  • KEy TakeAways

  • Presenter Profile

Food Safety Compliance. The impact on the Hospitality and Retail Sectors.

Session 3 Time: 12:00 - 13:00

The regulations governing general hygiene requirements for food premises, the transport of food and related matters has impacted industries producing and handling on-premises food items.


Join Mario has he discusses legislative changes and the requirements on business to ensure their human capital has undergone the requisite training to remain compliant.

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  • Session 4

  • KEy TakeAways

  • Presenter Profile

The consumer shift and its impact on the Wholesale & Retail Industry.

Session 4 Time: 13:00 - 14:00

Retailers are confronted with customers who are savvy, connected and more engaged than ever before.

Disruption and urgency will frame our reality and require leaders to redefine the skills that will set them apart in a world where purchase-choice is but a click away.

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  • Session 5

  • KEy TakeAways

  • Presenter Profile

Building your Leadership pipeline

Session 5 Time: 14:00 - 15:00

John F Kennedy said: "Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other."  As organisations evolve and grow, the demand and expectation of leaders shift. Continuous professional development is of utmost importance to ensure those within leadership roles operates from a place of relevance to the organisation and its culture.


Join Lezelle Scholtz as she delves into the Development Pathways available to help organisations build their leadership pipeline and deploy those much-needed skills to help their existing leaders remain relevant well into the future.

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SD & B-BBEE | Reframed

SD & B-BBEE

SD & B-BBEE | Reframed

VIRTUAL COFFEE CHATS

Now On-Demand

Skills Development (SD) is often contextualized within the framework of the B-BBEE, however the agenda of these pivotal pieces of legislation is governed from separate vantage points within organisations.

Join our panel as we discuss the principles and objectives of Skills Development in the context of the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act and debate sustainable solutions to drive organisations forward in 2020.

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Key Takeaways

  1. 1
    Evaluating the lens from which we view Skills Development, within organisations/industry.
  2. 2
    The governing principles of the B-BBEE Act and the Skills Development Act, contextual for Learning & Development professionals.
  3. 3
    Barriers and Challenges to achieving alignment with our governing legislation.
  4. 4
    Looking Forward: what opportunities and initiatives exist?
  5. 5
    Changing the narrative: what is meant by Purpose-Driven Development.

Presenter Profiles

Presenter Profiles

Cindy Londt | Operations Executive

At Omni HR Consulting, Cindy is accountable for the overall governance and implementation of skills development initiatives required by OMNI’s commercial clients and affiliate partners. With 18-years’ experience in the field of Education, Training and Development, she is passionate about client-relationship consulting and has a wealth of knowledge and experience in crafting strategic learning and development solutions to meet skills development objectives aligned to SETA and B-BBEE legislation.

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Lister Saungweme Makaranga | Transformation Strategy & B-BBEE Specialist

Lister is a qualified and experienced transformation professional. Having worked in the industry for the last 10 years, holding various senior positions including: Technical Signatory, Verification Manager, B-BBEE Quality/Review manager, Senior Ratings Analyst as well as Transformation Strategy Developer. Lister is well versed on the codes including implementation, consumer education and change management as it pertains to transformational action plans.

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Thulile Mahlutshana | Learning and Development Co-Ordinator

In Learning and Development at Matus, Thulile has 9 years’ experience in the field of HR with her speciality being in Industrial Relations, Recruitment and Training. Thulile is passionate and driven by everything related to skills development, having graduated from Varsity College and being a certified Skills Development Facilitator registered with the ETDP SETA.

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Brendon Richards | Human Resource & Skills Development Consultant

Brendon is an experienced resourcing consultant, with a keen focus on Employment Relations, Employee Benefits, Learning & Development and Supply Chain. Instrumental in creating solutions for organisations to achieve their desired outcomes, Brendon works with credible affiliate partners to support both the Human Capital and Skills Development objectives of organisations.

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Learning Adaptation 4.0 | A SA Perspective

Learning adaption 4.0

Learning Adaptation 4.0 

A South African Perspective

VIRTUAL COFFEE CHATS

Now On-Demand

The world of higher education is both dynamic and continuously evolving, especially the link between theory & practice.  


Join our panelists who provide us with insight into global trends pertaining to e-learning, working from home as well as balancing learning and your profession.

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Key Takeaways - Part 1

  1. 1
    Exploring the critical link between theory and practice in academic-based learning in South Africa.

Key Takeaways - Part 2

  1. 1
    e-Learning and distance learning provides revolutionary access to learning on your own schedule.
  2. 2
    How working from home creates a positive balance between learning and your profession.

Presenter Profiles

Ghawa Latib | ETD Practitioner

Ghawa holds a PGDip in Adult & Community Education and has worked within the field of Occupational Development for more than 13 years.


With experience that ranges across multiple industries and sectors, Ghawa has a broad understanding of the opportunities and practical considerations linked to implementing Education and Training Practices, particularly within the workplace.

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Demi Melton | Senior Programme Coordinator

Demi is the Senior Programme Coordinator at the Omni Academy for Education, Training and Development, where she has been since June 2018.


She is a Stellenbosch University Master’s graduate and has presented at the 1st and 2nd International Conference on Gender Research in Porto as well as Rome, respectively.

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Cindy-Lee Pike | Learning Experience Design Specialist

Cindy is a highly experienced instructional designer and trainer with a passion for effective learning and development.


She manages the Research and Development department at Omni, which includes the design and development of face-to-face training as well as e-learning.

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Skills Development Cost | Who holds the Purse?

Skills Development Cost

Skills Development Cost | Who holds the Purse?

VIRTUAL COFFEE CHATS

Now On-Demand

Why should companies continue to invest in upskilling their employees even in a time of crisis?

Join us for a healthy discussion around the premise that; human capital spend is one of the largest for most businesses, and the area that is fundamental to both its existence and sustainability.

Why is the associated skills development expenditure not viewed with the same lens?

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Webinar On-Demand

Key Takeaways

  1. 1
    Training Cost: An expense or investment - A debate from the perspective of Finance and Operations.
  2. 2
    The delicate balance between the critical spend for business sustainability and people development.
  3. 3
    How online training makes learning more accessible (and equitable).
  4. 4
    Defining self-directed learning within the context of the workplace

Presenter Profiles

Ian Smith | Finance Executive

Ian is an experienced Finance Manager CA(SA) working in the professional training, coaching & private education industry. Skilled in External Auditing, Internal Auditing, Financial Accounting, and Financial Audits.


He is a strong finance professional with an Honours focused on Accounting and Finance from the University of South Africa.

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Sharon Benting | Education, Training and Development Executive

Sharon works in the field of Adult and Vocational Learning in South Africa. She is the Education, Training and Development Executive for OMNI HR Consulting, and has studied in the fields of Occupationally Directed Education, Training and Development Practices.


Her research interests include Development in Education, Training and Development, Contact Centre Operations and Project Management.

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The Future is Now

The future is now

The Future is Now

VIRTUAL COFFEE CHATS

Now On-Demand

The luxury of preparing and planning for the future workforce has passed, the onset of the COVID-19 virus and instituting lockdown in many countries across the world have been disruptive in worldwide and local economies. We have no choice but to acknowledge that the way we have done things in the past is gone and we need to be prepared to change as individuals and as an organisation for the future which is now.

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Key Takeaways

  1. 1
    An HR and Change Management debate for the future of our people.
  2. 2
    Preparing for the ‘NEXT’ normal.
  3. 3
    A complete pivot - The need for CHANGE.
  4. 4
    1st I must ‘work from home’ – now I must self-learn too!
  5. 5
    ACORN - A forward-thinking Leadership Approach to organisational development.

Presenter Profiles

Alison Boruchowitz | Human Resource Executive

Alison has an extensive background in the field of HR with a passion for strategy and culture development within organisations. With a tenure of 17 years as Group HR in a retail environmentand her MBA specializing in Management Consulting she made the leap into the private sector.
Alison joined Omni HR Consulting in 2016, providing her with the opportunity to practice her passion: working with people, or as she refers to it – the “human” in resources.

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Dorothy Fernandez | Specialised Project and Change Management Specialist

At Omni HR Consulting, Dot leads specialised project and change management solutions from initiation to project close-off, irrespective of the scope.

With more than 15 years of project and change management experience across various industries, Dot has a deep understanding of the people side of change and the support required to balance operational and human capital needs when undergoing organisational change.

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Understanding OBETD in a Changing Landscape

Understanding OBET in a Changing Landscape

Understanding OBETD

in a Changing Landscape

LIVE WEBINAR

Now On-Demand 

The realm of Outcomes-Based Education and Training has not only evolved but changed.

This webinar will bring together ETD professionals and those looking to join the industry to discuss and challenge the impact on Outcomes-Based Education in a South African context.

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Key Discussion Points

  1. 1
    OBET Then and Now - Debating the impact of change on the way we design, deliver and assess in OBET.
  2. 2
    Influencing change in our role as ETD Practitioners – Do we need to change the rhetoric?

Presenter Profiles

Ghawa Latib | ETD Practitioner

Ghawa holds a PGDip in Adult & Community Education and has worked within the field of Occupational Development for more than 13 years. With experience that ranges across multiple industries and sectors, Ghawa has a broad understanding of the opportunities and practical considerations linked to implementing Education and Training Practices, particularly within the workplace.

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Jasmine Sultan | ETQA Manager

Jasmine holds PG Dip in Education and has worked in training and skills development for more than 15 years. She has also worked in sector development with a direct emphasis on supporting and developing SMME’s through various initiatives, underpinned by skills development. Jasmine currently works within ETQA across a variety of SETA’s and manages all aspects of compliance and risk

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Join the conversation every Friday from 12pm-12:30pm on IG TV with Lead ETD Practitioner, Ghawa Latib talking all things Education, Training and Development. Watch the videos below for insights and contribute to the conversation in our weekly interactive sessions.  

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Video Series | Introduction to Outcomes-Based Education, Training and Development in South Africa

Introduction to OBETD in SOUTH AFRICA | Part 1

 Instagram Live - 26 June 2020

Aims to provide a broad understanding of Outcomes-Based Education & Training approach in South Africa.

The ETD Landscape | Part 2

 Instagram Live - 3 July 2020

Contextualising how everything comes together to serve the aims and objectives of the NQF.

The National Qualifications Framework | Part 3

 Instagram Live - 10 July 2020

Unpacking key elements and principles of the National Qualifications Framework (NQF).

Learning Pathways on the NQF | Part 4

 Instagram Live - 17 July 2020

Programme-lead, Ghawa Latib, elaborates on Learning Pathways that are possible for learners.

Emotional Intelligence in a Changing Environment

Emotional Intelligence In A Changing Envrionemnt

Emotional Intelligence in a Changing Environment

LIVE WEBINAR

09 June 2020 | 1pm–2pm 

11 June 2020 | 7pm–8pm

For those who lead teams, making sense of the COVID-19 crisis is difficult – not only because of how it impacts us as individuals, but how it impacts those we lead.

This webinar discusses the importance of Emotional intelligence when faced with challenging situations. So, how do we lead our people through a global unprecedented change when this is as new to us as it is to them?

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Key Takeaways

Key Takeaways

  1. 1
    Gain insights from subject matter experts.
  2. 2
    Understand how we are impacted by the levels of change.
  3. 3
    Learn about the psychology of change and its physical impact.
  4. 4
    Unpack the change curve and its stages.
  5. 5
    Discover why and how emotional intelligence is a tool to handling change.
  6. 6
    Gain tips for using emotional intelligence to lead change.

Presenter Profiles

Sharon Benting

Education, Training and Development Executive

Sharon Benting works in the field of Adult and Vocational Learning in South Africa. She is the Education, Training and Development Executive for OMNI HR Consulting, and has studied in the fields of Occupationally Directed Education, Training and Development Practices. Her research interests include Development in Education, Training and Development, Contact Centre Operations and Project Management.

She is committed to contribute towards people development and making a meaningful difference in leadership. As Client Relationship Manager her objective is to make learning more accessible across various sectors and ensuring that our clients receive value for their money and meet strategic goals

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Dorothy Fernandez

Specialised Project and Change Management Specialist

Dot Fernandez leads the specialised project and change management solutions from initiation to project close-off.

With more than 15 years of project and change management experience across various industries, Dot has a deep understanding of the people side of change and the support required to balance operational and human capital needs when undergoing organisational change.  

In addition to her significant experience in operations, project and change management, Dot is also a Business Performance Coach.

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Our Story

OMNI provides business and people development solutions through Training and Consulting services. Our primary focus is to provide our customers with innovative and relevant industry-related training and development solutions which are designed to meet their skills development needs.  

We have been operating within the educational landscape for the past ten years. Our value proposition is to ensure we understand our customers’ unique environment and through a consultative approach, craft a solution which is targeted and suitable to their environment to cultivate a positive change in the workforce.  


As we venture into the next decade, we look to the future with optimism.

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