Tailored around your organisation’s strategy, people, culture and business priorities, our customised solutions combine academic expertise and practical business insight to develop the capabilities your people need and help turn learning into meaningful impact for your business. There is no “one size fits all” - Customised solutions can have varying degrees of customisation depending on your organisation’s needs’, similarly they are applicable to large and small organisations alike – it all depends on the desired objective.
Do you have a specific organisational priority that calls for a tailored learning intervention? Then a customised solution can be particularly valuable to you and your team.
You might be looking to:
Some organisations approach Stellenbosch Business School Executive Development with a detailed brief. Others know they have a development need but need help defining what that should look like. That’s part of the conversation.
Our team can help you explore the challenge, ask the right questions and identify the learning outcomes that will best support your organisation.
Customised solutions are bespoke to your organisation. We partner with you to co-create tailored learning experiences that align with your priorities. They are closed intakes that deliver targeted, results-driven learning for your organisations.
Connect the learning journey to your strategic priorities, business goals and future direction.
Customised to fit around the experience, responsibilities and development needs of the people taking part.
Bring your organisation’s culture, industry, challenges, customers and operating environment into the learning.
Use real situations from your organisation to make learning practical and immediately relevant.
Select the delivery mode – face-to-face, online, remote, blended or hybrid – that works for your people and operational requirements.
Build the capabilities your organisation needs now while preparing people for future responsibilities.
The best learning happens when applied to real work scenarios. This experiential approach creates safe spaces for experimentation and reflection, enabling participants to test new ideas, shift behaviour, and embed learning more deeply.
A customised programme can include:
Why this matters:
When people can connect new ideas to their own work, they are challenged to think and lead differently, and apply what they learn where it matters most.
We work with you throughout the process, from the first conversation through to delivery and follow-up.
A programme can range from a one-hour learning session to a development intervention lasting up to 12 months, with modules or interventions spaced over time to support continued learning and application.
For example, your solution could include:
The duration, schedule and learning format can be designed to suit your operational calendar, ensuring minimal disruption while maintaining continuity.
Customised solutions can be delivered:
Programmes can be delivered across multiple locations and time zones, either remotely or in person through Stellenbosch Business School Executive Development’s network of partners and facilitators. For larger organisations, multiple cohorts can also run concurrently, with consistent core content and context-specific elements where required.
Stellenbosch Business School Executive Development draws on a combination of academic faculty and experienced industry practitioners.
This allows us to bring together:
Our faculty are selected for their relevance to the programme and their subject expertise, encouraging discussion, critical thinking, reflection and practical application. All facilitators undergo academic onboarding and a quality-assurance process before they deliver on customised programmes.
Additional elements can be built into the learning journey to deepen and sustain its impact.
These can include:
For organisations developing capability over time, a customised programme can become part of a broader learning journey. Follow-up interventions can help reinforce learning, while future cohorts can build on the same organisational priorities and capabilities.
Stellenbosch Business School Executive Development combines the academic credibility of Stellenbosch University with practical business experience and a strong understanding of the African business environment, while holding the Triple Crown Accreditation, a prestigious award held by only 1% of business schools worldwide.
Stellenbosch Business School Executive Development faculty combines academic expertise with practical application across multiple industries and business environments, bringing experience from across Africa with international perspectives, cases and partnerships.
We don’t see ourselves simply as a training provider. We work alongside your L&D, HR and leadership teams, acting as advisers, sounding boards and collaborators throughout the process.
Customised programmes are delivered under the auspices of Stellenbosch University, quality-assured by Stellenbosch Business School, certified by Stellenbosch University, and aligned to the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) where applicable.
Depending on the programme design and assessment requirements, participants receive either a Certificate of Attendance or a Certificate of Competence from Stellenbosch University.
Many of Stellenbosch Business School Executive Development’s customised programmes qualify as recognised training interventions under the Skills Development Act, aligned to organisations’ Skills Development Levy claims and Workplace Skills Plan submissions. For organisations with specific skills development requirements, Stellenbosch Business School Executive Development can provide supporting documentation, such as learning outcomes, programme outlines, attendance registers, and certificates to assist with SETA reporting and submissions.
A customised solution is a development programme designed specifically around your organisation’s strategy, people, culture and business priorities. Stellenbosch Business School Executive Development works with you to determine the content, learning approach, faculty and delivery format that best support your objectives.
Yes. You don’t need to arrive with a completed brief. The process starts with a discovery or scoping conversation where we explore your organisation, challenges and development priorities and help define the right learning outcomes.
Yes. Existing Stellenbosch Business School Executive Development short-course modules can be used as a foundation for a broader customised programme. We can combine relevant modules with organisation-specific examples, case studies, outcomes and learning activities.
A programme can include workshops, action learning, business projects, case studies, simulations, masterclasses, psychometric assessments, immersions, short learning sessions and other practical approaches.
It can range from a one-hour session to an intervention lasting up to 12 months. The duration depends on your goals, the scope of the programme and how much time your organisation can allow for learning and application.
Yes. Programmes are delivered across South Africa and internationally, remotely or in person, through Stellenbosch Business School Executive Development’s network of partners and facilitators.
Yes. Dates, study blocks and individual interventions can be planned around your calendar to minimise disruption while maintaining a coherent learning journey.
The programme is developed collaboratively by Stellenbosch Business School Executive Development and your organisation. Stellenbosch Business School Executive Development’s Business Development Manager and Programme Designer typically lead the initial scoping and design process,while faculty are selected based on the programme’s objectives, audience, and required expertise.
Yes. Your senior leaders and subject-matter experts can be included as guest contributors, panel members or facilitators where appropriate. Your internal facilitators can also be incorporated into the learning journey, subject to Stellenbosch Business School Executive Development’s quality standards.
Depending on the complexity of the programme and your internal approval processes, design can take approximately two weeks to two months. Stellenbosch Business School Executive Development generally recommends allowing at least six weeks between signing an agreement and the start of delivery.
There is no standard price because each programme is designed around the organisation. Cost depends on factors such as cohort size, duration, faculty requirements, delivery format and additional elements such as coaching or international immersions. Stellenbosch Business School Executive Development can provide a proposal once the scope has been established.
Yes. Stellenbosch Business School Executive Development can design benchmarking or impact-tracking exercises to measure change before and after a programme. These are planned in collaboration with the organisation based on your KPIs and available resources.
Customised programmes can contribute to Skills Development Levy and SETA requirements. Eligibility depends on the programme’s structure and your organisation’s specific SETA criteria. Stellenbosch Business School Executive Development can provide supporting documentation to assist with reporting and submissions.
The first step is a conversation about what you are trying to achieve. Chat to us about the challenge you want to address, and we’ll help you explore what the right learning solution could look like.
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