CONSULTANCY AND TRAINING

 
A diversity of professional consultancy and training services is available in Swaziland where there is strong awareness of the vital role this sector plays in the efficiency and success of organisations. Firms providing these services install effective, productive management systems and develop skilled, qualified and motivated people at all levels. The specialised consultancy services cover such areas as human resources development, industrial relations, performance appraisal, organisational structure and information technology. Training is available in a wide diversity of subjects.

These services may be financed by donor agencies and implemented through local institutions specialising in various fields, sometimes in cooperation with international consulting firms. The need for such services is ongoing as new techniques and methods come on line and the readily available expertise within the country facilitates time and cost effectiveness. Firms may pool their resources and expertise for specific projects in order to give their clients optimum consultancy packages.

There is the possibility of forming an Association of Trainers and Consultants comprising qualifying and accredited concerns to protect genuine practitioners and to ensure that clients receive excellent service, coupled with the highest professional ethics.

BOSTON BUSINESS COLLEGE

This Mbabane-based educational institute specialises in career development programs at certificate, diploma and degree levels. These programs are self-driven as there are no lecturers and students learn using DVDs and computer-based education, which are accompanied by relevant workbooks. Exams are taken in conjunction with the Boston Business College examining bodies. Education for Life is the Boston maxim.

Cilo Consulting
Cilo is a consultancy firm that delivers customised professional services to clients in the areas of strategy, enterprise and people management and institutional reform in the region. As process facilitators and content advisors, it packages solutions that enhance the value of client organisations within the context of their environments. The areas of intervention are interrelated and centred on human capital, a changing institution and the promotion of a commercial approach.

Established in 2006, Cilo Consulting comprises a capable team of in-house and part-time business, organisational development, human resource, research and communications practitioners with a combined consulting experience in the areas of strategic planning, institutional reform, organisational alignment, change management, process facilitation, research, marketing, and communications.

Inspired by the small African brown bird (cilo/ncedze), Cilo’s approach is to explore and provide a bird’s eye view and strategic diverse perspectives when building the capacity of the public sector, as well as of private and non-profit organisations.

KPMG Swaziland
KPMG is a leading firm of Chartered Accountants in Swaziland, providing relevant and appropriate professional advice using experienced professionals comprising four partners and some 50 members of staff, all resident in Swaziland. The firm has been operating in Swaziland since 1962 and has an excellent understanding of the requirements and problems of organisations operating in the country. The audit department is managed by Chartered Accountants (Swaziland) and follows international and local financial reporting, accounting and auditing standards.

KPMG also specialises in the provision of tax and advisory services and employs full time, experienced personnel able to fulfil the requirements of clients. Should resources not be available locally, specialists can be drawn from other regional or international KPMG offices. The principal services are audit, tax and advisory and include: external and internal audit; tax planning and compliance; business planning and accounting support; information technology security and support; executive recruitment; payroll and remuneration structuring; forensic audit.

The client portfolio covers the spectrum of business, from small owner-managed concerns to Government, parastatals and large public companies. KPMG achieves outstanding service through dedication to clients’ needs, access to considerable resources, investment in new technologies, research, recruitment and training, and specialist industry groupings.

Lwati Kutfola Consortium of Chartered HR Practioners The Lwati Kutfola Consortium of Chartered Human Resources Practitioners, which comprises chartered members and mentors of the South African Board of Personnel Practitioners, was formed in 2007. This development enables them to provide even greater expertise to an extensive client base in the public and private sectors. The Senior Partners between them have over 60 years of experience in Human Resources andMananga Centre of Integration & Management Development in Swaziland and the Southern Africa region, and are able to complement this by drawing on additional expertise as necessary to give clients optimum consultancy packages tailored to their specific needs. These local consultants have longestablished links with proven international consultants and are able to provide customised professional services in the areas of human resources, industrial relations, training and development, change management, mentoring and coaching, strategy, institutional reform, consultancy and advisory services and executive placements. In April 2009 Lwati Training Institute, which was established in 1989 and is a member of the Consortium, was licensed by the Cisco Entrepreneurial Institute, which is based in Washington DC, as its Entrepreneurial Training Centre for Swaziland. This is an innovative new worldwide strategy to empower potential entrepreneurs in developing countries.

Mananga Centre of Integration & Management Development
Established by the Commonwealth Development Corporation as an international management development centre in 1972, Mananga has a sound reputation in its field. Today it is privately owned and the high standard of training and service is maintained at the Ezulwini campus. The training comprises open program, postexperience management development residential courses of up to six weeks duration.

Mananga also undertakes tailored training for specific clients, both on and off campus, within Swaziland and other countries. The training broadly embraces the themes of General Management, Poverty and Sustainable Development, Agriculture,Environment and Natural Resource Management, and Public Health Management.

Mananga Centre also offers education programs leading to masters’ level in Leadership and Change Management. This is done in partnership with Leeds Business School, UK. The consultancy arm provides short-term consulting of up to three months and project management of one to three years. The facilities comprise modern training rooms, an Internet-linked information resource centre, a residential complex of 20 double bedrooms and dining and catering facilities for use by the course participants. There is also a bar and recreation area next to the swimming pool.

Over the years, more than 7,000 managers from African countries and beyond have shared the “Mananga Experience” within the tranquil learning environment. The highly qualified staff, who come from various African countries, ensure an unforgettable learning experience for each participant which becomes a major influence in their careers.