Become an APPETD Member

APPETD

association of private providers of education, training & development

The APPETD Familia

Paulina Letsaba

Membership Administrator

membership@appetd.org.za

Mobile: 083 215 2994

Cynthia Reynders

Executive Management

ceo@appetd.org.za
Tel: 081 032 2642

Helen Kempson

Events Administrator

Liza Harmse

Financial Services Consultant

fin@appetd.org.za
Tel:   083 441 1764

The APPETD Family

Ms Paulina Letsaba
Ms Paulina Letsaba
Membership Administrator

Ms Paulina Letsaba is our Membership Administrator with seven years of experience working alongside the executive team of APPETD. She joined APPETD as a Cleaner in 2014 and was shortly promoted to Receptionist and later promoted to Membership Administrator.

Paulina has extensive knowledge about the membership and benefits APPETD offers. She also specializes in administrative technology to manage office communications, publications, and document management and has been a key chain link on many of APPETD’s major Projects.

She approaches all aspects of any task with a positive, hard-working mindset, and is passionate about helping find solutions to any challenges.

membership@appetd.org.za

Mobile: 083 215 2994

Liza Harmse
Liza Harmse
Financial Services Consultant

fin@appetd.org.za

Mobile:  :083 441 1764

Liza is a Chartered Accountant (CA(SA)) with 23 years’ experience in the financial services industry. Her experience ranges from enterprise wide risk management, credit approval for lending to SME’s, to project finance, and for the last 10 years she has been specialising in insurance broking and the Risk Finance (self insurance, cell captive and UMA’s) environment. …

Nadia Potgieter
Nadia Potgieter
Operations Manager

Ms Nadia Smith obtained her Diploma in Human Resource Management, with distinction, awarded in London, UK. Further to this she qualified as a Forensic Psychophysiologist and received her training at the CSIR, which includes interview techniques, physiology and psychology. Nadia is also a certified forensic voice stress analyst used by companies for analysing and reporting on interview outcomes and testing in hearings as well as training and evaluation of staff.

She also attended and gained in-depth knowledge and experience in Pastel/Sage Accounting and compiling and interpretation of data using graphical aids.

Nadia will maintain the smooth running of the office through a variety of administrative, clerical and financial duties as well as an important support person for the CEO and executive management.

Nadia`s contact details:

Helpdesk:  helpdesk@appetd.org.za / Tel: 060 537 0754

The APPETD Board

EXCO

Dr Shirley Lloyd
Dr Shirley Lloyd
Chairperson / Chair - Higher Education Chamber

Shirley Lloyd describes herself as an educator, a public servant, an activist and a social entrepreneur. She believes in social justice and views her work in education and training, and particularly related to the NQF and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) as part of fulfilling her life’s work.

Ms Ria Walshe
Ms Ria Walshe
Acting CEO, Chairperson of FINCOM
Ms Linda Ingram
Ms Linda Ingram

Linda Ingram was invited to join the ETDP SETA Board in April 2020. In October 2018 she was voted onto the APPETD Board as Chairperson. …

Ms Kim Dry-Courtois
Ms Kim Dry-Courtois
Chair - QCTO Chamber

Founder of VeryCoolIdeas, a leading training provider since 2000, delivering professional education and skills development programmes across various industries.

Ms Mashadi Monaledi
Ms Mashadi Monaledi

Mashadi is a social sustainability practitioner and qualified skills development facilitator. She holds a Masters Degree in Development and Management. She has 12 years’ experience in running and managing Corporate Social Investment and skills development programs as well as B-BBEE function management.

Mashadi established ASI after spending ten years in the corporate environment. In her time in corporate she held B-BBEE, Skills Development and CSR related roles. She’s passionate about enabling businesses to get the best out of their people, helping people reach their full potential and being an agent for positive transformation. She is an advocate for holistic approaches.

Mr Liyanda Handula
Mr Liyanda Handula
Chair - SMME Chamber

Liyanda Handula is more than just a leader with philanthropical leanings, he is a man with eagle-eyed vision, who has demonstrated the ability to lead with integrity, openness and drive.

From humble beginnings in Gugulethu Township in the Western Cape, to boardrooms in major corporations as CEO, Liyanda is all too familiar with walking the path of greatness.

And, he recognises lost destinies, which are taken captive by living in an environment that is not conducive to study. Liyanda has never forgotten his one true calling: to go back into the townships and help as many deserving ambitious individuals out from abject poverty as possible. Coming from a home where his grandmother couldn’t read nor write, he realised early on that his only escape from a lost destiny was through education. He excelled in school, graduated from the Ca pe Peninsula University of Technology, adva nced his career th rough an MBA and is now reading towards his doctorate, focusing on Lean Manufacturing Processes.

Through his tireless work with the Gugulethu Development Forum, and the MEC of Education in the Western Cape, Liyanda has, through Masithuthuke Holdings, provided bursaries to deserving high school students who have excelled in their studies — empowering them to carve out a SUCCESSFUL future for themselves through education.

He has held various senior positions for organisations such, UK Trade and Investment and various Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETA’s). He was previously a board member for the Employment Skills Development Agency (ESDA).

Mr Shaun Smith
Mr Shaun Smith

Shaun Smith is co-Principal of The Fusion Cooking School, and prior to covid was Chef Patron of Fusion World Food Café and Fusion French Café and Bakery in Durban. Shaun co-founded the South African Culinary and Hospitality Educators Forum (SACHEF). Shaun also co-founded the Africa Chefs Alliance/Alliance des Chefs Africains (ACA) as a multinational alliance of Chef Associations throughout Africa. Shaun is currently the Skill Competition Manager (SCM) for the WorldSkills Shanghai (2022) competition, and was previously the WorldSkills Chief Expert, and the Deputy-Chief Expert prior to that. Shaun sits on the National Board of the Chaîne des Rôtisseurs as the South African Conseiller Culinaire and is a member of the International Advisory Board for the Chaîne des Rôtisseurs Jeune Chefs Rôtisseurs (JCR) competition. Shaun is the author of the culinary textbook The South African Professional Chef used by over 30 schools throughout South Africa for the QCTO Chef qualification.

Dr Wynand Goosen
Dr Wynand Goosen

Dr Wynand Goosen is the CEO of the Infomage Rims group from where he constantly launches various strategic initiatives. As a strategist, he has pioneered various high-level programs, strategies and systems. These include:

  • Developed the first Skills Development Facilitator Program for South Africa
  • Developed the first New Venture Creation Program for Entrepreneurial thinking
  • Facilitated various Strategic Development workshops for a range of clients in private and public sector
  • Created international collaborative frameworks between South Africa and the European Union
  • Represented South Africa on various international business platforms
  • Developed a range of Foresight and Innovation Tools for Strategic Planning
  • Devised an incubation system for start-up enterprises
  • Scoped and developed Management Information Systems and developed ITC solutions
  • Developed systems to link strategy to strategic implementation, that drives execution and productivity

Dr Goosen has also created various successful companies. These includes organisations such as The Learning Corporation Ltd; The Infomage Rims Group; SkillzBook; Gold Rose Investments.

He holds a portfolio of qualifications that includes three Doctorates in Business, Meta Physics and Human Capital. He has board membership with several professional organisations.  Dr Goosen is a well-known conference speaker and has been quoted in newspapers and interviewed for several television programs.

“Strategy is often developed using generic tools. However, each organisation is different, and nuances and culture play important roles in creating strategies that are implementable, effectively measurable and sustainable. Systems need to focus on simplification and implementation, not complication”

APPETD Chambers

Dr Shirley Lloyd
Dr Shirley Lloyd
Chairperson / Chair - Higher Education Chamber

Shirley Lloyd describes herself as an educator, a public servant, an activist and a social entrepreneur. She believes in social justice and views her work in education and training, and particularly related to the NQF and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) as part of fulfilling her life’s work.

Ms Kim Dry-Courtois
Ms Kim Dry-Courtois
Chair - QCTO Chamber

Founder of VeryCoolIdeas, a leading training provider since 2000, delivering professional education and skills development programmes across various industries.

Mr Liyanda Handula
Mr Liyanda Handula
Chair - SMME Chamber

Liyanda Handula is more than just a leader with philanthropical leanings, he is a man with eagle-eyed vision, who has demonstrated the ability to lead with integrity, openness and drive.

From humble beginnings in Gugulethu Township in the Western Cape, to boardrooms in major corporations as CEO, Liyanda is all too familiar with walking the path of greatness.

And, he recognises lost destinies, which are taken captive by living in an environment that is not conducive to study. Liyanda has never forgotten his one true calling: to go back into the townships and help as many deserving ambitious individuals out from abject poverty as possible. Coming from a home where his grandmother couldn’t read nor write, he realised early on that his only escape from a lost destiny was through education. He excelled in school, graduated from the Ca pe Peninsula University of Technology, adva nced his career th rough an MBA and is now reading towards his doctorate, focusing on Lean Manufacturing Processes.

Through his tireless work with the Gugulethu Development Forum, and the MEC of Education in the Western Cape, Liyanda has, through Masithuthuke Holdings, provided bursaries to deserving high school students who have excelled in their studies — empowering them to carve out a SUCCESSFUL future for themselves through education.

He has held various senior positions for organisations such, UK Trade and Investment and various Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETA’s). He was previously a board member for the Employment Skills Development Agency (ESDA).

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