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JACKSON LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT COLLEGE

Business and Management School

The Jackson Leadership and Management Institute Business School was founded in early 2016. With the motto of “Bringing education to the people. Sizisa imfundo ebantwini”; the institute aims at providing leading accredited training qualifications to rural areas. The primary focus being that of Port St Johns and surrounding areas with a strategic vision of expanding into further communities throughout the Eastern Cape.

 

Today many learners from rural communities do not have access to universities or formal training institutions and are faced with leaving home to sought after that much-needed degree or diploma. This comes at a high financial cost to parents. JLMI Business Schools looks at bringing these qualifications to the people and at a more cost-effective way. With state of the art training venues, multimedia classes as well as a computer lab, JLMI will ensure that their accredited qualifications meet the needs of our youth.

 

Courses are offered on a full-time basis and cover the full spectrum of Business Management. Lectures are held from Monday to Friday at Codesa Farm in Gomolo, at Tombo Area of Port St Johns. All lecturers are qualified and have vast experience in the corporate field which will ensure that students get the best teaching methods available today.

 

JLMI’s Business Schools vision is to be the Leader in Higher Education and Training throughout Rural Eastern Cape. By addressing the skills shortages, JLMI will enable a prosperous educational future for all.

 

Our Mission is “Bringing education to the people through quality driven learning. Addressing the educational needs of rural communities through a commitment to deliver relevant, quality and innovative study programs. Thereby enhancing employability to these communities”.

Vision

JLMI’s vision is to be the Leader in Higher Education and Training throughout Rural Eastern Cape. By addressing the skills shortages, JLMI will enable a prosperous educational future for all.

Mission

Bringing education to the people through quality driven learning. Addressing the educational needs of rural communities through a commitment to deliver relevant, quality and innovative study programmes. Thereby enhancing employability to these communities.

Values

Live QUALITY through our vision and mission.
Embrace INNOVATION in all study programmes.
Act HONESTLY in all our dealings.
Drive INTEGRITY throughout our institution.
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JLMI CORPORATE

. About

Kurt has been in the training field since 2008 where he headed the training for a multinational organisation, being responsible for all training in Europe, Middle East and Africa. Kurt eventually took responsibility for managing and delivering all global training programmes. In this role Kurt went on to train for many multinationals and gained vast international experience when training at various global locations.

. Professionality

Kurt's personal business experience started in 2005 when he co-founded the Umgazana River Lodge along with his wife Benita. He further went on to work for Quintiles Transnational, a multinational pharmaceutical company where he managed a team of global project managers. He furthered his skills when he moved to the Global Solutions team where he provided international customers with tailor-made trainings at their various offices. It is here that his formal profession in the training field begun.

. Skills

Having developed skills in many areas, and together with his vast experience with people and management skills, resulted in Kurt opening his own training company called The Jackson Leadership and Management Institute in late 2015. As a leading international trainer, Kurt aims to improve the skillset of the many employees in South Africa’s unique economic climate. With skills shortages being at the forefront of an un-productive and un-engaged workforce, Kurt hopes to improve not only the lives of employees through relevant training but also the success of these organisations.

. Experience

Kurt has led the following strategic partnership trainings and attended projects in the following countries and cities for the following customers:

  • Genentech Roche – United States of America: San Francisco
  • Quintiles Global Project Delivery – Japan: Tokyo
  • Mitsubishi – Turkey: Istanbul
  • AstraZeneca – Greece: Athens
  • Roche – Italy: Rome
  • Vertex – Hungary: Budapest
  • Biota – Australia: Melbourne
  • Janssen – Poland: Warsaw
  • Intarcia – Hungary: Budapest
  • Intarcia – Czech Republic: Prague
  • Boehringer Ingelheim – Hungary: Budapest
  • AstraZeneca – United Kingdom: London
  • Merck – Italy: Rome
  • Boehringer Ingelheim – Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur

Kurt has his BCOM in Business Management as well, as his Masters in Business Leadership. He is a member of the South African Institute of Management.