The details make the quote: how many learners or employees, the level, accreditation, the dates and whether it runs at your premises. Send one request with them and we pass it to soft skills trainers and providers working in Sandton and nearby areas of Gauteng.
Soft Skills Training in Sandton
Booking soft skills training in Sandton? Say the skill you need, how many people, their roles, the languages they are most comfortable in and whether the course should run at your premises, at a venue or online. Trainers who work in Gauteng can then propose a format and dates.
Want to know more first? Our soft skills training guide covers how it works, what to ask for and what affects the price.
Sandton notes on training & skills development
Financial services, legal and consulting firms here spend on leadership development, new manager programmes, presentation skills and coaching, often with cohorts that meet over several months. BANKSETA, INSETA and the Services SETA matter to many employers in the CBD. SDFs prepare WSPs and ATRs for large and mid-sized firms, and B-BBEE skills spend drives learnership projects that are often run with partners in Alexandra and Soweto.
Sandton: the employers, the venues and the calendar
Corporate head offices set the tone in Sandton. Banks, insurers, law and audit firms and listed companies around Rivonia Road, Katherine Street and Sunninghill book board strategy days, executive offsites, leadership programmes and sales kick-offs, and they expect polished facilitation and a clear write-up. The convention centre, hotels and serviced office venues in the CBD handle large conferences and investor events, while smaller boardrooms in Illovo, Rosebank and Bryanston suit closed sessions. NPOs in Alexandra, a short distance east, book community workshops and skills programmes. Many facilitators and speakers live in the northern suburbs, so travel costs are low. The busy months are October to early December and the weeks before a February year end.
Typical soft skills training requests in the area come from:
- Companies and head offices: communication, presentation and conflict courses for office teams and new managers
- NPOs, churches and community groups: volunteer and fieldworker training in listening, conflict and working with the public
- Event organisers and associations: guest service and complaint handling for venue and event staff before the busy season
Local tips for Sandton
Common here: board and executive strategy days, leadership programmes, conferences and keynotes. Ask each provider about this: ask whether the day rate includes design time and the written session report. Where they work from: the Sandton CBD, Rivonia Road, Sunninghill and Illovo, with venues in the hotels.
Soft Skills Training usually suits frontline, office and supervisory staff. The work: role play, practice and feedback. For companies and head offices, the biggest group here, that usually means communication, presentation and conflict courses for office teams and new managers. On the season: year-end and February budget season are the busiest; storms on summer afternoons.
Service area: Sandton and surrounds
Briefs from Sandton go to providers that already work in Bryanston, Hyde Park, Morningside, Rivonia, Sunninghill, Illovo, Alexandra and the rest of the area. Say whether the session is at your premises or a venue, and whether you need help finding one.