HOD Training Certification Ceremonies In The Eastern Cape

The year 2018 marked the commencement of the Leadership and Management Training Programme in the Eastern Cape with Marematlou Training Institute as the implementor. The actual roll-out of the programme spanned over three years, with approximately 2681 overall participants and across various districts within the Province.

The first districts that were inducted for the training were Alfred Nzo East and Alfred Nzo West for the 2018/19 intake. Certification ceremonies were held on the 17th and 19th of March 2020 respectively in honour of 499 successful participants in the above- mentioned programme. At the dawn of the implementation of restrictions set by the State President of the Republic of South Africa Mr. Cyril Ramaphosa of no gatherings of 100+ people – in response to the outbreak of the Corona Virus in South Africa, these ceremonies had to be adjusted according to the regulations.

After consultation with the relevant provincial education departments, MTI managed to handover certificates of completion to School Principals, deputy principals and Head of Departments in groups of less than 100 people in the venue at a time (sanitizers came in very handy for these occasions). It is indeed unfortunate that the certificates that were due to be conferred to the Amathole East and Amathole West districts’ participants had to be cancelled because of this outbreak. MTI prides itself with the ability to recognise and award merit, creativity and innovation that is experienced through our tailor-made programmes.