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Our Executive Education courses are targeted at senior executives, managers and new managers

Intellectual Capital

A distinguishing feature of WBS Executive Education is its ability to leverage the intellectual capital of the business school's academics, researchers, practitioner faculty and its international network of global business schools and strategic partner organisations. Programme content is informed by rigorous research, industry engagement, and the practical experience of faculty members who are actively involved in addressing contemporary business challenges. This combination of academic excellence and real-world relevance ensures that learning experiences remain both intellectually robust and immediately applicable in the workplace.

Powered by the Wits Ecosystem

WBS Executive Education does not operate in isolation. It draws significant value from the broader Wits ecosystem, which includes a range of specialised centres, research units, and academic disciplines across the university. Expertise from areas such as digital business, sustainability, governance, entrepreneurship, energy leadership, philanthropy, public policy, healthcare, gender equality, mining, and artificial intelligence enriches programme design and delivery. This multi-disciplinary approach enables WBS Executive Education to offer learning experiences that address complex challenges from multiple perspectives while remaining relevant to the African context.
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Our Transformation Journey

Co-creation of real solutions: we use your organisation as a case study
We design and implement solutions, and conduct impact assessments
One-on-one mentoring and coaching, and activity follow-ups
Rigour and objectivity in content
Immersive formats with a strong hands-on component with the aim of maximising impact and efficacy
Continuous monitoring and evaluation
Custom programmes

Custom Programmes

Our solutions enable corporate clients and businesses to reimagine their future. Employees are empowered to drive revolutionary change, manage and lead teams, identify new opportunities and master their talents by adopting an innovative approach to solving complex problems.
  • Customisation

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    • Key business stakeholders co-facilitate and guest lecture on programmes.
    • Use of company information i.e., Company Code of Conduct for Business Ethics modules.
    • Modules co-created with client to focus on specific topics rather than full module content.
    • Additional module/s may be included to address specific organisational needs.
    • Utilise pracademic faculty or specialised trainers as suggested by clients.
    • Flexible mode of delivery as facilitation can be face-to-face at Wits Business School, own venue, hybrid or online live streamed.
  • Training and Development

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    • High impact, immersive and non-conventional learning experiences
    • Business Integration Projects
    • Action Learning Projects
    • Business Simulations
    • Flexible learning journeys
    • Pracademics share key industry insights and experiences
    • Immersions which include onsite and offsite visits to key industry stakeholders
    • Syndicate group challenges
    • Coaching to support personal development

The WBS Graduate
Competencies

As a school, we aim to ensure that every student graduating with a qualification at WBS is recognised as having a set of core graduate competencies developed through the successful completion of their programme.

This means that WBS graduates emerge from their studies armed with recognisable behavioural and leadership characteristics that clearly identify them as WBS graduates.

WBS graduates:

  • Demonstrate disciplinary expertise and critical thinking skills.
  • Are entrepreneurial and innovative, integrating global and African perspectives in addressing organisational and/or societal challenges.
  • Develop data-driven solutions that harmonise financial, social, and environmental sustainability perspectives to address the dynamic business landscape.
  • Lead with purpose, integrity, inclusivity and accountability.
  • Are sensitive and personally responsive to the needs of society and organisations as change agents for the common good.

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