As the region’s sole public Higher Education Institution, Sol Plaatje University (SPU) is committed to providing quality education and professional development opportunities that cater to the unique needs, competence, and characteristics of its community.

   Positioning itself as a niche university, SPU offers academic programmes of high intellectual nature in fields that align with the South African thrust to develop a nation that is proud of its heritage and roots. To this end, the university has honed its focus on areas such as teacher education, ICT and data science, heritage studies, paleo-sciences, and creative writing in African languages.

   SPU is driven by its vision to be critically engaged in learning, research, and development while enhancing democratic practice and social justice in society. In pursuit of this vision, SPU seeks to produce outstanding, internationally accredited graduates who are innovative, analytical, and articulate. These graduates are expected to harbour a life-long love of learning that will contribute to the advancement of international scholarship, the Northern Cape, and Southern Africa as a whole.

   With consistent growth in student numbers and an expanding range of programmes, SPU has become a vital mechanism for uplifting the Northern Cape region and its residents. By offering academic programmes that meet the diverse needs of the local community, SPU fosters a sense of pride in the region’s heritage and roots while empowering students to become agents of change in their communities and beyond.

The Centre provides short learning programmes taught by qualified academics, allowing you to benefit from our teaching and research excellence. Stay updated on the latest industry developments to enhance your expertise and employability.

  These courses are designed as ongoing educational training and support for working professionals, students and the general public.

   All courses offered by the CCPD are subject to a rigorous internal quality assurance process at SPU and are fully certified by SPU.

All CCPD courses cater for a range of critical workplace skills and can be customised and offered on an in-house basis to employers, taking into account their operational imperatives.

Our approach to continuous professional development is to help individuals become more confident, more reflective, more innovative and more engaged as a means to advance their careers, their organisations and the outcomes of the populations served through a future-oriented lens.