Welcome to the Kovsie Phahamisa Academy
Lifelong Learning. Empowering you.
Lifelong Learning.
Empowering you.

Whether you are upskilling, meeting CPD goals, or training your team:
This is where learning meets purpose.

Our short courses are practical, flexible, and designed for real-world impact.

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November 2026

SLP Name Duration Mode Tuition Apply Description
Spirometry (Bloemfontein) 3 Days Face to Face R6,200.00 Apply Now The purpose of this programme is to equip persons in an occupational setting with the necessary skills to screen and evaluate the respiratory health of workers for their ability to perform certain tasks, or to detect impairment and refer when needed.
Employee Benefits 5 weeks Online R9,000.00 Apply Now The programme contains all elements that are important to giving advice related to employee benefits.  The regulatory environment of financial services forms the introduction, the core of the programme lies in the Pension Funds Act (and related Regulations) and the Income Tax Act.  A global perspective on employee benefits trends is also included.
Disaster Risk Assessments Using Geographical Information Systems 1 Week Face to Face R9,900.00 Apply Now The purpose of this course is to capacitate (and teach) disaster management practitioners with the necessary skills to conduct a scientific disaster risk assessment utilising the geographic information systems, as prescribed by National Disaster Management Framework of 2005 (Key Performance Area (KPA) 2.
Basic Introduction to Universal Design 4 Weeks Online R3,000.00 Apply Now This SLP aims to introduce and develop participants’ understanding of Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Furthermore, it aims to equip participants with introductory skills to practice UDL in their various work contexts.
Generative AI for Research 8 Weeks Online R11,00.00 Apply Now The purpose of this Short Learning Programme (SLP) is to equip participants with the conceptual understanding and practical skills necessary to use generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) responsibly, effectively, and ethically in academia contexts. The programme aims to develop informed, critically reflective users of GenAI who can leverage these tools to enhance research design, data management, academic writing, and analytical productivity, while maintaining the highest standards of academic integrity.
AI, Policy and Education 8 Weeks Online R11,00.00 Apply Now  The purpose of this Short Learning Programme (SLP) is to prepare educators and policymakers to integrate AI into educational environments. By training educators, researchers, and administrators in the practical applications of AI, this SLP builds capacity within the South African educational system. Participants will explore how AI can enhance teaching, learning, and administrative processes, while also understanding the critical policy frameworks needed to govern its responsible and effective use. Participants gain hands-on experience in integrating AI into curricula, enhancing their ability to innovate and improve educational outcomes.
AI in the Modern World of Work8 WeeksOnline R11,000.00Apply Now The purpose of this Short Learning Programme (SLP) is to enable participants to critically assess and strategically implement AI technologies within their workplaces. The programme aims to develop competencies in understanding the transformative potential of AI across various aspects of the modern workplace, including labour legislation, labour relations, human resource management, and business operations, ensuring that practitioners can navigate and lead AI integration responsibly and legally.
AI and LawTech Essentials8 weeks OnlineR11,000.00Apply Now  The purpose of this Short Learning Programme (SLP) is to equip participants with the essential knowledge to guide them through the rapid integration of AI into the legal field. It provides a comprehensive understanding of how AI tools can enhance the efficiency, accuracy, and accessibility of legal services while addressing the ethical and regulatory challenges posed by AI technologies
Medico-Legal Practice and Courtroom Preparedness for Healthcare Practitioners8 Weeks OnlineR11,000.00Apply Now   The purpose of this Short Learning Programme (SLP) is to equip healthcare practitioners with foundational legal knowledge and a practical understanding of the forensic and evidentiary aspects of their work in domestic and sexual violence cases

January 2026

SLP Name Duration Mode Tuition Apply Description
Alternative Dispute Resolution 26 weeksFace to Face R11,000.00 Apply Now The SLP deals with basic legislative and theoretical principles regulating labour conflict resolution. It includes topics relating to alternative forms of dispute resolution e.g. negotiation, conciliation, mediation, arbitration, as well as conflict analysis and conflict sensitivity.
Advanced Principles of Labour Law 26 weeks
Face to Face  R11,000.00 Apply Now The SLP (following BPLL) deals with advanced legislative principles regulating the individual and collective labour law relationship. It includes topics relating to the individual employment relationship, collective labour law and resolution of labour disputes.
Basic Principles of Social Security Law 
26 weeks Face to Face
R10,400.00 Apply Now The SLP deals with basic legislative and theoretical principles regulating social security of employees. It includes topics relating to social security in SA, benefits in respect of old age, death, unemployment, maternity, illness, invalidity and employment injuries as well as health care.
Basic Principles of Labour Law 26 weeks
Face to FaceR10,400.00Apply Now
The SLP deals with basic legislative principles regulating the employment relationship. It includes topics relating to the contract of employment, basic conditions of employment, dismissals, unfair labour practices, industrial action and unfair discrimination.
Basic Principles of Commercial Law
26 weeks
Face to FaceR9,500.00Apply Now
The SLP deals with basic legislative and theoretical principles regulating commercial law. It includes topics relating to contracts, delicts, agency, insurance, consumer law and credit agreements.
Advanced Principles of Commercial Law26 weeksFace to FaceR10,400.00Apply NowThe SLP deals with basic legislative and theoretical principles regulating business enterprises. It includes topics relating to sole proprietorships, partnerships, business trusts, close corporations and companies.
Applied AI in Health Service Delivery14  WeeksOnline R14,900,00Apply Now
Designed for facility managers, programme coordinators and health information professionals, this self-paced programme turns artificial intelligence from a buzzword into a bedside and back-office reality. Guided by the PMI-CPMAI framework, participants explore how AI strengthens service delivery, health workforce planning, and health information systems, while learning to measure impact and lead change responsibly. Through interactive, real-world case studies, you will design a practical AI solution for your own setting. Leave ready to deliver and lead implementation of smarter, safer, and more efficient care.
Strategic AI in Healthcare Operations15 WeeksOnline R15,200,00 Apply Now
Designed for healthcare executives, managers, and policymakers, this self-paced programme equips leaders to harness artificial intelligence across the core building blocks of health systems: service delivery, health workforce, access to essential medicines and technologies, health financing, health information and governance. Anchored in the PMI-CPMAI framework, participants move beyond theory through real-world case studies applying AI to an operational challenge within their own organisation. Participants leave with a practical AI strategy, implementation roadmap, and the confidence to lead responsible, high-impact transformation towards a future of health care, intelligently.
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