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FOUNDATION FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Training in Pretoria

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College in Pretoria, Nursing in Pretoria, Nursing College in Pretoria, Institute in Pretoria

The vision of the Foundation for Professional Development (FPD) is to build a better society through education and capacity development. FPD's mission is to catalyse social change through developing people, strengthening systems and providing innovative solutions. FPD has always focused mainly on providing training to the South African private healthcare market, and with services being aimed predominantly at the postgraduate market. Over the years, by adopting an entrepreneurial approach, FPD has rapidly expanded its scope of work and the geographical location of its activities to include a regional focus. The underlying growth strategy in recent years has been a focus on penetrating new markets through: a) diversifying and increasing its range of products, b) strategic shareholding in subsidiaries and c) forming strategic partnerships to compete for donor funded projects inside and outside of South Africa. Based on this focus, FPD has increased both its products, services portfolio and group structure. In 2017, the key to FPD's long term sustainability approach is appreciating that the traditional market that FPD has flourished in is dramatically changing. Donor funding is decreasing, low economic growth has become endemic, and e-learning is allowing international entrants to bypass local protectionist policies that has protected local higher education institutions while increasing regulation of the private healthcare industry. This puts pressure on marketing budgets, corporate philanthropy and discretionary spending on training. FPD has been founded on a culture of entrepreneurship and innovation. This has allowed FPD to grow year on year for the last 20 years irrespective of local and international business cycles. Over the last few years the innovation focus has predominantly shifted to subsidiaries and affiliates where it has translated into impressive growth. The 2017 strategy is designed to rekindle the focus on innovation and aggressive growth in FPD. All departments within FPD contributing to the sustainability of the organisation through commercialisation of their products and services. Identifying opportunities that will drive growth in the educational and conference project range and increase our on-line educational product offering, including expansion into digital collaborative communities. Increase FPD’s role in policy formulation and advocacy as well as research funding and capacity to ensure that research activities are prioritised. South Africa is one of the most diverse and enchanting countries in the world. Exotic combinations of landscapes, people, history and culture offer the traveler a unique and inspiring experience. South Africa enjoys a temperate and pleasant climate, with lovely warm sunny days most of the year. The seasons of the southern hemisphere are opposite to those in the northern hemisphere so our summers run from November to February, when most of the country is characterised by hot weather with afternoon thunderstorms. There are 11 officially recognised languages, most of them indigenous to South Africa. English is one of these, and everywhere you go, you can expect to find people who speak and understand it. English is the language of the cities, of commerce and banking, of government and official documents. Foreign currency can be exchanged at local banks and Bureaux de Changes. Most major international credit cards such as American Express, Diners Club, MasterCard, Visa and their affiliates are accepted for most purchases.
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