– The purpose of this paper is to consider some challenges involved in delivering a programme for the education of corporate trainers in the new South African economy.
– The paper reviews the way in which training in organisations has changed in the modern economy; it asks whether “training” has any academic base with knowledge components or whether it is simply a craft discipline carried out in context by experienced practitioners. It examines the particular circumstances that arise in post-Apartheid South Africa and the challenges faced where participants are widespread geographically.
– The paper looks at the issues involved in module design under these circumstances and describes a study to determine the impact and value of the programme. It draws some conclusions that may assist in the design of similar programmes elsewhere.
– The study is based on one university – although it is the first and only course of its type in South Africa.
– This paper provides an original perspective involving information from several countries.
