A group of powerful Clinical and Community Psychologists and Social Workers have developed the company (STL) into a powerful service delivery unit that focuses on the areas of social, educational and community development. STL has been associated with other related national educational interests: PACE Career and Learning Assessment Centres, Kip McGrath Education Centres for children and young people with learning difficulties and Psychological Service Centres. The organisation has also been registered by the Services Seta and therefore offers credible and registered programmes in the area of training and development.

 

Social Entrepreneurs who have Developed Amazing Ideas and Approaches

The directors and consultants, have extensive experience in the area of youth activities, small business and school-based services, gained while serving as coordinators for the University of South Africa (UNISA) Institute for Behavioural Sciences Centre for Peace Action, a World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Injury and Violence Prevention, National Programme Managers for the National Institute for Crime Prevention and Reintegration of Offenders (NICRO) in South Africa, coordinators of various academic courses at universities like the University of The Western Cape (UWC) etc. The company therefore has a solid base of experience in the management and coordination of various national and locally based training and research programmes. In this regard, we are very proud of our ability to recruit, organise and coordinate programmes, especially those at community level.

STL has Bottom-Up Experience

They are also specialist in the fields of public relations and networking. The company is also involved in the research, design and implementation and coordination of development programmes at government and community level. STL has been working with organisations like the Gauteng Department of Education In South Africa, in designing school based programmes, as well as working with organisations like South Africa’s Telkom (Social Development And Employee Assistance Programmes), BP Employee Assistance Programmes, SASOL Social Responsibility Division, The Department of Justice, The Department of Safety and Liaison, The National Institute for Crime Prevention and Reintegration of Offenders (NICRO) in the design of national crime prevention programmes for youth and other related interventions.

We Have Worked With Human Behaviour Where Others Are Not Confident Enough To Tread

As an expert in outreach, the organisation has gathered a depth of experience in communication skills, coalition building, marketing, corporate organisational building and gender and culture sensitivity development. As a development company STL has also been extensively involved in social responsibility, children and youth development initiatives in South Africa. The members of the company are highly competent trainers in anti-sexism and anti-racism techniques, and in principles and approaches to organisational development and change.
In managing human resources, the organization brings to the table humanistic psychological approaches in order to help resolve individual, group or corporate crises. STL has highly competent facilitators of interpersonal communication, non-antagonistic problem-solving skills and the development of organisational culture.
As a national Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) initiative in South Africa as well as 50% female owned, the company’s policies and energies have been directed to and in the service of community development.


Human Behaviour is our Game – We are Attracted to Challenges

In the past eight years STL have in collaboration with Pace Careers, Kip McGrath Education centres (an Australian Franchise with 360 centres in thirty six countries) made in-roads in the development of education, with specific emphasis on developing tools that guide the development of historically disadvantaged youth. In this regard, STL has initiated Kip McGrath and Pace Career Centres that also serves historically disadvantaged areas in South Africa and covers areas like George, Athlone and surrounding areas in Cape Town; in Gauteng: Eldorado Park, Lenasia South, Lenasia, Orange Farm, Zacharia Park etc. This partnership is continually developing into a dynamic unit of service delivery and is for example currently negotiating with stakeholders and the Gauteng Education Department to expand the range of life skill programmes that are offered under the Pace-STL partnership. Among these are the implementation of computer and paper-based career assessments for all the primary and high schools in this area. STL also offers a range of programmes for children and youth and life skill programmes for schools in Gauteng, Cape Town and the Southern Cape. In addition, the company has also been instrumental in assisting educators in South Africa, to deal with Barriers to Learning, a much needed and important aspect of education today. This aspect of the work has seen the organisation deal with issues of inclusion, early learning and educator assistance for primary and secondary school learners. The popularity of these programmes has allowed the Gauteng Department of Education, for example to request an STL- designed Leadership programme for youth in Gauteng, as well as team building for top management (broad management team), requests that we are particularly proud of. As a school and community directed company, STL aims to certainly make an amazing impact on the way life skills are practiced in schools and particularly South Africa.

Sharing these concerns, passion and interest are the dedicated team of individuals who comprise the consortium that forms the core of “Shaping The Learner”. The members of the consortium are made up of a spread of individuals who work closely together, uniting in capacity and impact. Among these individuals are eminent personalities in the fields of human development.

We Train, Research and Develop Organisations, Groups, Individuals

Shaping The Learner has been associated with some of the most unique training programmes. A careful scrutiny of our lists of programmes will illustrate to anyone our ability to think outside of the box. In fact, we pride ourselves on the lateral thinking approaches we exercise in our solution-centred thinking approaches. (See our unique list of programmes).

Mission Statement

Shaping The Learner endeavours to provide unique, innovative and pioneering training and development programmes to all those who endeavour to use our services. In the process Shaping The Learner will conform to all legislative and quality standards as proposed by the South African Qualifications Authority and the relevant training authorities.