What the LLC Academy does and why it matters!

What The LLC Academy does – and why it matters

Much has been said about the importance of education in South Africa. The fact is, if South Africa is going to shine on the global stage from an economic perspective, we have to take a coherent, strategic approach to the challenge of educating our populace, and creating a workforce of innovative, creative problem solvers.

Such is the view of Eileen Thornhill, Director of The LLC Academy. This institution of learning and development offers a range of skills programmes that are designed to enhance the skills of Corporate South Africa and to educate, nurture, and inspire the youth of South Africa to believe in themselves, while providing them with the knowledge and skills necessary to become future leaders in business.?

Furthermore, as The LLC Academy is a 51% black owned, Level 2, Designated Group Supplier, companies who invest in their employees by sponsoring their further education through The LLC Academy, also improve their Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) compliance levels, impacting their procurement status for the better.

The LLC Academy differs from other institutions that offer the usual generic “skills development” courses in a number of key ways. For instance, programmes are designed to meet the specific growth and development requirements of a company’s employees. When creating a skills development strategy, there is the option to select those programmes and modules that will fulfil your company’s needs. And, as an added benefit, the Action Learning Project that The LLC Academy students are expected to complete has them apply their newly learned skills to solve real company challenges, as set out by the company that has sponsored their further education. ?

“An excellent example of what we do can be found in our ‘Leading in a VUCA World’ programme,” says Thornhill. “It used to be that an employee could have a successful career by learning what they needed to do, and repeating that to great effect until they moved into people management and?then taught others how to do the job.”

“However, in a VUCA world, a world that is Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous, rapid, constant and disruptive change is the norm.?What succeeded in the past is not guaranteed to succeed in the future. Employees and their managers need to be adaptable to constantly changing environments in ways that unleash fresh energy and innovation – in short, they need to become creative problem solvers that delight in each new challenge.”

The benefits of a flexible workforce that is equipped for a changeable world is self-evident – and no where more than in South Africa, where it can feel like the playing field is different every day. Companies can only be as good as their people, and if their people are educated, skilled, and take an innovative approach to puzzling their way through challenges that arise, there can be no doubt that the company will be successful.

The LLC Academy has a vast array of means to upskill your workforce, meet your compliance targets, and strategically develop your business for the better. Talk to The LLC Academy today about what your business needs.