About Us
– Vision Statement
Entrepreneurship, Employment, Empowerment and Growth through Training.
– Mission Statement
Providing quality training and employable skills, contributing to employment and economic growth. Creating sustainable entrepreneurial opportunities, supporting enterprise and supplier development.
– Goals and Objectives
To train 1000 employable, skilled and capable graduates; create 500 employment opportunities, and assist in the establish 250 new small businesses within the next 5 years.
Who we are?
Tri-Anagram is a company established to do skills development and training, business services and administration, addressing the skills end employment shortages in the South African economy.
Established in 1982, Tri-Anagram has been providing training in South Africa for over thirty-five years. In 2006 Tri-anagram was Provisionally Accredited with Services Seta. Full Provider status was granted to the company by the Services Seta in 2008. In 2017, and the company was repositioned to cater for the demand for scarce skills identified in various industries, adding to the portfolio of courses on which the success of the company has been built.
The company previously specialised in Supervisory, Management and Leadership Development. The programmes made use of Simulation-Based Methodology which continues to be used in all training programmes offered. Our flagship leadership development programmes, First Line, Top Line and Action Leadership created a sound foundation for the company.
The company has also branched out into the engineering industry, with extension of scope granted by the Merseta for full qualifications and skill programmes, incorporating Simulation-Based Methodology. The technical training is offered on a fully equipped manufacturing facility site to ensure that our students do not only get top quality theoretical training, but have access to work integrated learning. Our Nail and Beauty training is offered at a fully equipped nail and beauty facility, with internationally qualified training manager.
Level 2 B-BBEE | 52% Female Shareholding
Our Dynamic Team
Director and Shareholder
Having completed BCom, LLB, MBA degrees, she earned a Doctorate in Business Administration in 2013 with her dissertation on “The effectiveness of the Learnership Programmes in the Freight Forwarding Industry”. She has completed various other local and international training programmes and certificates.
Maria has been involved in operations and business development for a major logistics company at an executive and director level for more than forty years, bringing a wealth of business and organisational experience to the company. She has been actively involved in establishing a culture of learning and training in the company she is still working in and has been instrumental in the registration of a training academy within the company. She has also been involved in the learnership programmes since inception into the industry. She has gained invaluable experience into the selection, induction and ongoing support to deliver successful graduates at the end of the programme. She actively participates in skills development, mentoring, enterprise and supplier development initiatives within her organisation and industry through industry bodies and training institutions, including institutions of higher learning. She is a member of the Academic Advisory Board of the Industrial Engineering Faculty of the University of Pretoria.
General Manager
Ria is responsible for the day-to-day management and operations of the company and has a broad spectrum of financial and general management experience in various industries including aviation (Safair), CibaVision (part of the Novartis Group), food ingredient manufacturing (Tropicube / Afrihub), hospitality and retail outlets (KMIA Airport), and Neofresh (11 farms and 2 packhouses based in Hectorspruit and Low’s Creek). She was also a part-time IMM Lecturer at Wits Technicon, Doornfontein Campus. She is responsible for high-level communication and liaison in respect of accreditation related matters, which includes application for new programmes and qualifications in line with the company vision and strategy.
Ria has obtained her MBL (Master of Business Leadership) through UNISA-SBL. Over and above having attended various development programmes associated with the respective industries in which she was involved, she has completed the following skills programmes during the period of involvement with the adult skills development and training space :
• Facilitator / Assessor / Moderator
• RPL Advisor
• Design and Develop Learning Material
She is a registered Assessor with the ETDP SETA and a constituent Assessor for most business and generic management qualifications with the ServicesSETA as well as for the communication related fundamental unit standards at merSETA.
She has been registered as a Practitioner with the Neethling Brain Institute and is therefore qualified to conduct a wide spectrum of profile analyses.
Ria serves on the :
• ETDP SETA Financial Committee
• APPETD Board (Association of Private Providers of Education, Training and Development) and serves on the following committees:
o EXCO (APPETD)
o Chairperson – Finance, Audit and Risk Committee (APPETD)
o Tender Committee (APPETD)
o WWSA (World Skills South Africa) (APPETD Representative)
o ServicesSETA : Gauteng Province Committee (APPETD Representative)
She is the CEO of CIPPT (Chartered Institute of Professional Practitioners and Trainers); a Professional Body registered with SAQA. CIPPT is an independent non-profit company promoting the continuous professional learning and development of OD Practitioners. CIPPT encourages high standards of performance in all aspects of learning and development among members and the training community. The Designations are recognised by SAQA, and subject to the SAQA rules and regulations.
She has qualified for the Designation of Fellow Occupational Development Practitioner with CI
Senior Consultant
Charles Dey, who is running the day-to-day operations of the company, has a wealth of experience in the skills development and training industry.
Following a 19-year career in freight forwarding operations, in 1994 Charles became the first Executive Director of the Clearing and Forwarding Sector of the Maritime Industry Training Board (later to become incorporated into the Transport SETA).
He led the teams responsible for building and registering the unit standards- based qualification structure for South Africa’s forwarding industry on the National Qualifications Framework.
Charles pioneered the world’s first provider to offer eLearning based training towards the Diploma in International Forwarding offered by the industry world body, the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA).
Bidvest Panalpina Logistics (BPL) Academy was started and accredited by Charles. In 2014 he mentored BPL employee Fortunate Mboweni, who became the first Africa born African to win the prestigious FIATA International Young Freight Forwarder of the Year Award.
He was appointed Head of Professional Development: Supply Chain Management at the IMM Graduate School in 2015.
He serves as the Education and Training Development Director on the South African National Council of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport and Chairman, Logistics Achiever of the Year Awards Judge’s Committee.
When not thus occupied, Charles may be found in the Johannesburg Zoo where he is a volunteer tour guide.
Charles has acquired the following qualifications:
- FCILT: Chartered Fellow: Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (2015- Qualified by Examination as a Chartered Member in 1981)
- National Diploma: Occupationally Directed Education, Training and Development Practices:
- (SAQA ID: 50333: NQF 5) (2014)
- Diploma of Competence in Freight Forwarding: International Federation of Freight
- Forwarders Associations (FIATA): (1994)
- Diploma in Export Management: Institute of Export (1993)
- Certificate in Export Practice: Institute of Export (1992)
- Diploma in Business Management: Damelin Management School: (1979)
- He holds the following accreditations:
- Transport Education and Training Authority (TETA):
o Assessor (TETA-ASSR 06-618)
o Moderator (TETA-MODR 10-39)
- International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Accredited Trainer, Incoterms ® 2010 Rules
- Accredited Trainer: International Diploma in Freight Forwarding awarded by the
- International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA)
Training Academy Facilitator – CNC Production Machining
Eddy completed his formal schooling by obtaining his senior certificate in 1976. His father was a hard worker and thus he learnt at an early age to work with various power tools.
After completing his military training, he started with GEC Large machines as an apprentice Tool, Jig and Die maker. After completing approximately three years of on the job training, he obtained his Red Seal from Olifantsfontein. Eddy worked in the toolroom and was offered a position in the Metrology Laboratory. (Calibration of various measuring instruments etc).
Hi then moved to a company manufacturing flameproof equipment for underground use in the coal mines under strict control of the SABS. He worked himself up to the position of factory manager involved in all functions of the company. We purchased a foundry and cast our own bronze, brass, aluminium, copper and cast iron using diesel and induction furnaces.
Eddy then joined a company in the motor industry as a toolroom foreman and built specialized plants for the company. Dacrotising and wash plants that involved mechanical, pneumatic and electrical installations. This company manufactured stub axles, suspension parts, disk brakes and drum brakes for the various motor manufacturers. He was also responsible for the ES testing on all the new parts.
Eddie joined another company in the motor industry supplying all the power steering and aircon pipes to the manufacturers. Involved in tooling design and customer liaison on new models.
Facilitator
Sharne graduated with a B.Min Degree in 2014 from CFCI Bible College JHB International. In her final year of study she had to develop a full Business Plan which resulted in the roll out of her own Bible College. She is an experienced Dean at CFCI Bible College North West in Klerksdorp running a successful College since 2018 where she currently teaches 1st year, 2nd year and 3rd year students. She has a demonstrated history of working in the executive office industry, skilled in Microsoft Office, Sales, Administration, Pastoral Counselling and Teaching. Sharne earned her EE International Certificate as a qualified trainer in 2016. She also holds a National N5 Certificate in Secretarial from Kroonstad College with extensive working experience in the corporate field.
She has qualified for the Designation of Professional Occupational Development Practitioner with the Chartered Institute of Professional Practitioners and Trainers (CIPPT).
Training Administrator
Tasmin provides full-time administration support.to the company. She assists the General Manager with accreditation related matters, which includes application for new programmes in line with company vision and strategy, monitoring of existing accreditation, and all other QAP related matters. She is responsible to co-ordinate training activity dates liaising with both learners and facilitators. She is also responsible to register learners on the respective SETA learner registration systems.
Tasmin attended Varsity College and obtained a Diploma in Journalism. She joined a family business where she gained vast experience in HR and Recruitment. She joined a training organisation where she worked her way through various departments and gained experience in sales, training, recruitment and administration.
Facilitator Nail & Beauty
Jacky is responsible for facilitation of SAQA Qualification 80646.
Her qualifications and experience include :
• Seta Cosmetology (2002 – 2001)
• Bio-Sculpture – Gel Nail Course (2004)
• Slim-Line Int.(2005)
• Young Nails – Acrylic Nail Course (2006)
• I.R Soft Laser Therapy for face and body – Nouvelle Beauty
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