The Da Vinci Institute experiences high growth in 2014

The Da Vinci Institute focusses on the cultivation of managerial leaders by

providing Certificate, BCom, Master and Doctorate programmes. These

qualifications are awarded within the pillars of the Management of

Technology, Management of Innovation, Management of People and

Management of People (TIPS™). As a Mode 2 institution, the primary

characteristic is the work based application of the knowledge creation. This

allows Da Vinci to engage, align and become agile in co-creating new

workplace realities with students and sponsors.

The Da Vinci Institute announced recently, highlights achieved at the end of

December 2014. The indication of growth is viewed from the period of

January 2014 to December 2014. Within this period The Da Vinci Institute

successfully welcomed 273 new students to its BCom (Business Management)

programme. Taking into account the total respective programmes offered,

overall, student numbers increased from 1405 at the end of 2013 to 1664 at

the end of 2014.

New students that started these programmes currently work for companies

such as PPS, FNB Home Loans and SA Express. Marizanne Burger, Operations

Manager commented on the growth, “It is a notable accomplishment in

reflection of 2013 to see the total growth of Da Vinci with regards to total

students, new clients and reaching target in 2014”. Da Vinci reached its

target revenue of R25 000 000.00 and this is especially worth mentioning as

2014 included the induction of new senior managers and operations staff to

the team.

In addition to this Da Vinci also saw an increase in our annual Staff

Satisfaction Index which measures overall satisfaction in staff. Mrs Burger

stated, “The figures increased from 82% in 2013 to 84% in 2014 which reflects

an increase in overall staff satisfaction. This indicates growth in terms of

culture and the integration thereof.” Furthermore, income from associates

reached a pinnacle point by attaining 58% of the 40% target. Mr Kenneth

Mabilisa, Business Development Manager commented, “As part of our 5 year

plan to reach full target of 100%, this is certainly a great breakthrough as we

proceed to 2015.”

The Institute is registered as a Private Higher Education Institution under the

Higher Education Act 1997, registration no 2004/HE07/003. The Institute is also

accredited by the Council of Higher Education and its qualifications are

recorded with the South African Qualifications Authority.