​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​The GIBS Programme for Management Development (PMD) is an innovative and stimulating learning experience. Both the content and design of this intensive programme have been based on a needs analysis conducted with South African business leaders.​​ ​​​​​

Applications for the PMD 2024 courses open on 3 October 2024.
Objectives of the GIBS PMD:

• Help managers better understand the current and future global economic and social environment with a special emphasis on the new economy;
• Develop leadership and management skills for non-traditional approaches to the role of the manager in organisations;
• Help managers to accelerate the rate of change in their organisations;
• Give a clear understanding of the current and emerging methods for evaluating organisational performance;
• Change perceptions of how organisations develop and deliver their products and services;
• Build management effectiveness in the operational management of organisations operating in the new economy;
• Better equip managers to work with and through their people as individuals and teams;
• Understand how to optimise their use of information and knowledge to sustain competitive advantage; and
• Enable managers to unlock their creativity in the process of bringing about change in organisations, teams and individuals.