Short Courses 2026, UCT Graduate School of Business (GSB)

BUSINESS ACUMEN

2026 Finance for Non-Financial Managers

The language of accounting and finance will be taught in a practical, accessible way.
Dates:
8 – 11 May 2026
31 July – 3 August 2026
16 – 19 October 2026
Application deadlines:
7 April 2026
31 June 2026
15 September 2026
Tuition fee:
R19 200

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2026 Negotiation Skills for Managers

The Negotiation Skills for Managers programme uses contemporary negotiation theory to solve complex negotiation problems.
Date:
2 – 4 August 2026
Application Deadline:
3 July 2026
Tuition fee:
R15 800

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2026 Strategic Thinking and Execution for Growth

Enhance strategic thinking skills, and the ability to achieve effective implementation.
Date:
21 – 24 August 2026
Application deadline:
21 July 2026
Tuition fee:
R21 600

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GENERAL MANAGEMENT

2026 The New Manager

New managers grow in confidence as leaders, with personal mastery and collaborative management.
Date:
18 – 30 June 2026
Application Deadline:
18 May 2026
Tuition fee:
R36 200

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2026 Programme for Management Development

Gain a broad organisational perspective and enhance managerial understanding capabilities.
Date:
14 – 27 May 2026
3 – 16 September 2026
Application deadlines:
14 April 2026
3 August 2026
Tuition fee:
R64 800

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2026 Executive Development Programme

This executive learning experience showcases the latest developments in management practices for sustainable strategic advantage in emerging markets.
Date:
29 October – 10 November 2026
Application Deadline:
29 September 2026
Tuition fee:
R85 000

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LEADERSHIP AND SUSTAINABLE PERFORMANCE

2026 Design Thinking in Practice

Achieving new outcomes with a design-led innovation approach.
Dates:
Cohort 1: 24 – 26 May 2026
Cohort 2: 24 – 26 August 2026
Application Deadlines:
Cohort 1: 24 April 2026
Cohort 2: 24 July 2026
Tuition fee:
R24 500

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Short Courses 2026, UCT Graduate School of Business (GSB)

2026 Executive Women in Leadership

Take leadership to the next level while building a network of support and influence.
Dates:
17 – 20 July 2026 (Module 1)
16 – 19 October 2026 (Module 2)
Application Deadline:
15 June 2026
Tuition fee:
R63 000

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SPECIALIST COURSES

2026 Mediation: Advanced Training for Practising Mediators

This is an advanced training for those who are already practicing mediators. The course is an opportunity to acquire new skills or develop existing skills in company-community mediation.
Date:
23 – 28 October 2026
Application deadline:
8 September 2026
Tuition fee:
R29 700

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2026 Mediation: Advanced Training for Company Community Professionals

This is an advanced training for professionals who need to understand, prevent and resolve company-community conflict – including leaders and board members of companies in complex environments, community relations officers, community representatives, human rights advocates, investors, risk managers, and government officials.
Date:
31 October – 4 November 2026
Application Deadline:
15 September 2026
Tuition fee:
R32 900

EMERGING MARKETS, FINANCE & TRADE

2026 Finance, Contracts and Risk Mitigation for Private Power Investment in Africa

Dates:
08 – 12 May 2026
Application Deadline:
07 April 2026
Tuition Fee:
R25 650

The Business of Wine course is the only training programme of its kind in South Africa that focuses on the business aspects of wine.
Date:
8 – 16 May 2026
Application Deadline:
7 April 2026
Tuition Fee:
R21 000

This course is for all managers and professionals with a keen interest in the complex challenges of the external environment such as social, economic and environmental factors.
Date:
19 – 23 June 2026
Application deadline:
19 May 2026
Tuition fee:
R9 700

Engage with a full range of disciplines within property development.
Date:
16 – 28 July 2026
Application deadline:
15 June 2026
Tuition fee:
SAPOA members:  R35 620
Non SAPOA members:  R46 350

Explore international regulatory regimes and best practice in managing them.

Date:
9 – 13 October 2026

Application deadline:
8 September 2026

Tuition fee:
R25 650

SOCIAL INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

2026 Business Acumen for Artists

This course will teach artists everything they need to know about basic business; from how to manage their finances to how to market themselves more effectively and critically – to negotiate decisively when pitching a product and pricing an idea.
Date:
28 August – 27 November 2026 (Monday evenings)
Application deadline:
28 July 2026
Tuition fee:
R8 700

Impact Investing in Africa is a brand new short course at UCT’s GSB that introduces the concept of impact investing to wealth managers.
Date:
6 – 9 November 2026
Application deadline:
6 October 2026
Tuition fee:
R16 200

The Leading Innovative Partnerships in Extended Education will run over four consecutive Saturdays in March 2026 for committed individuals working in the educational space.
Date:
4 – 25 March 2026 (Saturdays)
Application Deadline:
15 February 2026
Tuition fee:
R2 000 (includes resources, tea and lunch)

The course is run by the Bertha Centre for Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the UCT GSB and forms part of its efforts to build the social entrepreneurship sector in Africa and globally.
Date:
16 – 20 October 2026
Application deadline:
15 September 2026
Tuition fee:
R15 200

GMAT PREP

2026 GMAT Prep Course (Cape Town)

Dates:
10 – 14 June 2026
8 – 12 July 2026
2 – 6 September 2026
Application deadlines:
10 May 2026
8 June 2026
2 August 2026
Tuition fee:
R7 050

2026 GMAT Prep Course (Johannesburg)

Dates:
17 – 21 June 2026
12 – 16 July 2026
Application deadlines:
17 May 2026
12 June 2026
Tuition fee:
R7 050