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FPD
About Us

Foundation for Professional Development (FPD) is a South African Private Institution of Higher Education established in October 1997 by the South African Medical Association. It works predominantly in Africa.

 

Our Vision

The vision of FPD is to build a better society through education. 

 

 Our Mission

 The mission of FPD is to ensure the availability of skilled professionals and managers who will be able to deliver a service to the public that is affordable, evidence based and congruent with international best practice.

 

Our Focus Areas

  • Teaching and Learning – FPD provides a comprehensive curriculum of development courses in management and professional skills that are customised to the needs of managers and practitioners. Educational products are presented through formal postgraduate qualifications, short courses, in-house courses and conferences.
  • Research – FPD’s research priorities focus on promoting action research, clinical research and research on educational practice.
  • Community Engagement – This is a critical component of our work and targets areas such as: the development of grassroots NGOs; AIDS and TB treatment and care; and developing institutional capacity within the public sector, utilising a public-private-initiative model.
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      General Enquiries

     

    Switchboard: 0861 98 88 98/ +27 (0) 12 816 6300

    Fax number: +27 (0) 12 807 7165

     

     

     

     

  • Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE)  ( 1 items )
    An integrated and coherent socio-economic process that directly contributes to the economic transformation of South Africa and brings about significant increases in the number of black people that manage, own and control the country’s economy as well as significant decreases in income inequalities! BBBEE is also commonly referred to as transformation.
  • Organisation and Management  ( 1 items )

    The Foundation for Professional Development comprises four clusters each with departments and units that are structured to address the particular focus areas. See the FPD Organogram for more detail about the organisational structure.

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    Find out more about the Foundation for Professional Development's strategic partners who help to ensure leading edge products and services.
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