Upcoming training

B64:  Introduction to Quality Techniques
4 - 6 June - R4,650 per delegate

B41:  Introduction to Quality Control
13 June - R2,340 per delegate

B65:  SAQI Certificate in Quality
Week 2:  24 - 28 June


National Quality Week 2013

National Quality Week

11 - 15 November 2013


Theme

"Building Quality into our Nation" © SAQI 2013

National Quality Week rescheduled

In order to accommodate World Quality Day that this year falls on Thursday 14 November, SAQI has decided to move NQW to the third week in November from 11 - 15 November.  We hope this has not caused any inconvenience to our members.


Background

Our previous themes have moved from looking inward to our own organizations by "Placing Quality at the heart of our organisation" to expanding quality to our stakeholders by "Moving the Borders of Quality" to involving leadership for sustained quality by "Leading the Way to Sustained Quality" and last year we looked at everyone becoming part of the campaign by "Releasing your Quality Potential".

We are now looking at all individuals and organisations in all sectors to all join forces in a move to "Building Quality into our Nation" © SAQI 2013.

We hope to expand the support for Quality that has been growing over the past four campaigns to become a true national initiative involving all sectors of our South African economy.

Governance Week

Governance Week: 2013 (10-14 June 2013)

CGF Research Institute (Pty) Ltd (‘CGF’) is pleased to be partnering with the Institute for International Research (IIR) in their Governance Week 2013 Conference scheduled 10-14 June 2013 and to be held at The Focus Rooms, Sunninghill, Johannesburg.

CGF has been associated with IIR for a number of years, and have seen this conference growing steadily in its forum and stature as the IIR takes “governance to the next level and enhances the relationships between business, government and other key stakeholders to drive economic and societal change.”

As with the previous year, this years Governance Week 2013 has an impressive line up of leading expert speakers, who will cover a number of important governance issues and its implications upon businesses and their leaders. Topics within this 4-day conference are conveniently arranged under the following daily themes, covering; Assessing the influence of socio-political issues on governance, Boardroom governance, Regulatory governance in South Africa, and Corporate governance reform and the public sector. The fifth day of the conference focuses upon the Direct and indirect application of offshore legislation.    

SPECIAL OFFER!

The first 20 companies who register for IIR’s Governance Week 2013 will be entitled to receive a specially approved discount on CGF’s web-based Corporate Governance Body of Knowledge®.  Through any one of these company’s employees who registers for Governance Week 2013 -- and whose company wishes to make use of the Corporate Governance Body of Knowledge® -- their company will automatically qualify for a waived corporate license fee of R90,000.00 and R40,000.00 (ex Vat) for listed and unlisted companies respectively.  The standard annual subscription of R34,000.00 (ex Vat) will apply for 100 registered user licenses per company. 

In order to make use of this unique offer, the first 20 companies to register for Governance Week 2013 will be contacted by CGF and a demonstration date will be arranged with each company at their premises in Johannesburg. Thereafter, the company will have seven days to decide whether or not they wish to make use of this special offer.  Terms and Conditions apply.

The CGF web-based Corporate Governance Body of Knowledge® provides organisations up-to-date monthly governance newsletters, monthly topical PowerPoint reports, executive summaries, governance library, governance articles, regulatory updates, policy templates and pre-negotiated discounts on certain GRC conferences and events.  See CGF range of governance reports here.  

Download a copy of the Governance Week 2013 brochure here.

What’s more, if your name is registered as a CGF member, you can qualify for a 25% discount for each of your employees attending Governance Week 2013.  

If you are not a member of CGF, simply register your details with CGF to receive these discounts on our website www.cgf.co.za  To qualify for this discount, you must mark the block on the Governance Week 2013 brochure. (Please note the change in venue, now being The Focus Rooms and no longer The Hyatt Regency Hotel.)

Terms and Conditions apply.

To register for the Governance Week 2013, contact Cynthia Makarutse at IIR on +27 (0) 11 771 7000 or email cmakarutse@iir.co.za 

To book an appointment for CGF to demonstrate the Corporate Governance Body of Knowledge® software application, contact Terry Booysen at CGF on +27 (0) 11 476 8264 or email tbooysen@cgf.co.za or accounts@cgf.co.za

feedback from national quality week!

Congratulations to the following companies who pledged their commitment to National Quality Week.

  • Armscor
  • Aspen Pharmacare
  • City of Cape Town Water & Sanitation
  • Coca Cola Technical
  • CSIR
  • Denel Land systems
  • Eskom (Quality Management Department, Group Capital Division)
  • Eskom (Quality Management Department, Sustainability Division)
  • Howden Projects
  • Joy Global
  • Nampak Bevcan
  • Nampak Corrugated
  • Nampak Flexible
  • Nampak Tissue
  • NCP Chlorchem
  • Petro SA
  • PFG Springs
  • SA National Blood Service
  • SARS
Should your company's name be on this list?  Please send your details to vanessa@saqi.co.za.  This is also your chance to showcase your pledge in the eQuality Edge by sending us a short article and two or three captioned photos.

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Sun Tzu

Upcoming events

The Department of Trade and Industry (the dti), extends an invitation to all industrial sub-contracting exporters to apply to be part of the

South African National Pavilion at Midest 2013

19 - 22 November 2013 in Paris, France.

Closing date for complete applications is 06 May 2013.

For more info contact: 

Mayanda Kondile


Export Marketing: National Pavilions  
TISA (Trade & Investment South Africa)
Dept: Trade & Industry
Email: mkondile@thedti.gov.za  
Tel no: 012 394 1616