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Five decades of learning expertise UCT GSB Executive Education is structured to help people, at every stage of their leadership journey, to invest in themselves and add value to their organisations. We offer targeted learning interventions that are relevant and responsive to a fast-changing world of work and draw on the UCT GSB’s five decades of business education expertise. All courses are rich in industry insights, underpinned by the latest theory and delivered by our world-class faculty. Courses are offered online and in Cape Town at our Breakwater Campus. Courses can also be customised for delivery at any location - anywhere in the world that works best for you.

Systems Change and Social Impact

Application Deadline: 09 September 2025
Course starts: 29 September 2025

Strengthen your capacity to leverage systems change.

Systems Change and Social Impact is a specialised short course, convened by the Bertha Centre for Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the UCT GSB, designed to give social purpose organisations, leaders of social enterprises, funders and government new tools and frameworks to deepen their impact, looking beyond the scale of their own organisations to initiating and building movements for social change.

Delegates will gain:

• Tools and frameworks to look beyond the scale of individual organisations to transform sectors, systems and societies at large;
• Exposure to best practices of systems change through the use of Bertha Centre’s live case studies;
• An opportunity to learn and interact with ground-breaking systems practitioners and academics;
• An opportunity to be part of a growing network of change-agents better able to effect systems justice within themselves and in their sectors.

Why is this course important?

• Equips participants with the tools and frameworks to navigate complexity;
• Strengthens capacity for transformative leadership and collaboration;
• Promotes local and global networking amongst change-makers.

Who is this course for?

• A senior leader or manager in a social enterprise or non-profit organisation;

• Policymaker with an interest in promoting social change ecosystems;

• Funder seeking to become more effective in understanding your social change ecosystem;

• Leaders in private, public, and civic society with an interest in expanding their impact beyond their own institutions.

  We encourage two colleagues to apply together to support change within the institution.

For more information:

• Apply here.
• Contact the Client Liaison Officer: Tarryn Mentoor, tarryn.mentoor@uct.ac.za
• Watch the overview video here.