Reader Profiles
"The National Skills Development Handbook" (incorporating "The National Training Directory") reaches 10,000 recipients including the following role-players:
- All SETAs – many SETAs buy bulk copies for distribution to their stakeholders as a capacity building tool
- HR & Training Managers
- Skills Development Facilitators (SDF’s)
- Business Owners
- HR & Training Providers & ETD Practitioners
- Attendees of all major HR & Training Exhibitions & Conferences (e.g Star HRDA, IPM Annual Conference)
- Libraries & Career Guidance Counselors
- Government Departments (National, Provincial and Local) including key organisations such as AMCHAM, City of Joburg, DANIDA, DBSA, Dept Correctional Services, Dept Education, Dept Health, Dept Justice, Dept Labour, Dept Trade & Industry, Dept Transport, Dept Water Affairs, French Development Aid, NACTU, Namibian Training Authority, National Skills Authority, National Skills Fund, NUMSA, SANDF, SAPO, SAPS, SAQA, SEIFSA, UK Trade & Investment, and many others
“The National Agricultural Directory" and “Die Nasionale Landbougids” reaches the following role-players:
- Commercial farmers through their district farmers’ organisations
- The major agri–businesses
- Emerging farmers, co-operatives and development programmes
- Foreign Embassies and African FAO ministers
- International Agri-buyers
- All producer and commodity organisations & organized agriculture
The first edition of "The National BEE Handbook" will be published in May 2009 and will reach a minimum of 10,000 recipients including the following role-players:
- BEE Managers
- CEO’s & CFO’s of all large corporates
- Business Owners
- Procurement Departments
- Political & Business leaders
- Black Consortia
- International Investors
- HR, Skills and EE Practitioners
- CSI Departments
- Finance and Legal Institutions
"The National Environmental Handbook" is scheduled for publication in January 2010 and will reach the following role-players:
- Environmental Compliance Managers
- Concerned Individuals
- Public Enterprises and Government Departments
- Schools
- Universities
- Strategy Directors
- CEO’s; Finance Managers of large corporates
- Small & Medium Business Owners
- Embassies
- NGO’s
- Hospitals
Positive Responses
This is a selection of unsolicited positive comments about our books…
“This is the only publication that yields any results - queries, bookings etc, so we would like to advertise in it. Please send us the rate card so that we can get cracking!”
Irene James, Managing Director, Dionysus SDI (Pty) Ltd, KZN
“Whilst at FoodBev Seta last week, I saw a copy of the Development Handbook 2007 / 2008. WOW, I was very impressed.”
Estelle Steytler, Learnerships Project Manager, Media Works
“A colleague showed me this book and I must get a copy before December! It sets out the information in a friendly way and just makes you want to read it.”
Dolly Chiloane, ESDLE Project, Dept Labour
“It is a fine piece of work! Well done.”
Moira de Roche, GM, Laragh Skills
“May I compliment you on an outstanding document - it is truly fantastic and exceeded all my expectations! well done to you and your team!”
Dennis Gramkow, HR Manager, Belgotex Floorcoverings (Pty)Ltd, KZN
“I am happy to say that we found the National Agricultural Directory to be a very useful directory that we believe contributes to the effectiveness of our foreign economic representatives in their trade promotion work to a substantial extent.”
Pieter J Gouws, Deputy Director: Foreign Service Management,
Department of Trade and Industry
“… without this publication there would have been a major vacuum. I can only congratulate you are you efforts.”
Andre Louw (Prof), Chair in Agribusiness Management, University of Pretoria
“Thanks for a most informative directory. It will be of great importance and benefit to me during 2007. Pity I didn't have a copy before!”
Chris Viljoen, Radio Elsenburg
“Dié lywige gids voel soos 'n baksteen in jou hande, en landbou.com beskou dit as een van die landboupublikasies waarsonder 'n mens nie kan klaarkom nie.”
[This substantial directory feels like a building brick in your hands, and landbou.com views it as an agricultural publication that is indispensable.]
Jan Bezuidenhout, Manager, Landbou.com
“Today I have received the [National Agricultural Directory]. God bless you for the good job you do for us. This directory is just what I needed as an emergent farmer.”
Thembelihle Mabaso, KwaZulu-Natal
“If there are a few spares, I know some guys on this side that would give their left testicle for a copy...agriculture is our primary economic sector at the moment …”
Mike Newton, iLembe District Municipality
