As a wholly owned subsidiary of LEAP, Essential Skills Development is a 75% black-owned business. LEAP has over 10 years’ experience in consulting with corporates on their transformation strategies and implementing high-impact bespoke programmes. We have been fortunate to work with many private and listed companies in diverse industry segments, including: Manufacturing,Mining, Engineering & Construction, Financial services, ICT, Tourism, Healthcare and more. Our programmes seek to create lasting impact which we are able to deliver with our passionate and professional team, best-in-kind tools, a network of strong specialists and deep commitment to Transformation, Growth and Sustainability.

Essential Skills Development is far more than just another training company

• We understand your needs and use digital assessments to gain a deeper understanding of your training needs, and the problems that are creating skills gaps.
• We simplify your life by providing SDF assistance as a free value-add for qualifying clients.
• We customise our training delivery to align it to your organisation’s unique context and needs.
• Our facilitators are all subject matter experts with proven track records in their industries; many have either a Master’s degree, an MBA or a PhD.
• Courses are offered as both online courses and live onsite courses or public courses. Whether it’s one person who needs training or a thousand – we have a solution for you.
• Our training courses are supported by our unique online platform, which makes training available in the workplace as and when the new skills are needed.
• As part of a group of companies with a long track record of success in implementing B-BBEE and transformation we are uniquely positioned to offer you an end-to-end solution.

We are accredited with the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations, accreditation number: 20-SSS/ACC/1220508 and with the Services Seta, accreditation number 13622.