Lusa Social Entrepreneurship Institute was birthed out of 27 years of Community Development experience learned through Lusa Community Chest.
We are a training institute who is passionate about developing people to reach their highest callings for the Greater Good.
Our Focus is on leadership development, business development and community development in an Africa context.
The courses we offer include Neuro Coaching, Mediation, Leadership Development, Youth Development, Enterprise development and ECD Development.
The Question we pose is: What do you need to reach your full potential? What competencies will help you have a meaningful and fulfilling life?
We remain focused on helping individuals realise their potential.
All our programmes include practical training to ensure that theory becomes experiential learning thereby preparing you for the real world.
We are SETA accredited and a Comensa recognized training provider. We are also registered with SACE and SACSSP offering CPD points for our registered programmes.
For a real transformative learning experience consider Lusa SEI as your development and training partner of choice.
Integrity and honesty
Diversity
Creativity
Responsibility
Accountability
Entrepreneurial Spirit
Lusa Social Entrepreneurship Institute provides practical learning and development programmes to individuals and organisations.
The Institute endeavours to provide much needed support to the growing social sector in South Africa.
Our social impact programs offer participants opportunities to have direct contact training and skills development at our training centre coupled with hands-on experience at non profit organisations, thereby providing a holistic approach to social entrepreneurship. Our mission is to help improve lives by upskilling and empowering individuals with skills to change their lives and the lives of those surrounding them.
Coaching
Mediation
Gap Year
ECD Development
Community Development - National certificate (NQF 5)
For more information about our courses, please visit our Online platform https://onlinecourses.lusasei.co.za/
You will be required to create a user account in order to access the platform, feel free to browse our courses and then pick one that suits your needs best. Alternatively follow the course prompts below and you will be directed to the online site.
Should you require any further information or technical assistance please contact us: 0169760933, [email protected], [email protected]
Neurocoaching for Social Services Professions
Basic Family Law and Divorce Mediation Training
Neurocoaching for Leaders and Managers
ECD Development
Neuro-coaching Level 1
Neurocoaching level 2: NLP and integrated Intelligence coaching
NPO Toolkit
Melanie van Aswegen
Practicing Attorney (LLB), SAAM Accredited Mediator and Mediation Training Facilitator
Melanie is a practicing attorney with 20 years experience and owner of Melanie Van Aswegen Incorporated a litigation, family law and mediation practice. Melanie is passionate about family law, with strong child-orientated focus. Melanie is also a fervent advocate for mediation as a vehicle for creating win-win solutions for clients and is an enthusiastic facilitator of a NABFAM accredited course: Basic Family Law and Divorce mediation.
Lynda Bleazard
B. Curr; MBA, COMENSA accredited senior coach, Certified mBIT, NLP, Mindfulness, Integrative Enneagram and Neuro-Link Brain Fitness and Agility practitioner.
Lynda is the founder and owner of Lynda Bleazard – a Transformational Leadership Coaching, Development and Wellness company. Lynda is a life-long learner who has a deep understanding of self and others. She lives mindfully and shares her experiences, insights, learnings and inspirations for the benefit and empowerment of others. She is passionate about Transformational Values Driven Leadership, Emotional Intelligence and Change Management as well as Holistic Health and Wellness of her clients.
Diane Joy Wilder
COMENSA credentialed Master Coach, ICF certified, WBECS ,EMCC Certified Team Coach, Creative Consciousness International Consciousness Coach
Diane has coaching and training experience within the personal, business, corporate and NPO sectors. She has enjoyed 15 years as a Relationship, Executive, Sales, Group and Life coach and is passionate about transforming lives. Diane is involved in the development and facilitation of coaching programmes for Lusa.
Veronica Kietzmann-Cronje
PGDip Coaching, COMENSA credentialed Senior Coach, Certified Neuro-coach, mBIT and NLP Practitioner
Veronica has 25 years experience in Community Development and Community Impact programmes. With 5 years of coaching experience, Veronica champions the profound benefits of coaching for personal and professional development and is a actively involved in facilitating coaching programmes. Veronica enjoys the development of coaching programmes for Lusa and facilitation of these programmes.
Thanu Padayachee
PhD, Certified Neuro-Coach practitioner
With a background in the medial sciences, Thanu remains fascinated by neuro-agility and neuro-plasticity and how coaching with the brain in mind can be used to effect transformation in people. Thanu is a coaching facilitator and is inspired by the knowledge that when we believe in ourselves, we believe in possibilities.
Annelise Venter
BA, Hons., MA and Ph.D (Development Administration), Community Development Training Facilitator
Annelise has 22 years of experience in municipal governance programmes with specific reference to local economic development programmes and high impact economic development projects. She strongly believes in the requirement that communities should be in a position to take the initiative and make the planning process, implementation and outcomes of sustainable community development their own.
Alwyn Burger
Neuro-Coach practitioner
Alwyn Burger is a Certified Neuro-Coach Practitioner and Trainer who is passionate about facilitating change in youth. Alwyn believes that coaching is a facilitative and empowering mechanism because ownership and responsibility for change is the onus of the individual.
Adelaide Makube
N.Dip Internal Auditing, BCom Honours Degree, Mentoring & Neuro-Coach practitioner
Adelaide Makube has training, mentoring and coaching experience in the NPO sector and church environment for more than 16 years. She is inspired by the impact that coaching brings to individual development. How easy change come when you reach it from the inside. Adelaide is an advocate for self development, change, transformation, self awareness and that eureka moment.
Should you like to engage with or book the services of any of our coaches and facilitators, please contact [email protected]
Lusa is a non-profit and public benefit organisation that leads, supports and participates in inclusive community efforts that build capacity and mobilise resources to improve lives and create long term social change. In collaboration with individuals and corporate partners, Lusa Community Chest focuses on four strategic areas namely, Community Development, Education, Health and Income generation.
Our MISSION is to improve lives by mobilising the caring power of our communities to advance common good.