Washington D.C. - February 04, 2006 - The Human Capital Institute (HCI), a think tank, and professional association that provides an array of membership services and education programs in human capital and talent management strategies, is proud to announce the launch of the Southern Africa chapter of HCI.
"This is a pivotal moment in the history of the Human Capital Institute," said Allan Schweyer, HCI's Executive Director. "Our Human Capital & Talent Management programs and services have been praised as a means to jump-start a talent mindset in executives and HR practitioners. This investment in Southern Africa (SADC countries) marks our first success in taking this powerful curriculum and supporting membership services overseas. We look forward to helping SADC organizations ensure their competitive success in the global marketplace where knowledge, and talent provide the leverage necessary to compete in the knowledge economy".
"Human Capital Management is a new business discipline that demands education far beyond re-treaded HR courses and resources disguised with a new name," said Jeff Sacht, HCI (SA) Country Director, "Our search for an impactful and innovative Human Capital programs and services suitable for Southern Africa led us squarely to the Human Capital Institute".
"HCI's membership services and HR curriculum is light years ahead of existing membership organisations in terms of what its members receive. Jeff Sacht commits HCI (SA)) from the outset to work as an industry player from within the wider Human Resource community to provide a vast array of membership services, from 50,000 pages of current web content, to 50 learning tracks, and 10 industry councils to be launched in 2006, to a monthly Leadership Excellence Journal written by contributors such as Stephen Covey, Peter Drucker, Ken Blanchard, Tom Peters, Jim Collins, Marshall Goldsmith, Jack Welch and many others".
HCI (SA) also takes this opportunity to thank Shaun Schwanzer the Chairperson of the Human Resource Council of South Africa (HRCOSA) and CEO of Imfundo, and Gary Watkins, CEO of Workinfo.com for being the first paid for members of HCI (SA) in 2006.
HCI (SA) will shortly launch its own portal page that will connect to the parent site at www.humancapitalinstitute.org. Visit HRCOSA at www.hrcosa.co.za, and Workinfo at www.workinfo.com. Membership to HCI (SA), and the Leadership Journal can be purchased online at http://shop.workinfo.com.shopdirect.co.za/category.aspx?categoryID=1