About Us

’We provide Training Solutions that address the real work training needs’
Granjo Holdings is a well established consultancy firm. It is a BQA Registered and accredited institution . The Training consultancy currently offers over 20 high calibre training workshops. In addition to our course offering we have access to a wide range of highly specialized programmes through our strategic partners Our vision is simply put- Everyone, everywhere, up skilled! We believe that all persons are trainable and that people are renewable resources in that their views, perceptions and thoughts can be shaped through training, knowledge transfer and sharing of ideas. Our vision informs everything that we do.We will work in partnership with our clients ensuring that courses we offer are specifically designed or thoughtfully adapted to suit their learning and workplace outcomes taking care to understand the most appropriate methods to deliver the material. By so doing we deliver courses that meet the exact training and business needs of our clients.We live by the following values in all our daily work

 

PEOPLE
We value people, both internally and externally .We continually strives to find creative ways in which we can improve our services offering to the benefit of our staff, our people and our clients.

 

SHARING
We believe in sharing of ideas, of hopes and of dreams. Through sharing problems are resolved, insight acquired and new knowledge is created.

 

DEVELOPMENT
We build on what already exist to create stronger people, teams and organisations.

 

WHY YOUR ORGANISATION SHOULD TRAIN ITS STAFF
“Develop a healthy training culture”
Training and investing in staff is certainly one of the most valuable investments that
an organisation can make. Such investment is often costly and needs to be justified
and capable of measurement.
None the less there is a persistent and inescapable need for soft skills, leadership
and management development training, both to increase skill levels and ensure
strong, long term financial performance. The good news is that investment in
training benefits employer and employee alike. Companies that have a healthy
training culture report the following benefits:
Staff retention levels improve in an environment where staff are encouraged and
enabled to develop their knowledge and skills. Further more employees see
enhanced career progression and rewards following periods of structured training.
Productivity in the workplace improves at a significant higher rate than the cost of
investing in staff development and training.
The organisation which invests in training achieves higher output and value added
per employee
Companies that fully train their workforce benefit from:
Increased productivity
 Reduced employee turnover
 Increased efficiency resulting in financial gains
 Decreased need for supervision
 Increased job satisfaction and morale among employees
 Increased employee motivation

 

 Increased capacity to adopt to adopt new technologies and methods
 Increased innovation in strategies and products
 Enhanced company image e.g. conducting ethics training (not good reason for ethics training)
 Reduction in personnel management risk, e.g. training about sexual
harassment, diversity training
 Refund of training levies from HRDC

 

EMPLOYEES WHO ARE FULLY TRAINED
 Are more satisfied with their jobs
 Are more motivated
 Have a lower turnover rate
 Are more innovative and efficient
 Perhaps the most important benefit of a healthy training culture is that the
skills of your staff are formally recognized and that your employees feel that
their contribution to the company is valued

“Training for the real world”
Granjo offers the following services:
 Training needs assessment services- This is in conjunction with the managers
and supervisors of the staff to be trained
 Short workshops courses (1-10 days) from our training library- These can be
conducted on or off site
 Custom workshop courses designed to meet specific training needs that
cannot be met from our current training library
 Professional Development Seminars- organised periodically to encourage
learning through presentation, sharing and debate.
 Post Training Review- so as to ensure transfer learning and return on training
investment

 

Our well developed portfolio of programmes spans a variety of vital business discipline including:
 Time Management
 Management Training
 Supervisory Skills
 Financial Management
 Marketing Management
 Sales Management
 Customer service / Relations
 Public Relations

 

OUR TRAINING METHODOLOGIES
Granjo Blended Learning program- “A Paradigm Shift in Learning”
Our blended training approach is a training solution that:
 Promotes learning that is facilitated by the effective combination of different
modes of delivery, modes of teaching and styles of learning and applying
them in a meaningful learning environment
 Is a leaner cantered in its approach, putting the learner at the centre and
ensuring that the learner has a sense of responsibility for the training?

 

 Is becoming a natural choice for client organisations as it is more effective as it allows for greater customizations and greater learning encounter effectiveness

 

At Granjo our blended learning model is made up of a mix of either of the below illustrated approaches

 

RATIONALE FOR BLENDED LEARNING
 Workshop based training is notoriously ineffective- as learners view is at a holiday from work and don’t approach it with much seriousness. It is therefore important to devise effective strategies that are more learners centred and will ensure that learning has actually taken place.
 Instructor based training is not necessarily the best and is inconsistent with best practice in adult learning, as most of our learners are adults we have to engage a range of learning approaches
 Blended Learning is a less disruptive learning approach and will go a long way towards creating a culture of learning as it makes it easier for organisations to commit to training.
 At Granjo we have found that blended learning works best, a variety of
learning approach is more psychologically engaging

 

ADVANTAGES OF BLENDED LEARNING
 Learning moves from being just passive (presentation style) and becomes active for learner who is more involved in the learning. Learners are compelled to think, read, listen and speak
 Offers learners the opportunity to be together and apart and therefore caters for a wider variety of learning styles. This is particularly important to adult learning.
 Blended learning is more effective and holistic learning approach learning that use of various approaches and the extended learning period ensure that understanding and learning has really taken place
 Enhanced individualisation, personalisation and relevancy, as some of the approaches used are individualistic the trainer tailored each learning
encounter to the unique needs of each learner
 Allows the trainer to create a higher level of accountability on the part of the learner
 Can be customised according to client organisation needs
One of the attractiveness of blended learning is that time flexible and suitable for organisations that need to conduct effective training in spite of limited time availability of learners.
A major concern for most organisations is the operational disruptiveness of having employees absent for 2 days. In short the organisations need all their staff to be working and cannot afford to have anyone away for 2 days. Blended learning is a more palatable approach and will go a long way toward creating a culture of learning in Botswana.

 

TRAINING METHODOLOGY
Our blended learning approach is consistent with our training methodologies,
Based on adult learning principles, Granjo Holdings uses proven highly interactive participatory sessions and practical techniques that offer discernible behaviour change that can be implemented or applied immediately following the training intervention.
We are firm believers in an interactive and engaging instructing style- an evolutionary step beyond traditional lecturing. From theory, to strategy, to proven practical tools,
Granjo delivers readily applicable ideas and solutions that can be used by our participants in real life situations.
To provide a constancy challenging and innovative knowledge environment, a variety of learning tools are utilized in workshops delivery.
 Self-assessment tools
 Instruments
 Videos
 Role Plays
 Breakout sessions
 Group Discussions
And other stimulating adult learning methodologies compliment workshop material and promote better retention of workshop content.

 

OUR COMPETITIVE DEFFERENCE
Based on adult learning principles, Granjo uses proven, highly interactive
participatory sessions and practical techniques that offer discernible behavioural change that can be implemented or applied immediately in the workplace.
We are firm believers in an interactive and engaging instructing style- an evolutionary step beyond traditional lecturing. From theory, to strategy, to proven practical tools, Granjo delivers readily applicable ideas and solutions that can be used by our participants in real work situations.
To provide a constantly challenging and innovative knowledge environment, a variety of learning tools are utilized in workshop delivery , self-assessment tools, instruments, videos, role plays, breakout sessions, group discussions and other stimulating adult learning methodologies compliment workshop material and promote better retention of workshop content. Since our participants are working adults, to facilitate knowledge transfer, it is important to acknowledge the specific needs of adult learners. With respect to adult learning, the following principles hold true:
 Adults must have a reason to learn and a meaningful program- our team will work with your organisation to develop the best’s curriculum that is applicable to your employees.
 Adults must be involved in the learning- as such we incorporate a high level of interactivity during delivery in order to gauge the transfer of learning
 Adults learn by building on experience- Our facilitators are adept at
incorporating examples and information so that learners will have a relevant frame of reference.
 Adults learn in different ways and at different rates- utilizing a variety of teaching methods (accelerated learning, group work, individual exercises, encouraging participation) during delivery allows us to stay true to the content while maximizing the experience for all learners.
 Adults appreciate constructive environment- a relaxed environment created by our facilitators allow these learners to feel at ease and become more open to the learning experience
 Adults should be trained with dignity and respect- this is a fundamental tenet that is reinforced by our program facilitator through establishing an
atmosphere of mutual respect for all those involved

 

WORKSHOP DELIVERY PHILOSOPHIES
 Use of Practitioner/Facilitators to engage and bring out the group’s
experience and knowledge while guiding and interjecting their own.
 Use of seminar leaders with a specialization and passion for subject area who are “missionaries not mercenaries” in the fields where they have spent
their careers.

 

 Our facilitators seek total learner participation- involving the whole body mind
with all its emotions and senses- acknowledging that learning is not the
passive storage of information but the active creation of knowledge
 Collaboration among participants greatly enhances learning. Good learning
has a social base- we often learn more from our interactions with peers than
by other means
 Activity –centred learning is superior to presentation- centred methods.
Learning comes from doing the work itself, using practical relevant exercises
and tools within a safe, yet challenging training environment.
In addition to this, we believe in the concept of Transfer of Learning” Transfer if
learning in the effective and continuing application of the knowledge and skills
gained in training. At Granjo we go beyond the training Intervention to ensure that
knowledge and skills are being applied in the work place through a series of post
training reviews. Some of the critical elements to enhance the Transfer of Learning
are:
 Involvement of supervisors, managers and team leaders in the needs
assessment, objective setting and training sessions
 Availability of follow- up coaching or specialist advice from facilitators
 Post training tools to assist with reinforcement on the job

 

LIST OF WORKSHOPS COURSES ON OFFER
We have a wide range of programs we offer to our clients. Some of them are, though not limited to the following:
 Coaching skills for Managers
 Time Management
 Customer Service/ Relations
 Team Building
 Prospecting and Selling Skills
 Interview Skills
 Counselling and Discipline
 Marketing Skills
 Management Skills

Some of the notable organizations that have benefited from Granjo Holdings work are as follows:
 Furnmart
 Chobe Fish Eagle (Kasane)
 Smartstone (Nata)
 Afritec
 Reitwise
 Anchor Training
 Peo Defensive Driving School
 Masire Legal Consultants
 Cad Services
 Thuto Boswa Rehabilitation Centre
 Agamo Education and Training Services
 Ativio Training Services
 Gevents Training Services
 Proworld Botswana Limited
 Design Surgery Training Services
 Roman Pizza
 Security Specialists Botswana