TWIMS Manufacturing Focused Executive Programmes
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Applications for the TWIMS Manufacturing Ambassador Scholarship is now closed
Manufacturing is our passion:
Is it yours?
We provide formal academic courses through our partnership with GIBS, as well as a range of non-academic short courses.
The best of both worlds:
Finding the Right Course for you.
GIBS Formal Academic Programme
As a tuition centre of GIBS, we deliver the GIBS Masters (MBA) and Post Graduate Diploma (PGDip) in Business Administration (manufacturing specialisations at our state-of-the-art campus in Kloof, South Africa.
TWIMS Executive Short Courses
We also deliver a range of TWIMS executive manufacturing short courses.
Primary Focus Areas
Community
TWIMS’ world-class facilities and staff place it at the centre of a manufacturing community dedicated to value creation and societal transformation.
International Standards
Participating in Global value Chains requires engaged management, advanced strategic frameworks, the embracing of new technologies, and relentless skills development. These imperatives lie at the heart of our programmes.
Executive Development
Responsible, skilled, ethical and socially engaged leadership is central to the development of a dynamic manufacturing sector in Africa. These leadership attributes lie at the heart of TWIMS.
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Our Founder: TWIMS Trust
TWIMS has been established through the generous support of the Toyota Wessels Trust. The Trust’s seed funding is from Toyota Motor Corporation Japan, with annual funding from Toyota South Africa.
Introducing The Toyota Wessels Institute for Manufacturing Studies (TWIMS) Curriculum
Recent Posts
Lean Leadership: Building Collaborative and Psychologically Safe Teams Masterclass 19 Oct 23
Course Overview: The Lean Leadership Masterclass was designed to elaborate on the various facets underpinning lean leadership behaviours and skills within the manufacturing sector. It positions this leadership stance as an imperative skill for managers leading within...
Prathna Gopi Mini Dissertation (MBA)— An eThekwini Water Sector perspective: characteristics of leaders required for effective stakeholder management
Toyota Wessels Institute for Manufacturing Studies is showcasing students' Mini Dissertations (MBA). This week we showcase Prathna Gopi, GIBS Business School (Gordon Institute of Business Science), University of Pretoria - An eThekwini Water Sector perspective:...
Wheels in motion to upskill leadership
The Toyota Wessels Institute for Manufacturing Studies (TWIMS) has set the wheels in motion for a leadership programme that is geared towards upskilling a diverse group of decision-makers in the Eastern Cape (EC) to positively impact the province’s manufacturing and...