Stratagem Trains at the The IDC

A recent competition hosted at the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), in partnership with the Black Management Forum (BMF) and the Small Enterprise Funding Agency (SEFA), saw 50 entrepreneurs from the Soweto area being trained by Keith and Ilse in a five day Finance and Management for Entrepreneurs programme.

The course has so far been an astounding success and the delegates have all flourished under the tuition and guidance of Keith and Ilse.

On the week of the 8th of February we begin the second stage of our project where the delegates will undergo two days of Sales and Marketing training run by Nadine Walsh, two days of intensive finance training and Kolbe assessments with feedback run by Keith ending off with Personal Leadership and Motivation run by Dan Garden.

We look forward to seeing all of these highly capable entrepreneurs succeed to the best of their abilities.

Happy Birthday Keith!

Congratulations to Keith on his birthday that we all celebrated on the 19^th July with an excellent breakfast at The Syrene Hotel in Rivonia.

Thanks again Keith for all the great work that you continue to do for Stratagem.  You are a fantastic colleague and a wonderful boss.  We look forward to celebrating many more birthdays with you.

Introduction to Stratagem Staff
Stratagem would like to introduce you to our office staff



Dr Keith Garden the brains and boss of Stratagem Training
Services. Keith is our lead trainer and Managing Member of Stratagem Training Services.

Keith has immersed himself in the training world for the better part of 20 years and has gained immense knowledge which, coupled with his education in finance and accounting results in a monumental force when it comes to the development of any company.

Keith has worked with some of South Africa’s leading economic contributors and has had a strong influence in the success of these companies. Keith writes the majority of the training material that is presented.



Mrs Ilse Ter Morshuizen joined Stratagem in 1993. Ilse is our other lead trainer and Managing Member. Ilse has a background in education, finance and accounting. Ilse’s dynamic ability to conduct training in such a specialised field has proved to be an irreplaceable asset to Stratagem.

Ilse is an avid distributor of knowledge; this together with her experience and education makes for a force to be reckoned with in the delegate room and elsewhere.



Ms Angeline Schroeder, the Marketing Manager of Stratagem Training Services. Anybody who has ever done work with Stratagem in the past has dealt with Angie.
Angie joined Stratagem in March 1999 and is now a shareholder in Stratagem Training Services.

Angie’s role in Stratagem is to create awareness of Stratagem through various marketing techniques. Angie is also responsible for invoicing our customers and following up with potential clients.





Mrs Ornicca Mmethi carries the sole responsibilty of printing and compiling all of the delegate manuals and files.

Onnie has been with Stratagem Training Services since March 1998 and besides from her role in the printing room, Onnie keeps everyone in the office smiling and sane in the hard and the busy times.







Mrs Lorynne Singh, the voice behind the switchboard. Lorynne has been with Stratagem since March 2009. Lorynne’s duties include answering the phone, arranging that your delegate manuals are printed and customised, organising all the travel details for our trainers and consolidating your Kolbe profile results.

Lorynne is a Law student at Unisa and we wish her luck for her upcoming exams this November examination session.





Mr Dan Garden, the newest member of the Stratagem team is heading up the SME division of Stratagem Training Services.
Dan joined Stratagem in August 2011 after completing his training in the Business Edge courses in partnership with the International Finance Corporation.

Dan is responsible for the marketing, sales and implementation of the SME division

Keith travels…
...and companies need Stratagem

Managing member and lead trainer of Stratagem Training Services Dr Keith Garden hits the road to service the needs of several companies around South Africa for the remainder of 2011.

Builders Warehouse has placed their Management staff on the Senior Financial Management Programme in KZN, Eastern Cape and Western Cape with Dr Keith Garden.

Keith will also be training Builders Express and Builders Trade Depot in Retail Finance in KZN as well as in the Eastern Cape.

Sun International’s Sibaya and Wild Coast Sun in KZN have trained up three new facilitators on the LifeWise Plus programme presented by Keith.

On The Dot will be launching PCA (productivity, costs and assets) in Johannesburg and Cape Town as well as Operational Finance in Cape Town

Spar will be attending a VAT workshop in Johannesburg.

Vodacom will be attending the Know Your Finance course in Port Elizabeth.

Keith will also be running a VAT workshop for SAICA members in October.

In between his travels you may find Keith in his office in Johannesburg but chances are he will be planning his next course.

Please feel free to contact our offices if you would like to make an appointment.