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For 25 years we've done one thing: build people for financial services, specialists in banking and insurance. The banks, insurers and broker networks that hire from our programmes are the same ones we've worked alongside for two decades to design them. CPS delivers accredited workforce education the sector already recognises by name, programmes that build capability, support compliance and produce measurable progress.

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Banks, insurers and financial services groups we’ve built people for.

Absa
First National Bank
Standard Bank
Capitec Bank
Nedbank
FirstRand
African Bank
Discovery Bank
Old Mutual
Sasfin Bank
Bayport
Bidvest
SBV Services
Standard Chartered
First Bank
Bank of Africa
Mercedes-Benz

Most organisations don't need another training vendor.

We're not a generalist training company with a finance module. Financial services is the only thing we do, with deep specialism in banking and insurance. That focus has built decades-long working relationships with the banks, insurers and broker networks that hire from our programmes, the same relationships that shape what we teach, so the qualifications we award are the ones your sector already recognises.

Accreditations and awards

Registered & accredited with
  • Council on Higher Education
  • Quality Council for Trades and Occupations
  • South African Qualifications Authority
  • Higher Education accreditation
Internationally recognised by
  • Brandon Hall Group HCM Excellence Award - Gold
    Brandon Hall HCMExcellence Award · Gold
  • Brandon Hall Group Learning & Development Excellence Award - Silver
    Brandon Hall L&DExcellence Award · Silver
What 25 years gets you

A learning partner who knows the sector. Not a once-off training provider.

Accredited programmes, structured learning journeys, facilitator support, student tracking and workplace relevance, all built by a team that's spent its career inside financial services, with deep specialism in banking and insurance. The result is a more accountable approach to workforce education.

Starts with the business problem

CPS does not begin with a catalogue. We start by understanding the capability gap, the student audience, the business context and the success measures that matter.

Builds formal learning pathways

Programmes are aligned to occupational and higher education frameworks, helping organisations invest in recognised and structured development.

Manages student progress

Student progress is tracked throughout the journey. This creates visibility and allows support to be directed where it is needed.

Supports workplace application

The value of learning is not only what people know after a programme. It is what changes in how they think, act and perform at work.

Measures development

CPS tracks progress across selected knowledge and behavioural competency areas, helping organisations move closer to evidence-based learning investment.

Supports transformation & SDL

CPS programmes can support workforce transformation, skills development planning and capability building in regulated sectors.

Managed delivery

What CPS helps manage for your organisation

For organisations, the value of CPS is not only the programme content. It is the structure around the programme: how students are onboarded, supported, tracked and guided through completion.

MANAGE 01

Programme alignment

Programmes are aligned to defined capability needs and workforce goals before launch.

MANAGE 02

Cohort onboarding

Students are introduced to the programme, platform and expectations together.

MANAGE 03

Progress tracking

Visibility into where students are in the journey, throughout delivery.

MANAGE 04

Facilitator support

Where applicable, facilitator and programme team support is coordinated across cohorts.

MANAGE 05

Assessment & moderation

Structured workflows that meet academic and regulatory requirements.

MANAGE 06

Completion visibility

Stakeholders see who is on track, who needs support and who has completed.

MANAGE 07

Outcome reporting

Reporting connects learning activity to development and outcomes.

MANAGE 08

SDL & capability support

Programmes support skills development planning and workforce capability.

CPS programmes are designed to support working professionals through structured, workplace-relevant learning. Your staff are guided through the journey, supported through key milestones and encouraged to apply learning back into their roles.

Your team's experience
from start to finish.

Students are introduced to the programme, platform and expectations before they begin.

Who CPS works with

Built for the sector. Trusted by the people who run it.

Banks & financial services

Tier-1

For L&D and skills development teams responsible for professional development, qualification pathways, compliance-aligned learning and workforce capability across large teams.

  • Banking qualifications
  • Leadership development
  • Business banking capability
  • Client-facing team development
  • Skills development planning

Insurance & broker networks

Regulated

For regulated advisory environments that need structured qualification pathways, scalable cohort delivery and stronger advisor capability.

  • Long-term insurance qualification pathways
  • Advisor onboarding
  • Broker network development
  • Compliance-aligned learning

HR & talent leaders

People

For people teams building progression pathways, retention strategies and future-fit capability.

  • Emerging leader development
  • Career pathway planning
  • Workplace readiness
  • Talent progression

Risk & compliance

Regulated

For risk, compliance and assurance teams in regulated financial services environments that need capability development tied to recognised qualifications and demonstrable competency.

  • Organisational risk practitioner pathways
  • Compliance-aligned learning journeys
  • Competency tracking and reporting
  • Workforce capability evidence for regulators
Primary workforce programmes

The programmes the sector actually pays for.

We build financial services capability, in banking, insurance and the firms that connect them, through four categories: occupational qualifications delivered as workplace-integrated learnerships, credited skills programmes that carry NQF credits, CHE-accredited higher education qualifications, and strategic short programmes that close specific capability gaps.

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Partnership model

A four-phase partnership, not a transaction.

We've been refining how we work with the sector for 25 years. Programmes are aligned before launch, managed during delivery and connected back to outcomes after implementation, because that's what produces capability that lasts.

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Phase 01

Strategic alignment

Understand the organisational challenge, student audience, workforce goals and success metrics. The programme is built around the business problem, not selected from a list.

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Phase 02

Design & implementation

Map the right qualification or skills pathway, set up cohorts, prepare platform access, confirm support structures and align stakeholders before launch.

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Phase 03

Active management

Track student progress, monitor engagement, identify risk and intervene where needed. Completion is treated as a managed outcome, not a hopeful result.

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Phase 04

Performance integration

Connect learning outcomes back to workplace behaviour, team capability and business performance indicators where possible.

Commercial impact

Why this matters commercially.

When learning doesn't translate into capability, the cost isn't just training budget. It's lost time, lost momentum, lost manager confidence, and a workforce that can't move the way the business needs it to.

For banks, insurers and regulated FS groups, capability gaps show up faster, in client experience, in compliance, in sales performance and in progression planning.

CPS reduces that risk by managing the full learning journey, from programme alignment to completion, with a team that has spent 25 years inside the sector and knows what actually moves the needle.

IMPACT 01

Reduce wasted learning spend

Programmes are aligned to defined capability needs instead of disconnected training activity.

IMPACT 02

Improve student follow-through

Structured journeys and progress visibility help reduce the risk of incomplete learning.

IMPACT 03

Support manager confidence

Clearer visibility gives stakeholders a better understanding of where students are in the journey.

IMPACT 04

Connect learning to performance

Programmes are designed to support workplace application, not attendance alone.

CPSLearn preview

The infrastructure behind the learning journey.

CPSLearn gives organisations visibility into learning progress, assessment activity, moderation workflows and competency development. It helps L&D and HR teams move from “training delivered” to “capability tracked”.

Cohort learning journeys

Manage learning at scale rather than disconnected individual activity.

Progress visibility

Track completion risk and support needs across cohorts.

Moderation & quality processes

Structured workflows that meet academic and regulatory requirements.

Competency development

Pre and post measurement across selected knowledge and behavioural areas.

Let's talk

Bring us the capability gap. We've seen it before.

Whether it's a leadership pipeline, an advisor network, business banking capability or a scaled learning programme, we've built something close to it for someone in the sector. Tell us where you're trying to get to, and we'll help you map the path.

Direct contact
succeed@cps.co.za+27 11 789 1957