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I am Lourens Thomas Swart, a seasoned Education and Training Consultant with over three decades of experience in curriculum design, assessment, and organizational development. I run Third Wave Human Development Enterprises (Pty) Ltd, delivering accredited training, materials development, and mentoring to non-profit organisations and government agencies across South Africa.
My work spans designing learning programmes, evaluating projects, and building capacity in education and training systems. I am passionate about practical, outcome-focused learning and helping organisations strengthen governance, leadership and strategic capacity.
Experience Level
Language
English
Fluent
Afrikaans
Advanced
Work Experience
Consultant / QA Specialist at NACOSA
January 1, 2017 - PresentWrote and edited two NQF 1 level English books for Project Literacy; mentored 30+ nonprofit organisations in governance, leadership and strategy, HR development, administrative capacity, financial accountability, sustainability, and community linkages and networking.
Consultant / Facilitator at NACOSA
January 1, 2017 - PresentTrained 20 nonprofit organisations face-to-face and virtually in governance, leadership and strategy, sustainability, monitoring and evaluation, risk management, and strategic planning.
Consultant / Facilitator at NACOSA
January 1, 2017 - PresentWrote training materials for NACOSA: MERL – A Practical Guide for NPOs in Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting and Learning.
Director & CEO at Third Wave Human Development Enterprises (Pty) Ltd
January 1, 1992 - PresentOwner and director of a training provider accredited with the ETDP SETA; designed curriculums and training materials for assessor, moderator, assessment developer and facilitator courses (2004–present); delivered blended learning for facilitators and teachers.
Facilitator at National School of Government
January 1, 2011 - PresentTrained public servants in designing and developing outcomes-based learning programmes, assessment, moderation and project management.
USAID and PEPFAR Consultant at Khusela Project / Health and Development Africa
January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2017Occupational profiles, standards, verification and accreditation for Social Workers and Social Auxiliary Workers; upskilling on child protection in collaboration with Health and Development Africa and the Department of Social Development.
QA Consultant at Independent Examinations Board (IEB)
January 1, 2011 - PresentQA consultant on accreditation, standards, verification; assessor, assessment design and moderator training; internal moderator for ISC Grade 12 Tourism.
IEB Trainer at Independent Examinations Board (IEB)
January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2017Trained Community Education and Training staff in assessment practices at the Mamelodi West Community College for IEB; delivered staff development for IEB assessments.
Internal Moderator at IEB / UMALUSI
January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2016Internal Moderator for IEB Grade 12 Tourism examination; facilitated workshops in tourism development and contributed to evaluation reports (CAPS packages).
Consultant at Department of Higher Education and Training
January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2016Designed the new Early Childhood Development and Tourism Curriculums for GETCA for use in Community Education and Training Colleges; supported DHET curriculum initiatives.
Internal Moderator at IEB / UMALUSI
January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2017Internal Moderator for IEB Grade 12 Tourism examination; facilitated workshops in tourism development; co-authored evaluation reports (What’s in the CAPS package? Tourism, 2014; Hospitality Studies, 2014; At your service: NCV Tourism & Hospitality, 2013).
Consultant at Health Development Africa (HDA)
January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2014Consultant to HDA on the Health and Welfare SETA accreditation of their Service Providers; assessor, moderator and facilitator training; material development; assessment guide development.
Consultant at IEB and Department of National Education
January 1, 2006 - December 31, 2010Developed curriculum materials for TVET Colleges on FET (Vocational) requirements for curriculum development and assessment; contract with IEB and the Department of National Education.
Facilitator at TVET Colleges
January 1, 2006 - December 31, 2009Trained TVET College staff on NQF outcomes-based courses for the FET (Vocational) Certificates; national and college-level training.
Trainer at IEB and TVET Colleges
January 1, 2006 - December 31, 2007Developed materials for the training of TVET College staff on FET requirements; training delivered across multiple colleges.
Project Manager at Department of Health
January 1, 2003 - December 31, 2003Accreditation process for Lay Counsellors; development of a Curriculum Framework for qualification at NQF Level 4; contributed to Khomanani youth radio training.
Executive Director at Learning for All Trust
January 1, 1993 - December 31, 1997Executive Director of an education trust; led ECD and income-generation projects in rural communities; conducted research evaluations for external funders (Bernard van Leer Foundation, UNICEF).
Vice Rector / Head of Division at Giyani College of Education
January 1, 1989 - December 31, 1992Managed curriculum development and implementation for a new teacher training college.
Lecturer / Senior Lecturer at Johannesburg College of Education
January 1, 1979 - December 31, 1988Developed curricula and lectured in Sociology, Psychology, Philosophy and History of Education; Curriculum Studies, Methodology; supervised students in teaching practice.
Director and CEO at Third Wave Human Development Enterprises (Pty) Ltd
January 1, 1992 - PresentManage a training provider accredited with the ETDP SETA; designed curriculum and training materials for accreditation; delivered blended and digital learning; mentoring and development for non-profit sector.
Consultant at USAID and PEPFAR (Khusela Project)
January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2017Occupational profiles, standards, verification and accreditation for Social Workers and Social Auxiliary Workers; up-skilling on child protection.
QA Consultant at IEB
January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2017QA consultant to IEB on accreditation, standards, verification; assessor, assessment design and moderator training.
Consultant at Department of Higher Education and Training
January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2017Designed the new Early Childhood Development and Tourism Curriculums for GETCA for use in Community Education and Training Colleges.
Researcher at Swiss-South African Co-Operation Initiative
January 1, 2003 - December 31, 2003Evaluation of St Aidan’s/School Learners Opportunity Project; designed methodology, conducted evaluation and wrote report.
Researcher at Swiss-South Africa Initiative
January 1, 2002 - December 31, 2002Evaluation of the Youth Empowerment Network Programme; designed methodology, conducted evaluation and wrote report.
Materials Writer at Gauteng Department of Education
January 1, 2002 - December 31, 2003Developed facilitation materials and trained Youth Development Programme for Representative Councils of Learners in Secondary Schools.
Researcher at Creative Inner-City Initiative and Department of Arts and Culture
January 1, 2002 - December 31, 2003Research Report on evaluation of the Creative Inner-City Initiative; methodology design, evaluation and reporting.
Facilitator at Western Cape Department of Tourism
January 1, 2000 - December 31, 2001Trained facilitators to train youth in support of SME development in the tourism sector.
Researcher at Rockefeller Brothers Fund
January 1, 2000 - December 31, 2000Research report on evaluation and impact study of Grassroots ECD Trust programme; methodology and reporting.
Researcher at Open Society Foundation (SA)
January 1, 2000 - December 31, 2000Evaluation of ECD Step-by-Step Programme; methodology and reporting.
Project Manager at Minister of Education (Interim Accreditation Committee Secretariat)
January 1, 1999 - December 31, 2000Technical Secretariat for accreditation of ECD resource and training organisations and practitioners at NQF levels 1, 4 and 5.
Vice Rector at Giyani College of Education
January 1, 1989 - December 31, 1992Managed curriculum development and implementation for a new teacher training college.
Lecturer / Senior Lecturer; Associate Head of Department at Johannesburg College of Education
January 1, 1979 - December 31, 1988Developed curricula and lectured in sociology, psychology, philosophy and history of education; curriculum studies and methodology; supervised teaching practice.
Deputy Head and Head of English at Yeshiva College of Southern Africa
January 1, 1976 - December 31, 1978Managed high school English curriculum; taught English.
Teacher in English at Lowveld High School
January 1, 1973 - December 31, 1975Taught and assessed English.
Director and CEO at Third Wave Human Development (Pty) Ltd
January 1, 1992 - PresentManage a training provider accredited with the ETDP SETA (ETDP10056); designed curricula and training materials for accreditation with ETDP SETA for Assessor, Moderator, Assessment Developer and Facilitator Courses (2004–present); offered blended and digital learning for facilitators in social work and teachers in assessment and moderation.
Consultant at USAID and PEPFAR
January 1, 2011 - PresentKhusela Project on occupational profiles, standards, verification and accreditation for Social Workers and Social Auxiliary Workers in upskilling on child protection, jointly to Health and Development Africa and the Department of Social Development.
QA Consultant / Assessor / Moderator at IEB
January 1, 2011 - PresentQA Consultant to IEB on accreditation, standards, verification; assessor, assessment design and moderator training. Internal Moderator for the ISC Tourism Examination.
Internal Moderator (ISC Grade 12 Tourism examination) at IEB
January 1, 2016 - PresentInternal Moderator for ISC Grade 12 Tourism examination.
Researcher at Swiss-South Africa Co-operation Initiative
January 1, 2002 - December 31, 2002Research report on the evaluation of the Youth Empowerment Network Programme; designed evaluation methodology, conducted and supervised the evaluation and wrote the report.
Researcher at Creative Inner-City Initiative and Department of Arts and Culture
January 1, 2000 - December 31, 2001Research Report on the evaluation of the Creative Inner-City Initiative; designed the evaluation methodology, conducted evaluation and wrote the report.
Researcher at Open Society Foundation(SA)
January 1, 2000 - December 31, 2000Research report for evaluation of its ECD Step-by-Step Programme; designed evaluation methodology, conducted evaluation and wrote the report.
Project Manager at Minister of Education
January 1, 1993 - December 31, 1997Technical Secretariat of the Interim Accreditation Committee for accreditation of ECD resource and training organisations and practitioners at NQF Levels 1, 4 and 5.
Vice Rector and Head of Division, Education at Giyani College of Education
January 1, 1989 - December 31, 1992Managed curriculum development and implementation for a new teacher training college.
Lecturer / Senior Lecturer / Associate Head of Dept. Educational Studies at Johannesburg College of Education
January 1, 1979 - December 31, 1988Developed curricula and lectured in Sociology, Psychology, Philosophy and History of Education; Curriculum Studies, Methodology; supervised students in teaching experience.
English Teacher at Lowveld High School
January 1, 1973 - December 31, 1975Taught and assessed English in Grades 10-12.
Consultant / Facilitator at NACOSA (Gauteng & North-West Province)
January 1, 2017 - PresentTrained 20 Non-Profit Organisations in governance, leadership, strategy, sustainability and monitoring & evaluation.
Consultant / Facilitator at NACOSA (South Africa)
January 1, 2017 - PresentWrote training materials for NACOSA: MERL – A Practical Guide for NPOs in Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting and Learning.
Facilitator at Department of Higher Education and Training
January 1, 2016 - PresentDesigned the new Early Childhood Development and Tourism Curriculums for GETCA for use in Community Education and Training Colleges.
Internal Moderator at IEB
January 1, 2016 - PresentInternal Moderator for ISC Grade 12 Tourism examination.
Consultant / QA / Facilitator at Health Development Africa / SETA
January 1, 2010 - January 1, 2014Consultant on Service Providers accreditation; assessment materials development; trainer training.
Consultant / Trainer at IEB
January 1, 2006 - January 1, 2010Developed curriculum materials for TVET Colleges; trained staff on outcomes-based curriculum and assessment.
Project Manager at Department of Health (Khomanani Project)
January 1, 2003 - January 1, 2004Accreditation for Lay Counsellors; development of Curriculum Framework; training youth in community radio.
Researcher at Swiss-South African Co-operation Initiative
January 1, 2002 - January 1, 2003Evaluations of education-related projects; designed evaluation methodologies and reports.
Researcher at Creative Inner-City Initiative / Department of Arts and Culture
January 1, 2002 - January 1, 2003Evaluation of the Creative Inner-City Initiative; methodology design and reports.
Lecturer / Senior Lecturer / Associate Head of Dept. / Education at Johannesburg College of Education
January 1, 1979 - January 1, 1988Developed curricula; lectured in Sociology, Psychology, Philosophy and History of Education; curriculum studies and supervision.
Education
Master of Arts in Education (Curriculum Design, Development and Evaluation) at University of Southampton
January 1, 1981 - December 31, 1982Bachelor of Education at University of the Witwatersrand
January 1, 1978 - December 31, 1979Transvaal Higher Diploma of Education (with distinction) at Johannesburg College of Education
January 1, 1972 - December 31, 1972Bachelor of Arts (English; Psychology) at University of the Witwatersrand
January 1, 1969 - December 31, 1971Project Management (NQF 5) at Imsimbi Training
January 1, 2008 - December 31, 2008Assessor (NQF 5) at Assessment College of Southern Africa
January 1, 2001 - December 31, 2001Moderator (NQF 6) at Assessment College of Southern Africa
January 1, 2001 - December 31, 2001Verifier (NQF 7) at Assessment College of Southern Africa
January 1, 2001 - December 31, 2001Master of Arts in Education (Curriculum Design, Development and Evaluation) at University of Southampton
January 1, 1981 - January 1, 1982Bachelor of Arts (English; Psychology) at University of the Witwatersrand
January 1, 1969 - January 1, 1971Transvaal Higher Diploma of Education (with distinction) at Johannesburg College of Education
January 1, 1972 - January 1, 1972Bachelor of Education at University of the Witwatersrand
January 1, 1978 - January 1, 1979Assessor (NQF 5); Moderator (NQF 6); Verifier (NQF 7) at Assessment College of Southern Africa
January 1, 2001 - January 1, 2001Project Management (NQF 5) at Imsimbi Training
January 1, 2008 - January 1, 2008Project Management (NQF 5) at Imsimbi Training
January 1, 2008 - December 31, 2008Assessor (NQF 5); Moderator (NQF 6); Verifier (NQF 7) at Assessment College of Southern Africa
January 1, 2001 - December 31, 2001Master of Arts in Education (Curriculum Design, Development and Evaluation) at University of Southampton
January 1, 1981 - December 31, 1982Bachelor of Education at University of the Witwatersrand
January 1, 1978 - December 31, 1979Transvaal Higher Diploma of Education (with distinction) (English, Afrikaans, Guidance) at Johannesburg College of Education
January 1, 1972 - December 31, 1972Bachelor of Arts (English; Psychology) at University of the Witwatersrand
January 1, 1969 - December 31, 1971Master of Arts in Education at University of Southampton
January 1, 1981 - January 1, 1982Bachelor of Education at University of the Witwatersrand
January 1, 1978 - January 1, 1979Transvaal Higher Diploma of Education (with distinction) at Johannesburg College of Education
January 1, 1972 - January 1, 1972Bachelor of Arts (English; Psychology) at University of the Witwatersrand
January 1, 1969 - January 1, 1971Assessor (NQF 5); Moderator (NQF 6); Verifier (NQF 7) at Imsimbi Training / Assessor College of Southern Africa
January 1, 2001 - January 1, 2001Project Management (NQF 5) at Imsimbi Training
January 1, 2008 - January 1, 2008Qualifications
Assessor (NQF 5)
January 1, 2001 - January 7, 2026Moderator (NQF 6)
January 1, 2001 - January 7, 2026Verifier (NQF 7)
January 1, 2001 - January 7, 2026Project Management
March 5, 2007 - August 30, 2007Assessor (NQF 5)
January 1, 2001 - January 7, 2026Moderator (NQF 6)
January 1, 2001 - January 7, 2026Verifier (NQF 7)
January 1, 2001 - January 7, 2026ETDP 5730 Assessor Registration
January 1, 2003 - January 7, 2026ETDP 5730 Moderator Registration
January 1, 2003 - January 7, 2026SACE Registration
January 1, 2005 - January 7, 2026Assessor (ETDP 5730 reg)
January 11, 2030 - January 23, 2026Moderator (ETDP 5730 reg)
January 11, 2030 - January 23, 2026Verifier (ETDP 5730 reg)
January 11, 2030 - January 23, 2026Industry Experience
Education, Non-Profit Organization, Government, Healthcare, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment
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