Lourens Thomas Swart

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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.

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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.

  • Joined January 2026

Languages

  • EnglishFluent
  • AfrikaansAdvanced

Industry experience

  • Education
  • Non-Profit Organization
  • Government
  • Healthcare
  • Professional Services
  • Media & Entertainment

Projects · 1

Work experience· 56 roles

Consultant / Facilitator · NACOSA (South Africa)Jan 2017 – Present · 9 yrs 11 mos

Wrote training materials for NACOSA: MERL – A Practical Guide for NPOs in Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting and Learning.

Consultant / Facilitator · NACOSA (Gauteng & North-West Province)Jan 2017 – Present · 9 yrs 11 mos

Trained 20 Non-Profit Organisations in governance, leadership, strategy, sustainability and monitoring & evaluation.

IEB Trainer · Independent Examinations Board (IEB)Jan 2017 – Dec 2017 · 1 yr

Trained Community Education and Training staff in assessment practices at the Mamelodi West Community College for IEB; delivered staff development for IEB assessments.

Consultant / Facilitator · NACOSAJan 2017 – Present · 9 yrs 11 mos
Consultant / Facilitator · NACOSAJan 2017 – Present · 9 yrs 11 mos
Consultant / QA Specialist · NACOSAJan 2017 – Present · 9 yrs 11 mos
Internal Moderator · IEBJan 2016 – Present · 10 yrs 11 mos
Facilitator · Department of Higher Education and TrainingJan 2016 – Present · 10 yrs 11 mos

Education· 26

Master of Arts in Education (Curriculum Design, Development and Evaluation) · University of Southampton1981 – 1982
Bachelor of Education · University of the Witwatersrand1978 – 1979
Transvaal Higher Diploma of Education (with distinction) · Johannesburg College of Education1972
Bachelor of Arts (English; Psychology) · University of the Witwatersrand1969 – 1971

Certifications and awards· 13

Assessor (NQF 5)2001 – 2026
Moderator (NQF 6)2001 – 2026
Verifier (NQF 7)2001 – 2026
Project Management2007

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