The purpose of the short-learning programme (SLP) in Corporate Governance and Compliance Management is to provide you with the necessary knowledge and understanding of the South African corporate legal system, as well as the corporate governance concept within a business and its financial environment.

Enhance your decision-making skills with evidence-informed approaches in this comprehensive short-learning programme. Designed for professionals and students in public health, education, social sciences, business, and management, you'll learn to navigate the complexities of evidence-informed decision-making (EIDM). Master the art of finding and utilising relevant synthesised evidence, engaging with evidence ecosystems, and understanding various evidence synthesis methodologies to make impactful decisions in your field.

With dynamic and specialist instructors from UJ's Department of Philosophy and the Centre for Data Ethics (part of the Institute for Intelligent Systems (IIS)), this short learning programme will help you navigate ethical considerations in artificial intelligence with a particular focus on the use of LLMs in research, education and industry.

The SLP equips professionals with applied competencies to detect, investigate, and prevent food contamination and fraud using forensic and analytical techniques. The programme strengthens public health protection by integrating food safety science, regulatory compliance, risk assessment, and outbreak investigation. Through simulated case scenarios and real-world applications, participants develop scarce, in-demand skills essential for safeguarding food systems in South Africa and beyond.