College of Business and Economics | Annual Report 2020 49 programme. The course was set up with two class streams, namely the Weekender and the innovative and popular Early Bird classes, and, despite the unprecedented disruption caused by the pandemic, quickly and successfully transitioned to high quality, interactive online classes, to continue until such time as society normalises again. The launCh of The online mBa JBS is proud to be the first major South African public institution to have developed an online MBA programme at precisely the time when businesspeople are re-evaluating their learning alternatives. Recognising that not all candidates can or wish to attend full or part-time classes in person, the JBS’ online MBA has been purposebuilt as a fully supported, online learning programme. This world-class online MBA offers all the benefits of a full-time programme delivered in a form that suits the lifestyles of today’s entrepreneurs and future business leaders. The programme content, faculty and qualification earned are identical to that of the class attendance MBA participants. The modular two-year programme kicked off with a fully subscribed intake in January 2021 and will be followed by five further intakes during the year. exeCuTive eduCaTion The impact of the pandemic on the executive education sector was significant and demand for these programmes dropped off dramatically once the lockdown restrictions came into effect. The school took the opportunity to re-evaluate its approach in terms of both programme content and scope, to align with the school’s mission and develop a more competitive, relevant and distinctive suite of business education products. Courses now on offer are intended to have a practical, hands-on and high workplace impact, and include outstanding programmes such as The Virtual Executive Development Programme for senior leaders, the Management Accelerated Programme Plus for middle management, and The First 100 Days Managers Programme for new managers. These programmes draw on the same rich pool of faculty that support the MBA and offer students world-class insights into solving their realworld challenges.
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