About us

Welcome – thanks for visiting! 

Skillfully is the go-to resource for professionals in financial services and other fields who seek the best training in South Africa. We showcase a wide range of courses by top training providers, provide all the info you need, and make it easy to book. At Skillfully we work hard to be valued learning partners, helping you to meet your needs precisely. We especially enjoy building customised courses for corporate clients.

Our business model is to charge our training partners a modest commission, which they agree not to pass onto customers. This means you can’t find our courses for a better price elsewhere, so our world-class service is literally costless for our clients. You don’t need any training in finance to recognise that as a great deal!

Here is a small taste of the wonderful feedback that our courses have received…

Why book your next course with us?

World-class trainers only

Word-of-mouth and google search are unreliable ways to find the best trainers. We’ve done the hard work for you.

Your ideal delivery method

Whatever works: we’ve got in-person training, live online instruction, and recorded video-based learning too. 

Your preferred duration

Some people want a year-long qualification; others need just a few hours of upskilling. We’ve got the full range!  

Seamless support

We pride ourselves in getting the details right – providing all our clients with prompt, smooth and attentive service.

Customisation for teams

If your team has a specific need, we will work with you to make sure that the course hits the spot exactly.

Best price guaranteed

Our training partners agree not to raise their course fees on the platform, so rest assured that you’re getting the best price.

Meet our co-founders

Dr Greg Fried

Greg is an educator and writer, with a PhD from Cambridge University. He enjoys collaborative projects, and has worked with businesses, consultancies, NGOs and governments on five continents. A thought leader, Greg writes on topics ranging from tech innovation to leadership.

On Skillfully, Greg offers the course Ethics: Working Well With Stakeholders. He previously lectured in Philosophy at UCT, where his teaching included business ethics, rational choice theory and political philosophy. He and his spouse Lisa are prize-winning fiction co-authors.

At Skillfully, Greg takes the lead with operations, copywriting and marketing.

Prof Jimmy Winfield

An associate professor in the College of Accounting at the University of Cape Town, Jimmy is a recognised expert in his academic fields, but his greatest passion is teaching. He has taught over 20,000 school and university students, and has given corporate training to thousands more. 

Jimmy is a pioneer of innovative approaches to student-centred teaching, and is one of a handful of educators who has won the CHE-HELTASA National Excellence in Teaching & Learning Award. He has also received many other teaching awards, including the coveted UCT Distinguished Teacher Award.

At Skillfully, Jimmy heads up technology, design and finance.

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