Our Programme Design & Development Team

Our Programme Design & Development Team

The Programme Design team is responsible for the design of the SmartStart programme, training and setting quality standards and processes.

Zanele Ngwenya
Coach Network Manager
Thato Seerane
Programmes & MEL Officer
Bafana Gxubane
Lead Trainer
Thato Seerane
Programmes & MEL Officer
Debbie Schkolne
Quality Assurance & Design Manager
Zanele Ngwenya
Coach Network Manager

Justine Jowell

Programme Design & Development Lead

We know that the foundations for success and even future happiness are built in the early years, and that is why for me, the focus, care and hard work to give every child the opportunity for quality early learning experiences and therefore the power to succeed, is so critical.

Mameetse Sebesho

Trainer & SETA Accreditation Manager

I believe the children are the future and I always wanted to contribute to the future of South Africa by making the difference in different communities today.

Bafana Gxubane

Lead Trainer

Ndijoyine iSmartStart kuba kwiminyaka yam yophuhliso loluntu, ndiye ndafunda ukuba ngcono koMzantsi Afrika kusezandleni ze-ECD.

Mpho Raphalalani

Lead Trainer

Making a difference in people’s lives and making a life long impact in life has always been my drive and SmartStart has afforded me such a platform to change, restore and inspire lives

Kirsty Paxton

Early Learning & Design Manager

Children are extraordinary. They learn faster, laugh more deeply and play more purposefully than anyone else. Giving children the power to succeed is both my most important duty and my greatest privilege.

Debbie Schkolne

Quality Assurance & Design Manager

Zanele Ngwenya

Coach Network Manager

Nobuhle Khumalo

Training QA Officer

Giving the child the power to succeed is important to me because we have the power to develop skills in children to create a lovely, optimistic story for the next generation, one in which we can all live in a world that we value and love.

Thato Seerane

Programmes & MEL Officer

The leaders of tomorrow are developed today! Therefore, investing in children now, will yield great results in the future.