TQM Lab — Micro-credential short courses
Diverse professionals and educators collaborating in a modern South African learning space

Who is TQM LaB?

Not a company.
A community of educators.

Experienced people sharing what they know — through practical short courses built for working life.

How the community works

Shared expertise

Faculty, professors, lecturers and consultants sharing their knowledge and experience.

Academic partnership

Working with Cranefield College, one of South Africa's first private higher education institutions.

Academic roots

Cranefield is led by Professor Pieter Steyn, a former UNISA academic.

Vocational by design

Most courses run for 3–5 months and build focused, practical micro-credentials.

Meet the people

Experience you can learn from.

Professor Rigard Johan Steenkamp at an academic ceremony

Professor Rigard Johan Steenkamp

Four decades of academic and industry leadership in quality and operations.

Rikenette Avenant at her graduation

Rikenette Avenant

Elite sport experience translated into practical lessons for sport commerce.

Rikenette Avenant preparing on an athletics track

Vocational by design

Knowledge moves when it is put into practice.

Rikenette Avenant sprint training with resistance

The people behind the teaching

Learn from people who have done the work.

Meet your lecturers