College of Business and Economics | Annual Report 2020 59 (4IR) and COVID-19 have amplified the urgency for human capital to successfully embrace and co-exist with digital technologies. Prof Mercy Mpinganjira Director School of Consumer Intelligence and Information Systems overview The School of Consumer Intelligence and Information Systems (SCiiS) is an epicentre of critical intellectual inquiry in the fields of Applied Information Systems, Information and Knowledge Management as well as Marketing Management. We offer a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs from certificate to PhD level. The School also plays a leading role in nurturing and promoting the development of tech innovations that address business and societal challenges through the Technopreneurship Centre. Presented below are some of our School’s highlights in the 2020 academic year. 2020 highlighTs ConTinuous eduCaTion: TveT College leCTurers sharPen Their TeCh sKills Upskilling and re-skilling are imperative if society is to take full advantage of the demands of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR). The School of Consumer Intelligences and Information Systems short learning programmes (SLPs), under the ‘Digital Know-how’ series are aimed at providing opportunities for individuals to build their digital capabilities for the 4th IR and beyond. On 19 February 2020, 91 TVET College lecturers who had successfully completed two short learning programmes (SLPs) under the ‘Digital Knowhow’ series were awarded their certificated of competence. The TVET College lecturers enrolled in the two SLPs - Basics of Data, Programming and Applications in Business, as well as Digital Advertising – were funded under the MICT SETA-funded 4IR TVET lecturer development programme.
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