DEAL Training

KAREL VAN DER MOLEN is a facilitator for the D.E.A.L. Course in Report Writing.

Karel is an admitted attorney and a registered human resource practitioner, having obtained various qualifications in law, human resource management and financial services, in addition to gaining extensive experience in both the private and public sector environments.

He is an Extraordinary Lecturer with the School of Public Management and Planning at Stellenbosch University. In that capacity he has been involved in the provision of comprehensive range of human resource services including recruitment and selection, personnel orientation and development and industrial and labour law issues. He has also lectured, facilitated and consulted widely to a wide variety of institutions, organisations and companies, nationally and internationally.

Prior to this, Karel worked for the Department of Justice and, after working for a firm of attorneys in Cape Town, joined a major financial institution, working first as a legal adviser, later moving into senior management and the field of human resource management and development. His specialist presentation and research interests include Human Resource Strategy and Planning, Organisational and Individual Assessment, People Development and Management, Training and Development, Institutional Transformation and Design, Programme, Project and Strategic Management and Business Planning, Performance Management, Corporate Governance, Competition and Regulation in the Public Sector and Labour and Industrial Relations.

This combination of background and experience has given Karel an enduring passion for people, their growth, development and empowerment, which has led to a strong commitment to and involvement in working with people as individuals and within organisations.