About Us
Who is MaST Namibia?
MaST Namibia
is a well-known company for the last 21 years in Namibia.
MaST Namibia
is registered with the Ministry of Education as a training organization, and all certificates reflect this.
MaST Namibia
networks with a number of local and regional specialists in the fields of leadership, finance and development of all kinds of training material when the demand for this type of services is called for.
MaST Namibia
always tries to benefit our clients and due to the fact that we are 21 years in business we want to give a short synopsis of our company.
MaST Namibia are experts in the fields of adult learning, development, training and coaching, and as such specializes in tailor-making training courses to suit the needs of our Clients. Three of our focal areas are leadership development, finance training and soft skills training.
We have conducted numerous training interventions over the last 21 years in Namibia for various economic sectors, which include but are not limited to Parastatals, National, Regional and Local Governments, NGOs and CBOs as well as Retail, Mining, Education and Agriculture.
We have specific courses for the hospitality industry available which can be customized to specific needs. The courses are suited for training from entry level employees to management level.
Our approach to training and development is practical and hands-on with the emphasis on both the output as well as the outcomes objectives of a particular intervention. In this regard output would refer to the immediate knowledge and skills attained during a training intervention and the outcomes would refer to the individual participant’s ability to apply the knowledge and skills back in the work environment on their journey to achieving organizational and individual goals.
Meet The Team
Karien Engels
Owner / Manager
Karien Engels is the owner / manager of MaST Namibia for 17 consecutive years after taking over from former owner, Mariana Niehaus. Karien co-ordinates training
and takes care of the general managerial duties at MaST Namibia. She moved her sights from teaching full time to becoming the owner of MaST Namibia.
Karien has obtained her BA Degree (Physical Education & Afrikaans-Netherlands) and her Diploma Tertiary Education at Stellenbosch University.
Valerie Krugell
Office Assistant/P.A
Valerie Krugell, the new P.A / Office Assistant of Karien Engels and MaST Namibia. She assists Karien with training arrangements and meetings with clients.
Valerie is also responsible for the admin of the company.
Hannelie Roostee
Facilitator
Areas of specialty: Hannelie Roostee has been a soft-skills facilitator for MaST Namibia for over a decade now. Hannelie has obtained the following: BA (French and English) at Potchefstroom University, Diploma Tertiary Education (cum laude) at University of Pretoria. She is an expert on training Business Protocol & Etiquette. Her main areas of expertise is Supervisory Skills, Customer Care, Time Management and Secretarial workshops.
Recent workshops conducted over the last two years:
- Customer Care : UNAM
- Supervisory Skills : UNAM, Project HOPE Namibia, Windhoek Eye Centre, Avis Fleet Services, Fresh Mark (Pty) Ltd, Dimension Data Namibia, Aon Namibia (Pty) Ltd, Cymot (Pty) Ltd
- Time Management : Hendrik Herselman Quantity Surveyors
Marguerite Du Pisani
Facilitator
Areas of specialty: Marguerite du Pisani has been a facilitator for MaST Namibia from 2017. Marguerite obtained a BA-degree from Stellenbosch University with English and History as school subjects in 1976, and a Higher Educational Diploma in 1977. From 1978 – 2015, she taught at various schools in South Africa and Namibia, starting as a Secondary School Teacher up to grade 12, but ultimately concentrating on Pre-Primary education.
Since 1996, Marguerite has been part of a registered welfare organisation called Action Child Mobilisation, which endeavours to provide prospective pre-school teachers from the informal sector of society, with training, as well as the necessary support to operate their schools.
Her main areas of expertise are teaching English as a second language and training in general, particularly the training of pre-school teachers.