Building ERP Mastery Across Africa's Public and Private Sectors
Ferford Capacity Developers Africa offers a comprehensive portfolio of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Digital Transformation training courses, designed to build technical mastery and strategic implementation skills across the continent. Our curriculum spans the entire ERP lifecycle — from strategic planning and vendor selection to deep technical modules on SAP S/4HANA, Microsoft Dynamics 365, and Oracle — covering functional areas including Financial Consolidation, Supply Chain Management, Human Capital Management, and advanced topics like IoT integration for smart manufacturing and predictive maintenance using ERP data.
This holistic approach ensures professionals — from system administrators and functional consultants to project managers and C-suite executives — gain the practical knowledge to optimise business processes, strengthen data-driven decision-making, and ensure robust system governance and security.
Alongside mastering core modules for procurement, inventory, and production planning, participants learn to apply modern tools for automation and analytics — building dashboards with Power BI, API testing with Postman, and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices for system uptime. Strong emphasis is placed on successful project delivery through Agile and Waterfall methodologies, Organisational Change Management (OCM), and stakeholder engagement, ensuring technology investments translate into real business value and user adoption. Specialised tracks also address sector-specific needs — ERP for higher education, nonprofit fund accounting, and sustainability and ESG reporting — making the curriculum directly applicable across diverse African organisational contexts.
Training Delivered Across Africa
- West Africa — The Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone
- East Africa — Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
- Southern Africa — Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
- Central & North Africa — Cameroon, Eritrea, Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia
By building local capacity in these sophisticated digital systems, we help organisations streamline operations, improve fiscal transparency, strengthen supply chains, and drive innovation — supporting the competitiveness of African enterprises and the effectiveness of public institutions.
Course List
| Course Code | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ERP01 | Web Services and BAPI Integration for SAP Training Course |
| ERP02 | Waterfall and Agile Methodologies in ERP Implementation Training Course |
| ERP03 | Warehouse Processes and ERP Integration Training Course |
| ERP04 | Vendor Risk Management in ERP Ecosystems Training Course |
| ERP05 | Vendor Management and Contract Negotiation for ERP Training Course |
| ERP06 | Talent Management Modules in ERP Training Course |
| ERP07 | Training Design and Curriculum for ERP Users Training Course |
| ERP08 | Shop Floor Control and MES Integration Training Course |
| ERP09 | SRE Practices for ERP Uptime and Monitoring Training Course |
| ERP10 | Stakeholder Engagement for ERP Programs Training Course |
| ERP11 | Supplier Management and Catalogs in ERP Training Course |
| ERP12 | Sustainability and ESG Reporting using ERP Data Training Course |
| ERP13 | Test Case Design for ERP Business Processes Training Course |
| ERP14 | Test Data Management for ERP Projects Training Course |
| ERP15 | Testing and CI/CD for ERP Code Deployments Training Course |
| ERP16 | SAP S/4HANA Master Data Governance (MDG) Training Course |
| ERP17 | SAP S/4HANA Materials Management Training Course |
| ERP18 | SAP S/4HANA Production Planning (PP) Training Course |
| ERP19 | SAP S/4HANA Sourcing and Procurement Training Course |
| ERP20 | SAP S/4HANA Transition and Migration Training Course |
| ERP21 | SAP S/4HANA Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) Training Course |
| ERP22 | SAP MM Hands-On Procurement Lab Training Course |
| ERP23 | SAP S/4HANA Asset Management Training Course |
| ERP24 | Routings, Work Centers and Capacity Planning Training Course |
| ERP25 | Sandboxes and Training Systems for ERP Training Course |
| ERP26 | S/4HANA Hands-On: Basic Finance Scenarios Lab Training Course |
| ERP27 | Process Mining Tools for ERP Training Course |
| ERP28 | SAP GRC: Access Control Essentials Training Course |
| ERP29 | Procurement Strategies for ERP Licenses and Services Training Course |
| ERP30 | Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Integration Training Course |
| ERP31 | Production Costing & Standard Costing in ERP Training Course |
| ERP32 | Real-time Reporting with HANA and In-Memory DBs Training Course |
| ERP33 | Reference Data and Lookups Management in ERP Training Course |
| ERP34 | Reconciliation and Validation Post-Migration Training Course |
| ERP35 | Power Platform for ERP Automation Training Course |
| ERP36 | Performance Tuning for ERP Applications Training Course |
| ERP37 | Postman in ERP APIs Testing Training Course |
| ERP38 | IT Financial Management for ERP Investments Training Course |
| ERP39 | Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) KPI Design and Performance Measurement in ERP Training Course |
| ERP40 | Legacy System Decommissioning in ERP Training Course |
| ERP41 | Predictive Maintenance using ERP Data Training Course |
| ERP42 | IoT Integration with ERP for Smart Manufacturing Training Course |
| ERP43 | ERP Reporting Essentials: Design and Delivery Training Course |
| ERP44 | Performance and Load Testing for ERP Training Course |
| ERP45 | MRP Planning and Execution in ERP Training Course |
| ERP46 | Multi-Entity and Global Consolidations in ERP Training Course |
| ERP47 | Incident Response for ERP Security Training Course |
| ERP48 | Logistics and Transportation Modules in ERP Training Course |
| ERP49 | Legal and Contractual Considerations in ERP Deployments Training Course |
| ERP50 | ERP Requirements Gathering Training Course |
| ERP51 | Global HR Compliance with ERP Training Course |
| ERP52 | ERP Reporting Automation with Macros and Scripts Training Course |
| ERP53 | Inventory Cycle Count and Reconciliation Lab Training Course |
| ERP54 | Intercompany and Multi-Currency ERP Training Course |
| ERP55 | Financial Consolidation and Group Reporting Training Course |
| ERP56 | ERP Vendor Selection and RFP Best Practices Training Course |
| ERP57 | ERP System Administration Training Course |
| ERP58 | Environmental Compliance and Traceability in ERP Training Course |
| ERP59 | ERP Project Governance and Steering Committees Training Course |
| ERP60 | ERP Organizational Change Management (OCM) Training Course |
| ERP61 | ERP Inventory Management Training Course |
| ERP62 | ERP Licensing Models and Cost Structures Training Course |
| ERP63 | ERP Human Capital Management (HCM) Fundamentals Training Course |
| ERP64 | ERP for Nonprofits: Fund Accounting Modules Training Course |
| ERP65 | ERP for Higher Education Training Course |
| ERP66 | ERP Backup, Archiving and Data Retention Policies Training Course |
| ERP67 | Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management Essentials Training Course |
| ERP68 | Data Migration Planning for ERP Projects Training Course |
| ERP69 | Dynamics 365 Reporting with Power BI Training Course |
| ERP70 | C-Suite in ERP Training Course |
| ERP71 | Audit Trails and Forensics in ERP Training Course |
| ERP72 | Business Central: Inventory and Warehousing Training Course |
| ERP73 | Accounts Receivable and Cash Management in ERP Training Course |
| ERP74 | Accounts Payable Automation with ERP Training Course |
| ERP75 | Building Dashboards with ERP Data (Power BI) Training Course |
| ERP76 | Advanced Costing and Profitability Modeling in ERP Training Course |
Two-Week Training Courses Dates
| Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|
| Jan 5, 2026 | Jan 16, 2026 |
| Jan 12, 2026 | Jan 23, 2026 |
| Jan 19, 2026 | Jan 30, 2026 |
| Jan 26, 2026 | Feb 6, 2026 |
| Feb 2, 2026 | Feb 13, 2026 |
| Feb 9, 2026 | Feb 20, 2026 |
| Feb 16, 2026 | Feb 27, 2026 |
| Feb 23, 2026 | Mar 6, 2026 |
| Mar 2, 2026 | Mar 13, 2026 |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Mar 20, 2026 |
| Mar 16, 2026 | Mar 27, 2026 |
| Mar 23, 2026 | Apr 3, 2026 |
| Mar 30, 2026 | Apr 10, 2026 |
| Apr 6, 2026 | Apr 17, 2026 |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Apr 24, 2026 |
| Apr 20, 2026 | May 1, 2026 |
| Apr 27, 2026 | May 8, 2026 |
| May 4, 2026 | May 15, 2026 |
| May 11, 2026 | May 22, 2026 |
| May 18, 2026 | May 29, 2026 |
| May 25, 2026 | Jun 5, 2026 |
| Jun 1, 2026 | Jun 12, 2026 |
| Jun 8, 2026 | Jun 19, 2026 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | Jun 26, 2026 |
| Jun 22, 2026 | Jul 3, 2026 |
| Jun 29, 2026 | Jul 10, 2026 |
| Jul 6, 2026 | Jul 17, 2026 |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Jul 20, 2026 | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Jul 27, 2026 | Aug 7, 2026 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | Aug 14, 2026 |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Aug 21, 2026 |
| Aug 17, 2026 | Aug 28, 2026 |
| Aug 24, 2026 | Sep 4, 2026 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | Sep 11, 2026 |
| Sep 7, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 |
| Sep 14, 2026 | Sep 25, 2026 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | Oct 2, 2026 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | Oct 9, 2026 |
| Oct 5, 2026 | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | Oct 30, 2026 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | Nov 6, 2026 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
| Nov 9, 2026 | Nov 20, 2026 |
| Nov 16, 2026 | Nov 27, 2026 |
| Nov 23, 2026 | Dec 4, 2026 |
| Nov 30, 2026 | Dec 11, 2026 |
| Dec 7, 2026 | Dec 18, 2026 |
One-Week Training Courses Dates
| Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|
| Jan 5, 2026 | Jan 9, 2026 |
| Jan 12, 2026 | Jan 16, 2026 |
| Jan 19, 2026 | Jan 23, 2026 |
| Jan 26, 2026 | Jan 30, 2026 |
| Feb 2, 2026 | Feb 6, 2026 |
| Feb 9, 2026 | Feb 13, 2026 |
| Feb 16, 2026 | Feb 20, 2026 |
| Feb 23, 2026 | Feb 27, 2026 |
| Mar 2, 2026 | Mar 6, 2026 |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Mar 13, 2026 |
| Mar 16, 2026 | Mar 20, 2026 |
| Mar 23, 2026 | Mar 27, 2026 |
| Mar 30, 2026 | Apr 3, 2026 |
| Apr 6, 2026 | Apr 10, 2026 |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Apr 17, 2026 |
| Apr 20, 2026 | Apr 24, 2026 |
| Apr 27, 2026 | May 1, 2026 |
| May 4, 2026 | May 8, 2026 |
| May 11, 2026 | May 15, 2026 |
| May 18, 2026 | May 22, 2026 |
| May 25, 2026 | May 29, 2026 |
| Jun 1, 2026 | Jun 5, 2026 |
| Jun 8, 2026 | Jun 12, 2026 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | Jun 19, 2026 |
| Jun 22, 2026 | Jun 26, 2026 |
| Jun 29, 2026 | Jul 3, 2026 |
| Jul 6, 2026 | Jul 10, 2026 |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Jul 17, 2026 |
| Jul 20, 2026 | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Jul 27, 2026 | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | Aug 7, 2026 |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Aug 14, 2026 |
| Aug 17, 2026 | Aug 21, 2026 |
| Aug 24, 2026 | Aug 28, 2026 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | Sep 4, 2026 |
| Sep 7, 2026 | Sep 11, 2026 |
| Sep 14, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | Sep 25, 2026 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | Oct 2, 2026 |
| Oct 5, 2026 | Oct 9, 2026 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | Oct 30, 2026 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | Nov 6, 2026 |
| Nov 9, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
| Nov 16, 2026 | Nov 20, 2026 |
| Nov 23, 2026 | Nov 27, 2026 |
| Nov 30, 2026 | Dec 4, 2026 |
| Dec 7, 2026 | Dec 11, 2026 |
| Dec 14, 2026 | Dec 18, 2026 |
Training Venue
SOUTH AFRICA: Pretoria , Cape Town & Johannesburg | RWANDA: Kigali | ZIMBABWE :Victoria Falls | UAE: Dubai | KENYA: Nairobi
Register for One of Our ERP Courses
Build practical ERP implementation and management capability through our specialised training programmes, led by experienced instructors across Johannesburg and major African hubs. Courses combine hands-on practice with real-world ERP systems, real business scenarios, and proven project delivery methodologies to build skills you can apply immediately.
FAQs: Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Training Courses
Which ERP platforms do your courses cover?
Our courses cover SAP S/4HANA, Microsoft Dynamics 365 (including Business Central), and Oracle, spanning the full ERP lifecycle from planning through implementation and ongoing optimisation.
Who are these courses designed for?
They’re designed for system administrators, functional consultants, project managers, and C-suite executives across finance, HR, supply chain, and IT functions.
Do you offer training specific to SAP S/4HANA?
Yes — including SAP S/4HANA Materials Management, Production Planning, Sourcing and Procurement, Transition and Migration, and hands-on procurement labs.
Is there training for Microsoft Dynamics 365?
Yes — including Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management Essentials, Dynamics 365 Reporting with Power BI, and Business Central Inventory and Warehousing.
Do you cover ERP implementation methodology and project management?
Yes — our Implementation, Governance & Project Delivery category covers Agile and Waterfall methodologies, ERP project governance, vendor selection and RFP best practice, and stakeholder engagement.
Is Human Capital Management (HCM) part of the curriculum?
Yes — including ERP HCM Fundamentals, Talent Management Modules, Global HR Compliance, and Organisational Change Management for ERP projects.
Do you offer training on ERP security and compliance?
Yes — including SAP GRC Access Control Essentials, Incident Response for ERP Security, Audit Trails and Forensics, and Vendor Risk Management in ERP Ecosystems.
Is data analytics and dashboarding covered?
Yes — including Building Dashboards with ERP Data (Power BI), Real-Time Reporting with HANA and In-Memory Databases, and Process Mining Tools for ERP.
Do you offer sector-specific ERP training?
Yes — including ERP for Higher Education, ERP for Nonprofits (Fund Accounting), and Sustainability and ESG Reporting Using ERP Data.
Is emerging technology like IoT covered in ERP training?
Yes — including IoT Integration with ERP for Smart Manufacturing and Predictive Maintenance Using ERP Data.
Where are these courses delivered?
We deliver training across South Africa (Pretoria, Cape Town, Johannesburg), Rwanda (Kigali), Zimbabwe (Victoria Falls), the UAE (Dubai), and Kenya (Nairobi), alongside broader delivery across our pan-African network.
How long do the courses run?
We offer both one-week and two-week training formats, with new intakes starting regularly throughout the year
Can training be tailored to our organisation's specific ERP platform or needs?
Yes — get in touch with our team to arrange a custom date, venue, or tailored course content for your organisation’s ERP environment.
How do I register for a course?
Browse our course categories to find the programme that fits your role, then register through our course calendar, or contact our team for guidance on the right course for your organisation.