Official launch of EG Consult Consulting Training Academy in Europe

LAGOS, Portugal - Oct. 14, 2014 - PRLog -- Empowerment Gateway announced today that they have officially launched their EG Consult Academy. The Academy will be focusing on the consulting and freelancing sectors, and offers comprehensive training, coaching and mentoring programs designed to increase the profitability of professionals operating in a wide range of industry sectors.

Courses will be provided in a class-room format in various locations in the Algarve. Three specific courses have been designed to address the needs of new entrants to the industry as well as these of seasoned practitioners.

The three courses are:

   Fundamentals of Consulting
   Marketing for Consultants
   Starting and Managing your consulting practice

All the courses have a 5-day duration, with the first course scheduled to start in February 2015.

The courses outcomes are further supported via coaching, mentoring and targeted consulting programs, thus enabling attendees to enjoy support for as long as they deem it necessary. The coaching and mentoring program is also available to any professional providing services as a consultant, freelancer or contractor.

In addition, development of a wide range of tools and resources has taken place, with many of them available for download in their new site. The new site is now accessible in English at www.empowerment-gateway.com.

Laurinda Seabra, chief executive officer of EG Consult, said, “We believe that the EG Consult Academy will be a powerful force for professionalism in the industry. It reflects our continued commitment to enhancing the reputation of the consulting profession through the practical application of professional education. The thousands of customers that we have trained over the past 10 years will now have even more resources at their disposal, including the latest innovations in the industry.”

E.G. Consult is a newcomer to Europe, but it is one of the longest providers of consulting education programs in South Africa and a longstanding advocate of standards and professionalism advancement for the sector.


About Empowerment Gateway

Empowerment Gateway is focused on the integration of business solutions and business education. Founded in 2004 in Johannesburg, South Africa by Laurinda Seabra and Joe Stokes, both engineers and with more than 50 years combined consulting expertise,  they focused on prioritizing work partnerships and the transfer of knowledge to professionals and executives, using a range of innovative and sustainable tools to achieve lasting results since its inception.

In 2010 the organisation established a point of presence in Lagos (Portugal), and in October 2014 established a Consulting Training Academy in the Algarve.

The company has three distinct operational divisions:

   EG Consult: Consulting. Strategic Business Consulting, and Business Education
   EG WebDev: Web Based Solutions. Web Development and Internet Based Technologies such as Bespoke Web Applications
   EG Innovation: Design and Innovation.

All services are targeted at developing people and organizations, offering solutions ranging from highly developed programs for top management and executives, to solutions and customized tools for small and medium businesses. All of our solutions are based on proprietary, field-tested models designed to boost business results through better execution and engagement.

The company has consistently grown and evolved. Empowerment Gateway has served a variety of world class organizations including Fortune 500 companies and many smaller ones. We have worked in virtually every industry including retail, energy, petrochemical, mining, services, sports, environment, financial, banking, engineering and manufacturing, construction, human resources, government and non-profit.