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Structure
On-demand
Duration
10 hours
Total Hours
10 hours
Start Date
1 April 2026End Date
30 June 2026
Mode
Self-paced learningCourse Overview
Are you ready to embrace your abilities, skills and talents and actualise your potential?
A growth mindset influences how you approach challenges, shape your choices and pursue opportunities. It encourages perseverance, learning and progress. A fixed mindset, on the other hand, can narrow your thinking and quietly restrict your growth.
In this short course, you’ll explore the research of Dr Carol Dweck, who focuses on the key principles of a growth mindset and learn how to develop your own.
Along the way, you are guided through an introspective journey that strengthens your ability to manage your internal world, access your skills and talents, and expand what feels possible.
By the end of the course, you will have uncovered your dominant mindset and gained the tools to embrace your potential with greater confidence and clarity.
What You'll Learn
What is a Growth Mindset?
- You’ll unpack what a mindset really is and how it shapes your thinking, actions, and responses to challenges.
- You’ll identify your own dominant mindset and learn to distinguish clearly between a growth mindset and a fixed mindset.
Redefining Success and Failure
- Learners will be asked to reconsider traditional ideas of success and failure, and how these beliefs influence their motivation and resilience. Addit
- Learners will also reflect on how different mindsets have shaped their experiences.
The Importance of Effort, Asking for Help and Openness to Feedback
- You will explore the value of seeking support and responding productively to feedback, even when it feels challenging.
What Grit is?
- The final module explores grit as a combination of perseverance, passion and long-term focus. You will reflect on what truly matters to you and begin shaping a personal vision for your life.
Course Outcomes
By the end of this short course you will be able to:
- Understand what a growth mindset is and what this means for you.
- Consider what kind of mindset you currently have.
- Apply shifts in your perspective to develop a growth mindset.
- Apply a growth mindset to positively impact your life.
- Apply a growth mindset to positively impact those around you
Learner Experience
Noxolo Rasendedza
Saajid Altalib
Sanette Carrick
Kerri-Ann Peake
Anathi Lamoen
Fikile Msibi
Mindy Brown
Anam Tamia Sihlahla
Tumelo Molapo
Babalwa Tshandu
Jacqui Rowe
Florence Hare
Angelique Hilton
Lorraine Mabudusha
Daniël Jacobus de Waal
Ntsako Khoza
Elizabeth Lizna Lucas
Tamara-Lee Jantjies
Zenande Mpulu
Lindsay Wills
Tammy Coetzee
Certification
Upon completion, you will receive a digital certificate of completion. This certificate verifies your newfound knowledge and skills.
The Developing a Growth Mindset short course has been designed and developed by experts in the field of psychology. The course is for anyone needing to upskill in this area and offers +/- 10 hours of learning.
Dates and Registration
- Class of 2026 Apr-Jun: 1 April – 30 June
- Class of 2026 Jul-Sep: 1 July – 30 September
- Class of 2026 Oct-Dec: 1 October – 31 December
Short course classes are on demand, allowing you to register at any time and move through course content at a time that suits you. Learners will have access to the course for the class period they choose when registering.
Course highlights
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Change your perspective on what is possible for your life.
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Realise that you can do more than your talents may indicate.
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Understand what might be holding you back.
FAQs
What are the entry requirements?
Anyone 18 years of age or older can sign up for this short course. There are no academic entry requirements or conditions.
Who is this short course for?
This short course is for anyone interested in fostering greater self-awareness, confidence,and clarity about their personal and professional goals. Ideal for parents, teachers, workplace colleagues and anyone working in the realm of developing others.
What is the time commitment?
A total of 10 hours is required to complete the short course.
What do you need to do the short course?
- Access to Microsoft Word
- Google Chrome (recommended)
- Stable internet connection
Is the short course accredited?
The short course is not accredited and non-credit bearing.
The Team
The SACAP Global team brings a wealth of knowledge and practical experience across various disciplines. Our expert short course developers and dedicated support team are passionate about sharing their insights to help you get the most out of your online learning journey.
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