Van rakpakker tot doktorsgraad . . .<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Toe Petrus Venter van Malmesbury drie weke gelede sy D Comm-graad in bemarking by die Kaapse Skiereiland Universiteit van Tegnologie (KSUT) ontvang, was hy oor verskeie redes dankbaar. \u201cEk kan met terugskoue sien hoe die Here my in elke fase van my lewe en loopbaan gelei en toegerus het om te doen wat Hy wou gehad het ek moet doen \u2013 ook om hierdie spesifieke doktorstesis te skryf. Alle eer kom die Here toe.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Venter het oorspronklik sy B Comm-graad aan die Potchefstroom-universiteit \u2013deesdae die Noordwes-universiteit (NWU) verwerf. N\u00e1 verdere studies en werksondervinding het die Venter-gesin in 1983 na Malmesbury verhuis, waar hy tot 1989 as projek- en mannekragbestuurder by WPK (nou Kaap Agri) gewerk het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Met \u2019n onderwysagtergrond (hy was vroe\u00ebr junior lektor by NWU) het hy van 1989 tot 2017 as lektor en later senior lektor en hoof van die kleinhandelafdeling by KSUT gewerk terwyl die gesin steeds op Malmesbury woon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Toe Venter besef daar bestaan geen formele kwalifikasies vir kleinhandelbestuurders nie, het hy en kollegas die eerste diploma in kleinhandel-sakebestuur aan technikons ontwikkel. Hierdie kursus is aanvanklik by die Kaapse Technikon (nou KSUT) en Wits Technikon ge\u00efmplementeer om die leemte aan formele opleiding vir bestuurders die hoof te bied. \u201cDi\u00e9 program word tans deur vyf Suid-Afrikaanse universiteite aangebied en is een van die universiteitsprogramme met van die hoogste indiensnemingsyfers van afgestudeerdes in die land.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In sy 28 jaar by KSUT het Venter hom daaraan gewy om die diplomakursus en kurrikulum uit te brei sodat kleinhandelbestuurders met \u2019n diploma in die hand verder kon studeer vir \u2019n meestersgraad in kleinhandelsakebestuur. Met Venter as hoof van die kleinhandelafdeling is Suid-Afrika se eerste Kleinhandel-leerstoel (Retail Chair) aan die KSUT gevestig ten einde navorsing in kleinhandel te bevorder. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vir sy eie M Comm, wat hy in 1995 cum laude by die NWU verwerf het, was die titel van sy verhandeling \u201cOpleiding in ondernemingsbestuur aan Technikons\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTerwyl ek nog altyd beleef het hoe die Here my lewenspad met \u2019n groter plan bestuur, het Hy my n\u00e1 my aftrede in 2017 help besef daar bestaan geen omvattende bestuursgids ter ondersteuning van kleinhandelbestuurders nie \u2013 vandaar die onderwerp vir my doktorstesis, \u2018A framework for a generic retail charter in South Africa\u2019. My doel was om aan kleinhandelbestuurders praktiese, generiese riglyne (as\u2019t ware \u2019n GPS) te ontwikkel wat hulle vir hierdie uitdagende taak kan gebruik.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Venter het sy doktorsgraad vyf jaar later verwerf. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSoms het dit gevoel asof ek my in \u2019n doodloopstraat bevind, sodat ek moed verloor en die handdoek wou ingooi. Dan s\u00ea iemand iets wat my bemoedig, of my navorsing stuur my in \u2019n nuwe rigting. Vandag is ek nederig dankbaar vir die ondersteuning wat ek van kollegas, vriende en veral my vrou, Annette, met haar filosofie dat \u2019n mens \u2019n ding klaarmaak waarmee jy begin, gekry het. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEen groot inspirasie was ons jong buurvrou, Elna D\u00fcrr. Sy het ten spyte van uitdagings weens haar gesondheid onlangs haar doktorsgraad in sielkunde verwerf.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gaan hy nou finaal aftree? \u201cOns gaan nou eers lekker rus en by vriende en familie kuier. Tog vra die tesis opvolgwerk: Ek wou dit in \u2019n boek in meer alledaagse taal omskryf, maar my promotors beveel aan die tesis (wat in Engels geskryf is) moet in Afrikaans en Xhosa vertaal word en vir studente en toekomstige navorsers beskikbaar gestel word, en later moontlik in \u2019n boek om vir almal toeganklik te wees.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Op persoonlike vlak was Venter as gemeenskapsmens altyd bereid om sy kant in Malmesbury te bring \u2013 hy dien by die laer- en ho\u00ebrskool op die bestuursliggame waar hul kinders leerlinge was, by die kerk, sakekamer en ander gemeenskapsaksies. \u201cEk en Annette het langer as 30 jaar die Swartland Gemeenskapkalender <\/i>uitgegee om oorvleuelings van groot byeenkomste te voorkom.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Venter noem sy vakansiewerk tydens sy ho\u00ebrskool- en studentejare om sy studies en lewenskostes te betaal \u2013 as rakpakker by Stilfontein-Checkers in gr. 11 en 12, \u2019n melkery-operateur; \u2019n kelner op treine; \u2019n versendingsklerk by Yskor se staalfabriek; deur-tot-deur-verkoper van brandblussers en skoonmaakprodukte; \u2019n versendingsklerk by die Alusaf-aluminiumsmeltery in Richardsbaai en verkoper van nywerheidswarmwaterstelsels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs ek \u2013 \u2019n aspirant-rakpakker en kelner \u2013 tot by \u2019n D-graad kon vorder, is dit vir ander rakpakkers ook moontlik!\u201d .<\/span> \u2018Mense wat inspireer\u2019 is \u2019n nuwe reeks artikels wat handel oor gewone mense wat in hul daaglikse bestaan dinge op so \u2019n manier doen dat dit ander inspireer. Dikwels besef hierdie mense nie eens dat hulle ware inspireerders is nie.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Van rakpakker tot 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